Emigrants to Liberia - Ship Maripose's Company, arrived at Monrovia August 21, 1842 | 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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Ship Maripose’s Company, arrived at Monrovia August 21, 1842

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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	Date of death	Cause of death	Removed to what place	Removal date
Samuel Dickson*	32	East Tennessee	–	–	Caldwell	–	Farmer	1843	Fever
Amanda Dickson*	31	do	–	–	do	Spells
Martha Dickson*	12	do	–	–	do	do	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1843
Nathan Dickson*	10	do	–	–	do	do
George Dickson*	8	do	–	–	do	do	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1843
Ramsay Dickson*	4	do	–	–	do
James Dickson*	6	do	–	–	do
Henry Dickson*	2	do	–	–	do
Edekiah Inman*	56	do	–	–	do	Reads	Farmer	1843	Fever
Flora Inman*	50	do	–	–	do	–	–	1843	Fever
Narcissa Inman*	3	do	–	–	do
Vina Dorothy*	40	do	–	–	do	–	–	1843	Childbirth
Rhody Dorothy*	12	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1843
William C. Dorothy*	10	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1843
Houston Dorothy*	8	do	–	–	do
Eagleton Dorothy*	4	do	–	–	do
Wash. Stevenson	35	do	–	Mr. Stevenson	do	–	Farmer	1843	Diseased lungs
Alexander Stevenson	–	do	–	do	do	–	do	1843	Fever
Calvin Stevenson	26	do	–	do	do	–	do
Maria Stevenson	22	do	–	do	do
Robert Stevenson	1	do	–	do	do	–	–	1843	Fever
Richard Lucky	55	do	–	S. Lucky, Esq.	Monrovia	–	Carpenter	1842	Fever
Mary Lucky	45	do	–	Widow Anderson	do	–	–	1842	Fever
Ruth Lucky	19	do	–	S. Lucky, Esq.	do
Bacchus Ray	49	do	–	S. Ray, Esq.	do	–	–	1842	Fever
Maria Ray	49	do	–	do	do	–	–	1842	Fever
Edmund Ray	10	do	–	do	do	–	–	1843	Fever
William Ray	8	do	–	do	do
Nancy Ray	7	do	–	do	do	–	–	1843	Fever
Christopher Campbell	21	do	–	Free born	do	–	Carpenter
Martha Campbell	20	do	–	do	do	–	–	1843	Fever
Louisa Campbell	2	do	–	do	do	–	–	1842	Fever
James Johnson	32	do	–	do	Caldwell	–	Carpenter
Abigail Johnson	23	do	–	do	do
Mary Johnson	4	do	–	do	do
George Johnson	2	do	–	do	do
Alfred Thomson	24	do	–	do	Monrovia	Writes	Tailor
Susanna Thomson	20	do	–	do	do	–	Seamstress
Elbert Thomson	12	do	–	do	do	Spells
Edward Anderson	–	do	–	Judge Anderson	Caldwell	Reads	Farmer
Rachel Anderson	–	do	–	–	do
Peter Pray*	55	do	–	–	do	do	do	1842	Fever
Elizabeth Pray*	40	do	–	–	do	do
Lucinda Pray*	11	do	–	–	do	Spells
Edward Pray*	8	do	–	–	do
Polly Thomas	20	do	Free born	–	Monrovia
James Thomas	3	do	do	–	do
Jesse Gillaspy	37	do	–	Mr. Ferguson	Caldwell	–	Shoe maker
Joseph Clenin	19	do	Free born	–	do
Thomas Seviere	25	do	–	–	do	–	Farmer
Joshua Bell	28	do	Free born	–	do	Reads	Shoe maker	1842	Fever
Hannah Bell	27	do	–	R. Seviere, Esq.	do	do
Jacob Bell	12	do	Free born	–	do	do	–	1843	Fever
Nazel Bell	6	do	do	–	do
Charles Bell	5	do	do	–	do
Allen Bell	27	do	do	–	do	do	Farmer	1842	Fever
Sarah Bell	18	do	do	–	do
Narcissa Bell	5	do	do	–	do	–	–	1842	Fever
Malinda Bell	4	do	do	–	do	–	–	1843	Fever
Susanna Bell	2	do	do	–	do
Henry Wade*	46	do	do	–	do	Reads	Carpenter
Caroline Wade	12	do	Free born	–	do	Spells
Yansey Valentine	24	do	do	–	do	–	–	–	–	Goree	1843
Sarah Valentine	21	do	do	–	do
William Ripley	45	do	do	–	do	–	–	–	–	S. Leone	1843
William Dedrick*	60	do	–	–	Monrovia	–	Blacksmith
Frances Dedrick*	48	do	–	–	do	–	–	1842	Fever
Ellen Dedrick*	19	do	–	–	do
George Dedrick*	17	do	–	–	do	–	Blacksmith	–	–	Country	1843
Martha Dedrick*	12	do	–	–	do	–	–	1842	Fever
Eleanor Dedrick*	15	do	–	–	do
Henry Dedrick*	80	do	–	–	do	–	Farmer	1842	Fever and age
Julian Harris	19	do	Free born	–	Caldwell	Reads
Mary Kennedy	16	do	do	–	do	do
Robert Kennedy	12	do	do	–	do	do
Lucinda Preston	55	Virginia	–	General Preston	do	–	–	1843	Fever and age
Mary Preston	35	do	–	do	do
Henry Preston	18	do	–	do	do	Spells
Abraham Blackledge	33	South Carolina	–	Dr. Thos. Blackledge	do
Ellen Blackledge	31	do	–	do	do
Maria Blackledge	12	do	–	do	do	do
Tobias Blackledge	5	do	–	do	do
Dink Blackledge	2	do	–	do	do
Mary Blackledge	3	do	–	do	do
Willis Houston	27	Iowa	Free born	–	do	–	Barber
Marinda Houston	20	do	do	–	do
Comey Houston	2	do	do	–	do
Marville H. Smith	33	Illinois	do	–	do	Writes	Farmer
Delila Smith	29	do	do	–	do
Emeline Smith	8	do	do	–	do
Elvira Smith	6	do	do	–	do
William B. Smith	4	do	do	–	do	–	–	1842	Fever
Orleans Smith	2	do	do	–	do
Jonah Smith	1	do	do	–	do
Caesar Leaper	57	do	do	–	do	–	–	1842	Fever
Mary Leaper	30	do	do	–	do	–	–	1843	Fever
Nancy Leaper	10	do	do	–	do	–	–	1842	Fever
Manda Leaper	8	do	do	–	do	–	–	1842	Feaver
James Leaper	6	do	do	–	do
Allen Leaper	2	do	do	–	do
Edward Leaper, inf.	–	do	do	–	do	–	–	1842	Unknown

*Purchased their freedom