Accompong (from the Asante name Acheampong) is a historical Maroon village located in the hills of St. Elizabeth Parish on the island of Jamaica.

It is located in Cockpit Country, where Jamaican Maroons and Indigenous Taíno established a fortified stronghold in the hilly terrain in the 17th century.

After years of raiding and warfare, they established their autonomy, self-government and recognition as an Indigenous people by a peace treaty with the British in 1739.

[5] The treaty also granted the Maroons a certain amount of political autonomy and economic freedoms, in return for their providing military support in case of invasion or rebellion.

The planter described the Maroon leader as "about my size, in a Ruffled Shirt, Blue Broad Cloth Coat, Scarlet Cuffs to his Sleeves, gold buttons...and Black Hatt, White linen Breeches puff’d at the knee, no stockings or shoes on".

[8] In the 1760s, the Maroons of Accompong Town played a significant role in suppressing rebellions inspired by Tacky's War in western Jamaica.

Captain Quashee, reporting to superintendent John Kelly, and his Maroon warriors captured a number of rebel slaves.

Militia colonel William Fitch, newly arrived in Jamaica, ignored the advice of his experienced Maroon trackers.

After the Maroons of Trelawny Town were deported to Nova Scotia, the colonial authorities granted Accompong the sole rights to hunt runaway slaves.

[18][19] When Cuffee's group faded from the colonial records, other refugee slaves established a Maroon community in Cockpit Country in 1812.

[21] The Accompong Maroons played a significant role in helping the colonial militia of Sir Willoughby Cotton to put down the Christmas Rebellion of 1831–2, also known as the Baptist War, led by Samuel Sharpe.

In two settlements, they set up a traditional form of village government drawn from their Akan (Asante) culture, based on men popularly recognized as leaders.

It also acknowledges the "right for self-government in matters relating to local affairs," as well as "ways and means for financing autonomous functions".

[31] The inhabitants of Accompong share practices and traditions drawn from their Akan (Asante) ancestors of 200–300 years ago, and combined with Taino.

[32] Descendants of the Maroons and friends celebrate annually on 6 January both the birthday of Cudjoe, leader in 1739, and the treaty that granted their autonomy.