1018. My Southern Caribbean Cruise, Part 2., March 31, to April 9, 2018
My Southern Caribbean Cruise, part 2: Barbados claims the dubious distinction of creating Rum! The pirates loved it! The words on the sign are: This new world liquor popularized under the name of rum originated in Barbados. The substance distilled from the molasses, a by product of sugar cane was originally known as kill devil. How the name came to be rum is shrouded in mystery. But many believe it starts with the aged liquor stored in a barrel being sold in a tavern owned by Captain Rumball. This unique liquor sought after by patrons took it s name from the owner and was called Rum. I had seen Barbados on my family pedigree charts, and last night I found it again. I had an ancestor, Alexander Skeen, born about 1690 in Scotland, who went to Barbados, married a lady there, Jemima Dewe, and his first 2 children were born there, and christened in the St. James Church, on Barbados. (One in 1700, and the other a few years later.) They then went to Colonial