Three women called Hannah on Good Hope

The 1817 slave register for John Tharp's Good Hope estate lists five children whose mother was called Hannah: William (b. 1801), Thomas Ivy (b. 1808), Mary (b. 1813) and Edward (b. 1816). Later returns for the estate add Jane (b. 23rd of November 1818),* John (b. 1821), another William (b. 1825) and Robert Menzies (1830-1832). Thomas Ivy, Mary, Jane and the younger William were all described as Sambo, indicating that one of their parents was of mixed African and European heritage.

There were three women called Hannah who could have been the mother of some or all of these children. All three were described as being of wholly African descent, so the children described as Sambo may have had a mixed heritage father. It is feasible that Thomas Ivy's father (and therefore also the father of Mary, Jane and William) was another Thomas Ivy (b. 1789), who was described as Mulatto (see 'Three women called Catalina on Good Hope').

The oldest Hannah was born in 1772 and could have given birth to the older William at the age of 29, with John at 49 and William at 53 progressively less likely. She could not have given birth to Robert Menzies at the age of 58. This Hannah's mother's name is not listed, so her family tree cannot be traced any further back.

The second woman called Hannah was born in 1790 to Tamar (see 'Tamar of Good Hope'). This Hannah would have been only 11 when the older William was born, but could have given birth to Thomas Ivy at the age of 18. She was 40 when Robert Menzies was born, so she could have been the mother to any or all of the children from Thomas to Robert.

The youngest Hannah was born in 1798 to Harriet (see 'Two women called Harriet on Good Hope'). She was too young to be the mother of the three oldest children, but could have given birth to Mary at the age of 15. This Hannah would have been 32 when Robert Menzies was born.



The 1823 return for Good Hope records the birth of Allick, by then a year old, to a mother called Elizabeth. Allick was described as Mulatto, and there were three women on the estate who could have been his mother, assuming that she wasn't listed under an abbreviated form of the name, such as Liz, Eliza, Betty, Bessy, Bess, etc.

1. Elizabeth (b. 1807) was the daughter of Lady (see 'Lady of Good Hope'). She was described as Mulatto, so if she was Allick's mother, his father should also have been described as Mulatto. This Elizabeth would have been 15 when Allick was born.
2. Elizabeth (b. 1808) would have been 14 when Allick was born. Her mother's name wasn't listed. If she was Allick's mother, his father must have been white.
3. Hannah's daughter Elizabeth (b. 1810) would only have been 12 when Allick was born, which is unlikely but not impossible in the circumstances she lived under. She was described as Sambo, so if she was Allick's mother, the father was probably white.


* The 1820 return of 'increases' and 'decreases' is the only one that provides dates.


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