James George Barbadoes
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | United States |
| Name wey dem give am | James |
| Ein date of birth | 1796 |
| Place dem born am | Boston |
| Date wey edie | 22 June 1841 |
| Ein occupation | community leader |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
James George Barbadoes (c. 1796–June 22, 1841)[1] na he be an African-American, community leader, den abolitionist insyd Boston, Massachusetts insyd de early 19th century. Na he dedicate to improving de lives of people of color at de local level, as well as de national level.
Family History
[edit | edit source]Grandparents
[edit | edit source]Na James G. Barbadoes ein grandpoppie Quawk Abel Barbadoes (xxxx-1757) perhaps from Barbados na he be a slave of John Simonds (1729–1812) Lexington, Massachusetts.[2] Na Abel den Kate be "received into de church" on April 19, 1754, insyd Lexington, Massachusetts. Na Quawk die three years later. Na dem get three kiddies: Isaac Barbadoes (1755–1777) wey die in service to ein country, 15th Massachusetts Regiment, Revolutionary War, Mercy Barbadoes (1755-xxxx), den Abel Barbadoes (1756–1817).
Parents
[edit | edit source]Na dem born James G. Barbadoes poppie Abel Barbadoes (1756–1817) insyd Lexington, Massachusetts wey na dem born ein mommie den Chloe Holloway (1759–1843), insyd Hollowell, Maine. Na Abel den Chloe marry on September 27, 1782, at de First Baptist Church insyd Boston, Massachusetts. Na dem get nine kiddies: Abel Bardadoes (1785–1820), Mary Barbadoes (1790–1859) marry Charles Elsbury (1790-xxxx), Clarissa Ann Barbadoes (1795-xxxx) marry Coffin Pitts (1788–1871), Robert H. Barbadoes (1799-xxxx), Catherine L. Barbadoes (1802–1888), Isaac Barbadoes (1805–1873) marry Susan Bensen (1812–1875).
Na de 1798 Federal Dwellings Tax show Abel den Chloe Barbadoes den dema family dey live at de rear of 19 Belknap Street on de north slope of Beacon Hill before na dem plete de filling process on de south side by 1805. Na dis for lay to rest de notion dat de African American community on de north slope "develop as servant quarters give blacks dem employ by wealthy Beacon Hill families," for na e precede de lion's share of development of de affluent part of Beacon Hill, wey dey consider de intervening embargoes den War of 1812, by more dan two decades.[3]
Wifeys den Kiddies
[edit | edit source]Na James G. Barbadoes marry ein first wifey, Almira Long, on May 28, 1818, insyd Boston, Massachusetts.[2] Na he marry ein second wifey, Mary Ann Willis (1803–1828), on October 14, 1821, insyd de Second Congregational Church Dorchester, Massachusetts. Na dem get four kiddies: Mary Ann Barbadoes (1822–1858) marry Osmore Lew Freeman (1820–1905) grandson of Barzillai Lew, James George Barbadoes Jr. (1823-1823), Frederick G. Barbadoes (1825–1899) marry Rebecca A. Cowes (1836-xxxx), James George Barbadoes Jr. (1826–1841). Na he marry ein third wifey, Rebecca Brint (1802–1874), on December 22, 1829, insyd Boston, Massachusetts. Na dem get seven kiddies: James A. Barbadoes (1831–1832), William G. Barbadoes (1832-1832), Rebecca B. Barbadoes (1833–1921), Garrison K. Barbadoes (1834-xxxx), Jeanette Pier Barbadoes (1836–1915) marry Lewis H. Williams (1845-xxxx), Elizar S. Barbadoes (1838-xxxx), Emeline / Evelyne Barbadoes (1839-xxx) marry Horace Wycoff Fleet (1849-xxx).
Community den Abolition Activities
[edit | edit source]Prince Hall Freemasonry
[edit | edit source]African Lodge #1
Prior to 1775, na Prince Hall den fourteen oda free black men petition for admittance to de white Grand Lodge of Massachusetts wey na dem turn dem down. Wey na dem reject dem by colonial Freemasonries, Hall den de others sought wey na dem initiate dem into de Masonry by members of de Grand Lodge of Ireland on March 6, 1775 - na dem establish African Lodge #1 wey na Hall dem name am Grand Master.
African Lodge #459
Insyd 1784, na de African Lodge #1 apply to wey na dem receive a charter from de Premier Grand Lodge of England wey na dem rename am African Lodge #459. Insyd 1827, na de African Lodge #459 declare ein independence from de Grand Lodge of England wey e cam be de Prince Hall Freemasonry.[4]
Prominent African Lodge #459 Members:[5]
- Isaac Barbadoes, Tailor
- James G. Barbadoes, Hairdresser
- Thomas Dalton, Bootblack, husby of Lucy Lew, son-in-law of Barzillai Lew
- Aaron Gaul, Sawyer
- John T. Hilton, Hairdresser
- Peter Lew, son of Barzillai Lew
- Walker Lewis, Hairdresser
- David Walker, Clothing Dealer
Massachusetts General Colored Association
[edit | edit source]Insyd 1826, na chaw members of de African Lodge #459 Prince Hall Freemasonry insyd Boston, Massachusetts, wey dey include James G. Barbadoes, meet den establish de Massachusetts General Colored Association "to promote de welfare of de race by working for de destruction of slavery."[6] Na de Association be an early supporter of William Lloyd Garrison. Na Association members sanso be active insyd organizations make dem further dema objectives, such as de African Society, de Abiel Smith School, den de African Meeting House.[7]
Na de organization especially be concerned plus de issues wey dey follow:[7]
- Make dem abolish discriminatory Massachusetts ein laws
- Make dem integrate public schools den accommodations
- Make dem abolish de prohibition of inter-racial marriages
- Make dem abolish slavery insyd de South
- Make dem uplift African Americans thru education den religion
Officers dem elect:[8]
- Thomas Dalton, Presido
- William G. Nell, Vice Pee
- James G. Barbadoes, Secretary
Na oda Founding Members include:
Frederick Brimley; Thomas Cole; Hosea Easton; Joshua Easton; John T. Hilton; Walker Lewis; Coffin Pitts, husby of Clarissa Ann Barbadoes, brother-in-law of James G. Barbadoes; John E. Scarlett; David Walker.
De Liberator
[edit | edit source]First Annual Convention of Free People of Color
[edit | edit source]American Colonization Society
[edit | edit source]New England Anti-Slavery Society
[edit | edit source]Memoir of William Cooper Nell
Affidavit of James G, Barbadoes
De Split insyd de Antislavery Movement
Education for Boston's Children of Colored
[edit | edit source]African School
Obituary
[edit | edit source]The Obituary give James George Barbadoes na e appear insyd The Liberator on August 6, 1841.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Dorman, Frank. "Twenty Families of Color." Boston: New England Historical Society, 1998.
- 1 2 Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
- ↑ Grover, Kathryn and Jane Da Silva "Historic Resource Study - National Park Service."
- ↑ Wallace, Maurice Wallace "Are We Men?: Prince Hall, Martin Delany, and the Masculine Ideal in Black Freemasonry," American Literary History, Vol. 9, No. 3.
- ↑ Hinks, Peter P. "Awaken My Afflicted Brethren: David Walker and the Problem of Antebellum Slave Resistance."
- ↑ Appiah, Kwame Anthony and Henry Louis gate, Jr., editors. "Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience."
- 1 2 Mjagkij, Nina, editor. Organizing Black America: An Encyclopedia of African American Associations.
- ↑ Barbadoes, James G; Dalton, Thomas (27 April 1833). "Notice, The Massachusetts General Colored Association". www.primaryresearch.org. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
