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.
CENSUS OF THE COLONY OF LIBERIA —- SEPTEMBER, 1843
Population of the town of Bassa Cove
| Name | Age | # in family | Date | Where born | Connexions in the colony | Profession | Extent of education | Health |
| Rhoda Davis | 68 | * | Dec 1834 | * | * | Carpenter | None | Decline |
| Amy Davis | 50 | * | do | * | Richard Davis’ wife | Nurse | do | Good |
| Charlotte Davis | 16 | 3 | do | * | Richard Davis’ grand-daughter | * | do | do |
| Henry Beard | 35 | * | Aug 1835 | * | * | Merchant | Reads | do |
| Prududence Gorden | 30 | * | Dec 1834 | * | * | Housekeeper | None | do |
| Charles Gorden | 8 | * | * | In the colony | Prudence Gorden’s son | * | At school | do |
| James Gorden | 6 | 4 | * | do | do | * | do | do |
| Stephen A. Benson | 28 | * | Aug1822 | * | * | Merchant | Liberal | do |
| Nancy Benson | 21 | * | Sept 1832 | * | Stephen A. Benson’s wife | Laborer | Reads | do |
| Nelly James | 20 | * | Dec 1841 | * | * | Carpenter | None | do |
| Mary Simons | 4 | * | March 1840 | * | Orphan | * | do | do |
| James Simons | 2 | * | * | In the colony | do | * | * | do |
| Stephen Jones | 18 | 6 | Aug 1835 | * | * | * | None | do |
| T. L. Carothers | 30 | * | do | * | * | * | do | do |
| Nancy Carothers | 26 | * | Dec 1834 | * | Thomas Carother’s wife | * | do | do |
| Margaret Carothers | 5 | * | * | In the colony | Daughter of T. and N. Carothers | * | At school | do |
| Mary Carothers | 3 | * | * | do | do do | * | * | do |
| Thomas Carothers | 1 | * | * | do | Son of T. and N. Carothers | * | * | do |
| Harriet Carothers | 16 | 6 | March 1840 | * | Orphan | * | Reads | do |
| Edward Beard | 50 | * | Aug 1834 | * | * | * | None | Invalid |
| Elizabeth Beard | 18 | * | do | * | Edward Beard’s daughter | Seamstress | Reads | Good |
| Serecca Beard | 14 | * | do | * | do do | * | do | do |
| Zellene Beard | 12 | 4 | do | * | do do | * | At school | do |
| Leach Beard | 45 | * | do | * | Widow of James Beard | * | None | do |
| Edward Beard | 13 | * | do | * | Edward Beard’s son | * | Reads | do |
| Charles Jackson | 14 | * | April 1836 | * | Orphan | * | At school | do |
| Henry Jackson | 12 | 4 | do | * | Brother to Charles Jackson | * | do | do |
| Aaron P. Davis | 40 | * | Dec 1834 | * | * | Blacksmith | Reads and writes | do |
| Flora Davis | 22 | * | Aug 1835 | * | Aaron P. Davis’ wife | * | None | do |
| Walker Brumskin | 18 | * | Dec 1834 | * | Orphan | Apprentice | do | do |
| Walker Wright | 15 | * | do | * | do | do | At school | do |
| George Wright | 14 | 5 | do | * | do | do | * | do |
| Ann Johnson | 25 | * | April 1836 | * | Widow of Bruman | Washerwoman | None | Idiot |
| Ann Johnson | 8 | * | do | * | Daughter of B. and A. Johnson | * | do | Good |
| Charles Johnson | 1 | * | * | In the colony | Son of B. and A. Johnson | * | do | do |
| Evelina Johnson | 17 | 4 | April 1836 | * | Bruman’s daughter | * | do | do |
| Andrew Toliver | 25 | * | Dec 1834 | * | Carpenter | At school | do | |
| Celia Toliver | 25 | * | do | * | Andrew Toliver’s wife | * | do | do |
| Matilda Toliver | 17 | * | do | * | Andrew Toliver’s sister | * | None | do |
| Mary Toliver | 14 | * | do | * | do do | * | do | Feeble |
| Charles Toliver | 7 | 5 | do | * | Andrew Toliver’s brother | * | do | Good |
| Fransic Horace | 48 | * | do | * | * | Nurse | do | do |
| Charles Horace | 22 | * | do | * | Francis Horace’s son | Laborer | do | do |
| Milton Horace | 20 | * | do | * | do | do | At school | do |
| Sandy Horace | 18 | * | do | * | do | do | do | do |
| Elizabeth Horace | 16 | * | do | * | Francis Horace’s daughter | * | do | do |
| Moses Horace | 13 | * | do | * | Francis Horace’s son | * | None | do |
| Jeffry Horace | 11 | * | do | * | do | * | do | do |
| Philip Horace | 9 | * | do | * | do | * | do | do |
| Issac Walker | 45 | 9 | do | * | * | Carpenter | do | do |
| Joseph Leftridge | 35 | * | April 1835 | * | * | Stone manson | do | do |
| Ellen Leftridge | 22 | * | Dec 1834 | J. Leftridge’s wife | * | do | do | |
| James Leftridge | 5 | * | * | In the colony | Son of J. and E. Leftridge | * | do | do |
| Charles Leftridge | 2 | * | * | do | do do | * | do | do |
| Nancy Welles | 13 | * | Dec 1834 | * | Ellen’s sister | * | do | do |
| Charles Welles | 12 | 6 | do | * | Ellen’s brother | * | At school | do |
| Achilles Toliver | 23 | * | do | * | * | Laborer | None | do |
| Pury Toliver | 19 | * | Aug 1836 | * | Achilles Toliver’s wife | * | do | do |
| ____ Toliver, infant | 3 | In the colony | Son of A. and P. Toliver | * | * | do | ||
| Anthony W. Gardner | 23 | * | Jan 1831 | * | * | Trader | Liberal | do |
| Ann Gardner | 18 | * | Aug 1835 | * | Anthony Gardner’s wife | * | Reads | do |
| James Smith | 15 | * | do | * | Orphan | * | None | do |
| Piper Smith | 12 | 4 | do | * | do | do | do | |
| Mary Ann Haws | 31 | * | April 1836 | * | * | Washerwoman | None | do |
| Sarah Johnson | 12 | * | do | * | Mary’s daughter | * | At school | do |
| Charles Johnson | 8 | 3 | do | * | Mary’s son | * | do | do |
| Austin Major | 35 | * | do | * | * | Laborer | None | do |
| Ann Major | 21 | * | do | * | Austin Major’s wife | * | At school | do |
| Mary Major | 12 | * | do | * | Austin Major’s daughter | * | None | do |
| Talbert Major | 40 | * | do | * | * | Laborer | do | do |
| Silvy Major | 19 | * | do | * | Talbert Major’s wife | * | do | do |
| Agnes Hubbard | 39 | * | do | * | Ann’s mother | * | do | do |
| Asbury Hubbard | 18 | * | do | * | Agnes Hubbard’s son | Laborer | do | do |
| Wesley Hubbard | 16 | 8 | do | * | do do | do | do | do |
| John Dunn | 50 | * | do | * | Farmer | do | Decline | |
| Susan Dunn | 20 | * | do | * | John Dunn’s wife | * | At school | Good |
| Polly Barnes | 8 | * | March 1840 | * | Orphan | * | * | do |
| Elizabeth Barnes | 3 | * | In the colony | Daughter of J. and S. | * | None | do | |
| John Donaldson | 46 | * | March 1840 | * | * | Farmer | do | do |
| Keziah Donaldson | 30 | * | do | * | John Donaldson’s wife | do | do | do |
| Mary Donaldson | 15 | 7 | * | * | Keziah Donaldson’s sister | * | do | do |
| Emmanuel Nutter | 35 | * | Jan 1833 | * | Capenter | do | do | |
| Susan Nutter | 40 | * | * | * | Emmanuel Nutter’s wife | * | Reads and writes | do |
| Ann Nutter | 14 | * | Jan 1833 | * | Emmanuel Nutter’s sister | * | None | do |
| Henry Toliver | 18 | * | Dec 1834 | * | Son of Esther Toliver | * | Reads | do |
| David Madison | 25 | * | do | * | * | * | None | Feeble |
| Charlotte Madison | 50 | 6 | July 1827 | * | David Madison’s wife | Cook | do | do |
| Esther Toliver | 45 | Dec 1834 | * | * | do | At school | Good | |
| Maria Toliver | 13 | 2 | do | * | Esther Toliver’s daughter | * | Reads and writes | do |
| Henry J. Roberts | 22 | March 1829 | * | Son of Amelia | Trader | do | do | |
| Isaiah Holister | 18 | 2 | Feb 1833 | * | Orphan | Apprentice | do | do |
| Edward Lyles | 30 | * | Feb 1838 | * | * | Carpenter | None | do |
| Judy Lyles | 20 | * | Dec 1834 | * | Edward Lyles’ wife | * | At school | do |
| Margaret Lyles | 12 | * | Feb 1838 | * | Edward Lyles’ daughter | * | do | do |
| Benjamin Lyles | 7 | * | do | * | Edward Lyles’ son | * | None | do |
| William Lyles | 6 | 5 | do | * | do do | * | do | do |
| Samuel Caborne | 67 | * | August 1835 | * | * | Farmer | do | do |
| Esther Greene | 75 | * | do | * | * | Nurse | At school | Feeble |
| Myrick Greene | 40 | * | do | * | Esther Greene’s daughter | * | None | Good |
| Rebecca Greene | 12 | * | Aug 1836 | * | do do | * | At school | do |
| Mary Humphries | 30 | * | Jan 1835 | * | * | Nurse | None | do |
| Rebecca Humphries | 9 | * | do | * | Mary Humphries’ sister | * | Liberal | do |
| Robert Dawson | 18 | 7 | Dec 1834 | * | Orphan | * | Reads | do |
| Samuel Herring | 24 | * | Feb 1835 | * | * | Trader | * | do |
| Elizabeth Herring | 18 | * | Aug 1835 | * | Samuel Herrings’ wife | * | * | do |
| ____, infant son | * | * | In the colony | Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Herring | * | * | do | |
| Mary Herring | 20 | Feb 1833 | * | Samuel Herrings’ sister | * | None | do | |
| Rachel Herring | 8 | 5 | * | In the colony | * | * | do | do |
| Harmon Leiper | 45 | Sept 1832 | * | * | Laborer | do | do | |
| Lucinda Leiper | 21 | * | August 1835 | * | Harmon Leiper’s wife | * | do | do |
| Julian Simpson | 18 | * | do | * | Lucinda Leiper’s sister | * | * | do |
| Samanda Simpson | 16 | * | do | * | do do | * | At school | do |
| Diana Leiper | 2 | * | * | In the colony | Daughter of H. and Lucinda Leiper | * | None | do |
| Margaret Leiper | 8 | 6 | March 1840 | Harmon Leiper’s adopted child | * | do | do | |
| John Williams | 26 | * | Dec 1834 | * | * | Carpenter | None | do |
| Jane Williams | 18 | * | do | * | John Williams’ wife | * | do | do |
| Sarah Williams | 14 | * | do | * | Jane Williams’ sister | At school | do | |
| Mimy Briant | 8 | 4 | * | * | do do | * | do | do |
| William Wadkins | 50 | * | Aug 1835 | * | * | Carpenter | None | do |
| Rosenah Wadkins | 28 | * | Dec 1834 | * | William Wadkins’ wife | * | do | do |
| Mary J. Braxton | 16 | * | March 1840 | * | Orphan | Apprentice | do | do |
| Maylena Braxton | 6 | * | do | * | do | do | At school | do |
| James Wilson | 10 | * | do | * | do | do | do | do |
| Drusilla Twine | 7 | 6 | Aug 1336 | * | do | do | do | do |