<P> Queen Nanny or Nanny ( c. 1686 -- c. 1755 ) , a Jamaica National Hero , was a 18th - century leader of the Jamaican Maroons . Much of what is known about her comes from oral history , as little textual evidence exists . She was born into the Fante people in what is today Ghana , and escaped from slavery after being transported to Jamaica . </P>
<P> Queen Nanny or Nanny ( c. 1686 -- c. 1755 ) , a Jamaica National Hero , was a 18th - century leader of the Jamaican Maroons . Much of what is known about her comes from oral history , as little textual evidence exists . She was born into the Fante people in what is today Ghana , and escaped from slavery after being transported to Jamaica . </P>
when was nanny of the maroons born and died
when was nanny of the maroons born and died
c. 1686 -- c. 1755
c. 1686 -- c. 1755