<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> Historical documents refer to her as the "rebels' old' obeah' woman ." Following some armed confrontations, colonial officials reached a settlement for peace . They legally granted "Nanny and the people now residing with her and their heirs...a certain parcel of Land containing five hundred acres in the parish of Portland ...". Nanny Town was founded on this land but was destroyed during the First Maroon War in 1734 . Another Maroon town was founded by survivors and later known as Moore Town . </P>

When was nanny of the maroons born and died