Person Comma; Cuffey (fl 1759-1781); enslaved boiler on the Turners Hall plantation TH006 Comma Cuffey Cuffy Coma / Quffy Acomak fl 1759-1781 enslaved boiler on the Turners Hall plantation Male African Barbados Barbados Cuffey was an enslaved man of African descent on the Turners Hall sugar plantation in Barbados, who first appears in the records on 31 December 1759. In 1759 he was recorded as a boiler. This was highly skilled work which involved judging the consistency of the boiling sugar cane juice to decide when it should pass to the next stage of boiling and when it was ready to set as sugar. In 1771 he was a cane watchman; watchmen were often older people who were 'retired' from their previous work, perhaps due to infirmity. Cuffey is an African name that would traditionally be given to a boy born on a Friday. Acomak may indicate a link to the enslaved people in Accomack County, Virginia. Cuffey was born at Turners Hall. He was married to Prudence who had two sons, Quamminer and Quashey or Gambo, and a daughter Alley. By 1781 he was described as 'old' and he died soon after. Complete Yes DERBYSHIRE\71010800 30/09/2023 c0c778c4-1be7-4cd4-848f-92362eaca39c