Roger Taylor Dennis

Slave-owner in St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Deceased by 1819.

1. Son of Roger Dennis and his wife Joan, born 19/02/1773 and baptised 01/12/1774 in St Elizabeth, Jamaica.

2. Reputed father by Elizabeth Barrett, "free sambo", of

   . John Dennis, born 06/09/1794 and baptised 24/01/1796

   . Susanna Dennis, born 23/09/1796 and baptised 21/07/1800

   . Hannah Dickenson Dennis, born 22/11/1798 and baptised 21/07/1800

   . Catharine Jones Denniss, born 23/01/1801 and baptised 20/01/1813

   . Mary Rush Denniss, born 05/04/1803 and baptised 20/01/1813

   . Elizabeth Lenox Denniss, born 04/09/1806 and baptised 20/01/1813

   . Peter Barrett Denniss, born 01/09/1808 and baptised 20/01/1813

   . George Taylor Denniss, born 09/07/1810 and baptised 20/01/1813

3. Elizabeth Barrett was aged about 16 when baptised at the same time as her son John.

1. Familysearch.org, Jamaican Parish Registers, St Elizabeth, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1705-1820 p. 36.

2. Ibid. pp. 62. 93, 172.

3. Ibid. p. 62.

We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.