Sherbro Tuckers

The Tuckers of Sherbro are[citation needed] an Afro-European clan[1] from the Southern region of Sierra Leone. The clan's progenitors were an English trader and agent, John Tucker, and a Sherbro princess. Starting in the 17th century, the Tuckers ruled over one of the most powerful chiefdoms in the Sherbro country of Southern Sierra Leone, centered on the village of Gbap.

  1. ^ Tucker, Peter L. (1997-01-01). The Tuckers of Sierra Leone, 1665-1914. publisher not identified.