Census of the Colony of Liberia, September 1843 - Town of New Georgia | Christine's African American Genealogy Website

ROLL OF EMIGRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE COLONY OF LIBERIA, WESTERN AFRICA, BY THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY AND ITS AUXILIARIES, TO SEPTEMBER, 1843, &c

Transcribed from “Information relative to the operations of the United States squadron on the west coast of Africa, the condition of the American colonies there, and the commerce of the United States therewith,” 28th Congress, 2d. Session, S. Doc. 150, serial 458.

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CENSUS OF THE COLONY OF LIBERIA —- SEPTEMBER, 1843

Population of the town of New Georgia

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Names	Age	No. in family	Date	Where born	Connexions in the colony	Profession	Extent of education	Health
Fanny McGill	28	–	March, 1833	–	Wife of George R. McGill	Washerwoman	None	Good
Charles McGill	5	6	–	In the colony	Son of Geo. R. and Fanny McGill	–	At school	do
York Kinsley	50	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	None	Decline
John Leone	40	–	do	–	–	do	do	Good
Luvenia Leone	16	–	do	–	John Leone’s sister-in-law	–	do	do
Marsella Leone	10	–	–	In the colony	Y.’s daughter	–	At school	do
Ann Leone	6	5	–	do	ddo	–	–	do
Augustus Paul	39	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	None	do
Phenix bilbow	38	–	Jan., 1832	–	Brother of Augustus	do	do	do
Francis Bilbow	27	–	do	–	Wife of Phenix Bilbow	–	do	do
Priscilla Bilbow	13	–	do	–	Sister of Francis	–	do	Decline
Paul Bilbow	10	–	–	In the colony	Orphan	Apprentice	do	Good
Pinney Chapel	54	–	Oct., 1831	–	Mother of Francis Bilbow	Nurse	do	Decline
Britton Chapel	16	7	do	–	Son of Pinney	–	At school	Good
Joseph Gibbs	42	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	None	do
Hester Gibbs	54	–	Jan., 1832	–	Joseph Gibb’s wife	–	do	Feeble
Andrew Gibbs	10	–	–	In the colony	Son of Joseph and Hester Gibbs	–	At school	Good
John gibbs	9	–	–	do	do	–	do	do
James Gibbs	7	–	–	do	do	–	do	do
Cornelia Gibbs	5	–	–	do	Daughter of Joseph and Hester Gibbs	–	do	do
Hagar Walburg	14	7	May, 1822	–	Orphan	Apprentice	None	do
Cyrus Travis	41	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	do	do
Judy Travis	30	–	March, 1829	–	Wife of Cyrus Travis	–	do	do
Lydia Travis	7	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of Cyrus and Judy Travis	–	At school	do
Elizabeth Travis	3	–	–	do	do	–	–	do
Phillis Jeff	46	–	Jan., 1833	–	Ann Bibb’s mother	Nurse	None	Infirm
Ann Bibbs	15	–	do	–	–	–	do	Good
Samuel Waring	29	–	–	In the colony	–	Huntsman	do	do
Mary Waring	26	8	Jan., 1833	–	Samuel Waring’s wife	–	do	do
Moses Kinsley	46	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	do	do
Peggy Kinsley	35	–	June, 1833	–	Moses Kinsley’s wife	–	do	do
Mary Kinsley	6	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of M. and Peggy Kinsley	–	At school	do
Thomas Kinsley	3	–	–	do	Son of Moses and Peggy Kinsley	–	do	do
Alfred Richardson	22	5	June, 1830	–	–	Laborer	None	do
Thomas Lewis	32	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	do	do
Louisa Lewis	28	–	Jan., 1833	–	Thomas Lewis’s wife	–	do	do
Francis Lewis	4	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of Thos. And Louisa Lewis	–	do	do
William Lewis	2	–	–	do	Son of Thomas and Louisa Lewis	–	do	do
John Lewis	13	5	–	do	Brother of Louisa Lewis	–	do	do
Henry Paul	50	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	do	do
Emily Paul	45	–	Dec., 1831	–	Henry Paul’s wife	–	do	Feeble
Mary Ann Paul	2	3	–	In the colony	Daughter of Henry and Emily Paul	–	–	Good
John Smith	46	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	None	do
Julia Smith	26	–	March, 1826	–	John Smith’s wife	–	do	do
Lydia Bibbs	14	3	–	In the colony	Julia Smith’s wife	–	do	do
Joseph Roberts	47	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	do	do
Chloe roberts	45	–	Oct., 1831	–	Wife of Joseph Roberts	–	do	do
Isaiah Wilson	14	–	do	–	Chloe Roberts’s son	–	At school	do
Francis Wilson	12	–	do	–	do	–	do	do
James Roberts	21	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	None	do
Sunday Roberts	20	6	do	–	Brother of James Roberts	do	do	do
James Clarke	33	–	do	–	–	do	do	do
Catharine Barton	27	–	Jan., 1833	–	–	–	do	do
Lewis Barton	16	–	do	–	Brother of Catharine Barton	Farmer	do	do
Cyrus Travis	8	–	–	In the colony	Orphan	–	At school	do
Thomas Barton	4	5	–	do	Catharine Barton’s son	–	–	do
Philip Travis	30	–	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	None	do
Lucy Travis	26	–	March, 1833	–	Philip Travis’s wife	–	do	do
James Travis	4	–	–	In the colony	Son of Philip and Lucy Travis	–	do	do
Kitty Travis	1	4	–	do	Daughter of Philip and Lucy Travis	–	–	do
Thomas Edmonson	36	–	July, 1837	–	–	Farmer	None	do
Ann Edmonson	12	–	do	–	Sister of Thomas Edmonson	–	do	do
Catharine Smith	10	–	do	–	Orphan	–	do	do
John Smith	9	–	–	–	do	Apprentice	do	do
William Taylor	16	–	July, 1837	–	do	do	do	do
Peter Taylor	18	–	do	–	Brother of J. And W.	Laborer	do	do
Peter Hanson	45	7	March, 1830	–	–	Farmer	do	do
Louonon Kinsley	50	–	do	–	–	do	do	Infirm
Julia Kinsley	29	–	July, 1836	–	Louonon Kinsley’s wife	–	do	Good
Cyrus Kinsley	14	–	March, 1830	–	Louonon Kinsley’s son	–	At school	do
Eliazabeth Kinsley	12	–	–	In the colony	Louonon Kinsley’s daughter	–	do	do
Peter Kinsley	10	–	–	do	Louonon Kinsley’s son	–	do	do