Researching Dunbar Family in Jamaica & USA

[chrisx2]

Whilst researching my wife's family tree I have come across correspondence in 1858 between my wife's ancestor Thomas Fry of London  and his neice Mary Susannah Hylton (nee Fry) of Camden, New Jersey USA (in respect of a legacy from the Estate of Thomas's deceased brother Stephen). Mary was born in Jamaica in 1804 and this has led me into trying to track down Mary's maternal ancestors (Dunbar) who appear to have spent many years in Jamaica in the 18th/19th centuries but who had connections in New Jersey where Mary was living in 1858.

Mary's father John Fry(from London) married Mary Jones Dunbar in Jamaica. Mary Dunbar's parents appear to have been born in Jamaica too. Any information on this family would be appreciated.

Regards

Chris Wheeler

[Lincslass]

Have you tried this site

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home

If you go into search or browsecollections/Carribbean, central and South America/Browse Collections/ Jamaica births. There are quite a few Mary Dunbar births for Jamaica.

Jo

[chrisx2]

Thanks for that Jo - much appreciated. I will try that as suggested

Chris