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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 Strong's company,
arrived at Monrovia August 8, 1822
| 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 |
| James Benson,
sr. |
36 |
Maryland |
Free born |
Monrovia |
None |
Farmer |
|
|
|
|
|
| Rosa Benson
|
30 |
do |
do |
do |
Unknown |
Weaver |
1825 |
Consumption
|
|
|
|
| Joseph Benson
|
16 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
1822 |
Casualty-musket
shot in attack of the natives |
|
|
|
| Nancy Benson
|
14 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
1827 |
Consumption
|
|
|
|
| Mary A. Benson
|
12 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
| James Benson,
jr. |
10 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
1827 |
Consumption
|
|
|
|
| Stephen Benson
|
6 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
| Kitty Benson
|
4 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
1826 |
Consumption
|
|
|
|
| --Benson |
1 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
1826 |
Consumption
|
|
|
|
| Mrs. Blake |
30 |
Philadelphia
|
do |
do |
do |
- |
1822 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Sarah Blake
|
10 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
- |
|
S. Leone |
1833 |
|
| Joseph Blake
|
8 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
1830 |
decline |
|
|
|
| Eliza Blake
|
6 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
- |
- |
do |
1834 |
|
| Elias Blake
|
4 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
1823 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Samuel Campbell
|
29 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
- |
- |
Sea |
1823 |
Desertion |
| James Campbell
|
25 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
Blacksmith |
- |
- |
Sea |
1823 |
Desertion |
| Major S. Draper
|
36 |
Maryland |
do |
do |
- |
Shoe and boot
maker |
1822 |
Casualty-poisoned
drugs. |
|
|
|
| Sarah Edmondson
|
78 |
do |
do |
do |
|
- |
1822 |
Fever |
|
|
|
| Adam Edmondson
|
33 |
do |
do |
do |
- |
Farmer |
1828 |
Consumption
|
|
|
|
| Ann Edmondson
|
30 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sarah Edmondson
|
12 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| James Edmondson
|
10 |
do |
do |
do |
- |
- |
1842 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
| Hester Edmondson
|
8 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nancy Edmondson
|
6 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adam Edmondson
|
4 |
do |
do |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Joseph Gardiner
|
24 |
do |
do |
do |
- |
Farmer |
1836 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
| Mary Gardiner
|
20 |
do |
do |
do |
Reads |
- |
1822 |
Casualty-murdered
in the attack of the natives. |
|
|
|
| Daniel George
|
40 |
Philadelphia
|
do |
do |
do |
Stone Mason
|
1832 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
| Daniel Hawkins
|
42 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
1839 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
| Jane Hawkins
|
39 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
1841 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
| Elizabeth James
|
24 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
- |
- |
S. Leone |
1836 |
|
| Stephen Kiar
|
76 |
Maryland |
do |
do |
None |
Farmer |
1825 |
Old age. |
|
|
|
| Nancy Kiar |
72 |
do |
do |
do |
do |
- |
1822 |
Old age. |
|
|
|
| Lewis Johnson
|
11 |
do |
do |
do |
Reads |
- |
1830 |
Casualty-supposed
to have been murdered by a Spanish slaver. |
|
|
|
| Eliza Passway
|
18 |
do |
do |
do |
None |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jesse Shaw |
21 |
do |
do |
do |
Writes |
do |
1839 |
Consumption
|
|
|
|
| Thomas Tynes
|
25 |
Philadelphia
|
do |
do |
do |
do |
1822 |
Casualty-musket
shot. |
|
|
|
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