| Entry Type | Person |
| Forenames | Sarey Bess |
| Also Known As | Bess |
| Place | Barbados |
| Epithet | enslaved woman on the Turners Hall plantation |
| Dates | fl 1759-1771 |
| Gender Identity | Female |
| Cultural Heritage | African |
| Biography | Sarey Bess was an enslaved African on the Turners Hall sugar plantation in Barbados, who first appears in the records on 31 December 1759. Her name suggests that she was Bess, the daughter of Sarey. In 1771 she was recorded as working in the great gang. The people in the great gang would be between about 18 and 30 years old, and did the hardest labour in the fields. |
| Authorised Form of Name | Sarey Bess (fl 1759-1771); enslaved woman on the Turners Hall plantation |
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