car res , ▁over turn ed ▁a ▁promise ▁by ▁Colonel ▁George ▁Wal pole ▁not ▁to ▁deport ▁them ▁from ▁J ama ica . ▁ ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁ ▁Jar rett ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁about ▁ 5 8 0 ▁Mar o ons ▁who ▁were ▁transport ed ▁from ▁J ama ica ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁to ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁Jar rett ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁major ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁He ▁surv ived ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁journey ▁to ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁accum ulated ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁wealth ▁in ▁Canada . ▁His ▁success ▁generated ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁res ent ment , ▁as ▁another ▁Mar oon ▁named ▁William ▁Bar net ▁assault ed ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Els y , ▁over ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁un re qu ited ▁love . ▁Her ▁child ▁with ▁Mar oon ▁officer ▁Charles ▁Shaw ▁was ▁born ▁prem ature , ▁and ▁Els y ▁bl amed ▁Bar net ▁for ▁that ▁mis fort une . ▁Jar rett ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁about ▁ 5 5 0 ▁who ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Fre et own , ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁journey ▁to ▁Sierra ▁Le one , ▁the ▁colonial ▁authorities ▁put ▁an ▁English ▁officer , ▁John ▁Sher iff , ▁and ▁a ▁Mar oon ▁officer , ▁Jar rett , ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁distrib uting ▁prov isions . ▁However , ▁other ▁Mar oon ▁officers ▁such ▁as ▁Mont ague ▁James ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Smith ▁( Mar oon ) ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Sher iff