Several modern researchers have rejected the theory espoused by Young. According to them, most of the slaves who arrived in Saint Vincent actually came from other Caribbean islands, and had settled in Saint Vincent in order to escape slavery, therefore Maroons came from plantations on nearby islands. Although most of the slaves came from Barbados (most of the slaves of this island were from present-day Nigeria and Ghana), but they also came from places such as St. Lucia (where slaves likely came from what is now Senegal, Nigeria, Angola and Grenada (where there were many slaves from Guineas, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Angolan, Kongo and Ghana). The Barbadians and Saint Lucians arrived on the island before 1735. Later, after 1775, most of the slaves who arrived from other islands were Saint Lucians and Grenadians. After arriving on the island, they were taken in by the Caribs, who offered them protection, enslaved them and, eventually mixed with them.