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
Ship Lafayette’s Company, arrived at Monrovia January 20, 1833
pt. 1
Names |
Age |
State or place from which they emigrated |
Free born or otherwise |
Emancipated in view of emigrating to Liberia, and by whom |
Where located on their arrival in the colony |
Extent of education |
Profession |
Death Date |
Cause of Death |
Removed to what place |
Removal Date |
Major Harman |
7 |
Maryland |
Free born |
– |
Caldwell |
Spells |
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Nathan Harman |
8 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
W. B. Harman |
6 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Amey Polk |
40 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Reads |
|
|
|
|
|
Nancy Polk |
14 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Reads |
|
1840 |
Unknown |
|
|
Matilda Polk |
12 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Spells |
|
|
|
|
|
Mary Polk |
18 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Reads |
|
1836 |
Female disease |
|
|
William Polk |
20 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Writes |
Farmer |
– |
|
C. Palmas |
1834 |
Leah Winder |
45 |
do |
– |
H. Gale, esq. |
do |
– |
– |
1839 |
Unknown |
|
|
Elizabeth Winder |
25 |
do |
Free born |
– |
do |
Reads |
– |
1837 |
Diseased lungs |
|
|
John H. Winder |
20 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
do |
Farmer |
1835 |
Drowning |
|
|
William McBride |
20 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
do |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Zachariah Winder |
3 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
George W. Savage |
24 |
do |
– |
Mrs. S. Waters |
do |
Reads |
Farmer |
1835 |
Unknown |
|
|
George M. Jones |
23 |
do |
– |
Mrs. L. Jones |
do |
– |
do |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Ann A. Fountain |
49 |
do |
– |
T. Fountain, Esq. |
do |
Reads |
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Leah Littleton |
25 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
do |
|
1837 |
Diseased lungs |
|
|
C. Ann Fountain |
17 |
do |
Free born |
– |
do |
do |
|
1828 |
Anas. exantha. |
|
|
Charlotte Fountain |
15 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Spells |
|
|
|
|
|
Samuel Littleton |
10 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
Violet Jones |
30 |
do |
– |
Mrs. Sarah Landreth |
do |
– |
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Ibby Smith |
22 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
Reads |
|
|
|
|
|
John Smith |
7 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Ann Jones |
18 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
Reads |
|
1840 |
Consumption |
|
|
W. Henry Jones |
15 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
Spells |
|
|
|
|
|
Lucretia Jones |
10 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
Stephen Jones |
9 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliza Jones |
3 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Abigail Craven |
35 |
do |
– |
Robert Pattison, Esq. |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Margaret Craven |
13 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ellen Craven |
8 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Owen Craven |
7 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter Craven |
5 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isaac Craven |
35 |
do |
– |
Mrs. S. E. Craven |
do |
Reads |
|
1842 |
Unknown |
|
|
Mary Dashield |
20 |
do |
– |
S. H. White, Esq. |
do |
Spells |
|
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1835 |
Fender Dashield |
9 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
|
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1835 |
Ann Dashield |
4 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
|
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1835 |
Wm. Dashield, inf. |
– |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Spencer Jones |
45 |
do |
– |
Col. William Jones |
do |
– |
Farmer |
1841 |
Decline |
|
|
Lucretia Jones |
40 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
|
1842 |
Decline |
|
|
Sarah Jones |
25 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
Spells |
|
|
|
|
|
Leah Jones |
23 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
do |
|
1838 |
Decline |
|
|
Maria Jones |
21 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
Tamar Jones |
16 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
Eliza Jones |
11 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. Jones, twin |
9 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
W. Jones, twin |
9 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edward Jones |
7 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
W. Jones, twin |
4 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
R. Jones, twin |
4 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Margaret Jones |
2 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Shaderick Sturges |
45 |
do |
– |
John Sturges, Esq. |
do |
Reads |
Farmer |
1837 |
Decline |
|
|
Lucinda Stratton |
16 |
do |
– |
Rev. W. B. Stratton |
do |
do |
|
1836 |
Unknown |
|
|
—- Stratton, inf. |
– |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
|
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Henry Dennis |
47 |
do |
– |
H. W. Bearkly, Esq. |
do |
Reads |
Farmer |
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1835 |
M. A. Dennis |
40 |
do |
Free born |
– |
do |
do |
|
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1835 |
James Dennis |
14 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Spells |
|
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1835 |
Julian Dennis |
13 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1835 |
Leah Dennis |
10 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
do |
|
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1835 |
Henry Dennis |
8 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1835 |
Mary A. Dennis |
7 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1835 |
Martha Dennis |
6 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1835 |
Asbury Dennis |
4 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1835 |
John Dennis |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1835 |
William Johnson |
16 |
do |
– |
W. Geo. Read, Esq. |
Monrovia |
Spells |
Farmer |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Edward Wright |
16 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
do |
do |
1839 |
Unknown |
|
|
James H. Bryant |
14 |
do |
– |
do |
|
do |
do |
1834 |
Anas. exantha. |
|
|
*James Whittington |
– |
Maryland |
– |
– |
Monrovia |
Reads |
Farmer |
– |
– |
U. S. |
1833 |
Burwell Minor |
26 |
Virginia |
– |
Unknown |
do |
Spells |
do |
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1833 |
James Reese |
22 |
Maryland |
– |
do |
do |
Reads |
Shoe maker |
– |
– |
U. S. |
1834 |
William Bond |
23 |
Pennsylvania |
Free born |
– |
do |
do |
Sailor |
1837 |
Drowning |
|
|
Thomas Prout |
9 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Spells |
– |
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1840 |
Jane Prout |
13 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Reads |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
*Purchased his freedom |