| 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.
Emigrants to Liberia Home
Brig Hunter’s company, arrived at Monrovia March 13, 1825
| Names |
Age |
State or place from which they emigrated |
Free born or otherwise |
Where located on their arrial in the colony |
Extent of education |
Profession |
Date of death |
Cause of death |
Removed to what place |
Removal date |
Removal Cause |
| Elizabeth Brown |
54 |
Virginia |
Free born |
Caldwell |
Unknown |
– |
1831 |
Consumption |
|
|
|
| Cranston Brown |
36 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
Farmer |
1842 |
Consumption |
|
|
|
| Elizabeth Brown |
34 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
– |
1828 |
Consumption |
|
|
|
| Francis Brown |
12 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
– |
1839 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
| Dancer Brown |
7 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cornelius Brown |
40 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
do |
1829 |
Consumption |
|
|
|
| Mary Brown |
35 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
– |
1843 |
Consumption |
|
|
|
| Sylvanus Brown |
6 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
– |
1843 |
Anasarca |
|
|
|
| William Brown |
9 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Allen Davis |
40 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
do |
1830 |
Casualty |
|
|
|
| Elsy Davis |
32 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Washington Davis |
15 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Amanda Davis |
13 |
Virginia |
Free born |
Caldwell |
Unknown |
– |
1826 |
Anasarca |
|
|
|
| Martha Davis |
12 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Claborn Davis |
22 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
1825 |
Casualty |
|
|
|
| Charity Hunter* |
22 |
do |
– |
Monrovia |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| —-Hunter |
4 |
North Carolina |
– |
do |
– |
|
1834 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| —-Hunter |
6 |
do |
– |
do |
– |
|
1831 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| John Griffin |
25 |
Virginia |
do |
do |
– |
|
1828 |
Blown up by powder |
|
|
|
| Levi Hurdle |
20 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
1828 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Samuel L. Jones |
36 |
do |
do |
do |
Writes |
|
1828 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
|
| Jane Jones |
34 |
do |
do |
do |
Reads |
|
– |
|
C. Palmas |
1837 |
|
| Alexander Jones |
9 |
do |
do |
do |
Spells |
|
– |
|
C. Palmas |
1837 |
His mother |
| Richard Jones |
7 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
1825 |
Decline |
|
|
|
| Ann Jones |
5 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1826 |
Decline |
|
|
|
| Sarah Jones |
3 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1825 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Cary Kenney, sr. ± |
38 |
do |
– |
Caldwell |
– |
|
1827 |
Diseased lungs |
|
|
|
| Ara kenney |
35 |
do |
do |
do |
Reads |
|
1839 |
Decline |
|
|
|
| Peter Kenney |
17 |
do |
do |
do |
Spells |
|
1831 |
Diseased brain |
|
|
|
| Amelia Kenney |
12 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
1831 |
Anasarca |
|
|
|
| John Kenney |
14 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
1829 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
| Josiah Kenney |
11 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1838 |
Diseased lungs |
|
|
|
| Nelson Kenney |
9 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1825 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Cary Kenney, jr. |
7 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1825 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Robert Kenney |
5 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1825 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| —-Kenney, infant |
– |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1825 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Mary Lewis |
36 |
do |
do |
Monrovia |
– |
|
1835 |
Drowning |
|
|
|
| David Logan, sr. |
34 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1838 |
Drowning |
|
|
|
| David Logan, jr. |
5 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1825 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Coy Page |
36 |
do |
do |
do |
Writes |
|
1826 |
Drowning |
|
|
|
| Nancy Rix |
24 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sarah Taylor |
22 |
do |
do |
do |
Spells |
|
1828 |
By lightning |
|
|
|
| John Taylor |
7 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1830 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
|
| Joshua Thompson |
47 |
do |
do |
do |
Reads |
|
1829 |
Consumption |
|
|
|
| Reuben Thompson |
50 |
do |
do |
do |
Writes |
|
1825 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Eliza Thompson |
46 |
do |
do |
do |
Reads |
|
1837 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
|
| Hugh Thompson |
19 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
1825 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
|
| Nancy Thompson |
16 |
do |
do |
do |
Spells |
|
– |
|
S. Leone |
1838 |
|
| David Thompson |
14 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
1825 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Curtis Thompson |
13 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
1830 |
Supposed to have been murdered by a Spanish slaver. |
|
|
|
| Harley Thompson |
11 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
1825 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Sarah Thompson |
4 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1825 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Thomas Tomkins |
17 |
do |
do |
do |
– |
|
1828 |
By powder |
|
|
|
| John Williams,sr. |
40 |
North Carolina |
do |
Caldwell |
– |
|
1826 |
Casualty |
|
|
|
| Elizabeth Williams |
33 |
do |
do |
do |
Reads |
|
1835 |
Consumption |
|
|
|
| Julia Williams |
15 |
do |
do |
do |
Spells |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Marinda Williams |
13 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| William Williams |
14 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
|
1827 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
|
| John Williams, jr. |
11 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mary A. Williams |
9 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Eliza Williams |
8 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Joseph Williams |
6 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Elsy Williams |
4 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Elizabeth Williams |
2 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| John Lewis, 2d |
15 |
do |
do |
Monrovia |
Writes |
– |
1836 |
Drowning |
|
|
|
* Emancipated by Mr. Hunter. ±Emancipated, by whom unknown. |