Archedeckne family

The Irish Archedeckne (pronounced Archdeacon) family settled on Jamaica in the early eighteenth century and their plantation Golden Grove has been a focus of many studies. Not in the least at part of the correspondence related to the plantation survived. These are principally the letters from Simon Taylor, who in absence of the owner, looked after the plantation. The Irish connections with Golden Grove included the extended Archedeckne family, like the prominent politician Nicholas Bourke. Extracts from the letters can be found here, published by the University of Southampton. Additionally, some letters written by Benjamin Turney, who was the plantation doctor in the 1780s were also made available in this section called 'Letters from Jamaica'.