CENSUS OF THE COLONY OF LIBERIA ---- SEPTEMBER, 1843 - Population of the town of Bexley | 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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CENSUS OF THE COLONY OF LIBERIA —- SEPTEMBER, 1843

Population of the town of Bexley

Name	Age	# in family	Date	Where born	Connexions in the colony	Profession	Extent of education	Health
John Day	46	*	Dec 1830	*	*	Missionary	Liberal	Decline
Mary Day	26	*	Feb 1824	*	John Day’s wife	*	Reads and writes	Good
John Day	6	*	*	In the colony	Son of John and Mary Day	*	At school	*
James Day	4	*	*	do	do do	*	*	*
___, infant daughter	1	*	*	do	Daughter of John and Mary Day	*	*	*
James Smith	21	*	Jan 1833	*	Son of Carlos	Sheriff	Reads and writes	Good
Charles Jones	16	*	*	*	Orphan	Apprentice	None	*
Henry Jones	14	8	*	*	do	do	do	*
Charles Gray	45	*	Dec1834	*	*	Farmer	do	*
Jane Grey	35	*	do	*	Charles Gray’s wife	Laborer	do	*
George Brooks	18	*	March 1840	*	*	do	do	*
Elias Brooks	16	*	do	*	*	Housekeeper	do	*
Jane Nuby	24	5	do	*	*	Farmer	do	*
William Blair	35	*	do	*	*	*	do	*
Harriet Blair	23	*	March 1840	*	William Blair’s wife	*	*	*
Catherine Blair	2	*	*	In the colony	Daughter of William and Harriet	Washerwoman	None	*
Eliza Brooks	18	*	March 1840	*	*	Apprentice	At school	*
James White	16	5	do	*	*	Farmer	None	*
Samuel Maunn	28	*	do	*	*	*	do	*
Elsey Maunn	23	*	do	*	Charles’ sister	*	At school	*
Mary F. Maunn	6	*	do	*	Elsey Maunn’s daughter	Laborer	None	*
Armstrong Marker	29	*	do	*	*	do	do	*
Edward Wright	24	*	Jan 1833	*	*	*	do	*
Mary Wright	22	6	do	*	Edward Wright’s wife	Farmer	do	*
Charles Maunn	27	*	March 1840	*	*	*	do	*
Mary Maunn	20	*	do	*	Charles Maunn’s wife	*	do	*
Harriet Webb	21	*	do	*	Widow of George	*	do	Feeble
George Maunn	2	*	*	In the colony	Charles Maunn’s son	*	do	*
James Maunn, infant	*	5	*	do	do do	*	*	Good
Jesse Blair	29	*	March 1840	*	*	Farmer	None	*
Malvina Blair	25	*	do	*	Jesse Blair’s wife	*	do	*
Henry A. Marker	29	*	do	*	Malvina’s brother	Farmer	do	*
Catherine Blair	8	*	do	*	Jesse’s daughter	*	At school	*
James Blair	1	*	*	In the colony	Son of Jesse and Malvina	Washerwoman	*	*
Tena Young	44	6	March 1840	*	*	Farmer	None	*
Solomon Winker	48	*	do	*	*	*	Reads and writes	*
Patsey Winker	39	*	do	*	Solomon Winker’s wife	*	None	Invalid
Joshua Winker	15	*	do	*	Son of Solomon and Patsey	*	do	Good
Martha Winker	10	*	do	*	Daughter of Solomon and Patsey	*	At school	*
William Winker	7	*	do	*	*	Nurse	do	*
Jane Winker	4	6	do	*	Elizabeth Washington’s son	Farmer	*	*
Elizabeth Washington	60	*	do	*	Elizabeth Washington’s daughter	*	None	Sicky
Henrey Washingotn	21	*	do	*	Orphan	*	do	Good
Mary Washington	15	*	do	*	do	*	At school	*
Margaret Bornet	8	*	do	*	do	Farmer	do	*
Abraham Bornet	4	*	do	*	William Whitaker’s sister	*	*	*
William Whitaker	22	*	do	*	*	Farmer	None	*
Harriet A. Whitaker	20	7	do	*	John Taylor’s wife	*	do	*
John Taylor	35	*	do	*	Lucy’s sister	*	do	*
Lucy Taylor	19	*	do	*	*	Farmer	do	*
Umphry White	20	*	do	*	Isaiah Shockley’s wife	*	do	*
Joshua Winker	12	*	do	*	Son of Isaiah and Mary	*	*	*
Caroline White	18	5	do	*	Daughter of Isaiah and Mary	*	*	*
Isaiah Shockley	30	*	Jan 1833	*	*	Farmer	Reads and writes	*
Mary Shockley	31	*	do	*	*	do	None	*
Isaiah Shockley	2	*	*	In the colony	*	*	do	*
Mary Shockley	1	4	*	do	*	*	do	*
G. L. Seymore	32	*	Dec 1841	*	*	Farmer	do	*
Benjamin Roe	23	*	March 1840	*	*	*	do	*
George Wallace	45	*	July 1827	*	*	*	*	Sicky
Milly Morell	40	4	do	*	George’s sister	*	At school	Good
James Spendlove	36	*	Feb 1838	*	*	Farmer	do	*
Patsey Spendlove	36	*	do	*	James Spendlove’s wife	*	*	*
Patsey Spendlove	18	*	do	*	Daughter of James and Patsey	*	*	*
George Spendlove	12	*	do	*	Son of James and Patey	*	*	*
James Spendlove	8	*	do	*	do do	*	*	*
Peter Spendlove	2	6	*	In the colony	*	*	*	*
William Burrows	45	*	Jan 1833	*	*	Farmer	None	*
Milly Burrows	35	*	do	*	William Burrow’s wife	*	do	*
Rhoda Burrows	16	3	do	*	William Burrow’s daughter	*	At school	*
Fifty Spendlove	40	*	Feb 1838	*	*	Farmer	None	*
Richard Spendlove	21	*	do	*	Fifty Spendlove’s nephew	Laborer	do	*
Ann Spendlove	18	*	do	*	Fifty Spendlove’s neice	Washerwoman	do	*
James Spendlove	16	*	do	*	Fifty Spendlove’s nephew	Laborer	do	*
Allen J. Spendlove	14	*	do	*	Fifty Spendlove’s son	*	At school	*
William Spendlove	2	*	*	In the colony	do do	*	*	*
Peter Spendlove	1	7	*	do	do do	*	*	*
James Whitfeild	65	*	Feb 1838	*	*	Carpenter	None	Good
Sarah Whitfeild	70	*	do	*	*	*	do	Decline
Crawford Whitfeild	21	*	do	*	Sarah Whitfeild’s son	Carpenter	do	Good
William Whitfeild	14	*	do	*	Son of James and Sarah	*	At school	*
Margaret Whitfeild	16	*	do	*	Orphan	Apprentice	None	*
William Harris	36	*	Jan 1832	*	*	Farmer	do	*
Judy Harris	25	*	do	*	William Harris’ wife	*	do	*
Mary Whitfeild	13	8	do	*	Orphan	*	do	*
Charles Rix	45	*	do	*	*	Sawyer	do	*
Nancy Rix	36	*	do	*	Charles Rix’s wife	*	do	Feeble
Sarah Rix	10	*	*	In the colony	Daughter of Charles and Nancy	*	At school	Good
______, infant	*	*	*	do	do do	*	do	*
Robert Brooks	10	5	March 1840	*	*	Apprentice	None	*
Silas Whitfeild	26	*	Jan 1832	*	*	Farmer	do	*
Margaret Whitfeild	20	*	do	*	Silas Whitfeild’s wife	*	do	*
George Whifeild	6	*	*	In the colony	Son of Silas and Margaret	*	At school	*
Lucretia Whitfeild	4	*	*	do	Daughter of S. and M. Whitfeild	*	*	*
James Whitfeild	2	*	*	do	Son of S. and M. Whitfeild	*	*	*
______, infant	*	6	*	do	Son of S. and M. Whitfeild	*	*	*
Nathan Harris	31	*	Jan 1829	*	do do	Farmer	Reads	*
Vilet Harris	26	*	June 1830	*	*	*	do	*
Eliza Harris	3	*	*	In the colony	Nathan Harris’ wife	*	*	*
George Sims	14	*	Feb 1838	*	Daughter of N. and V. Harris	*	None	*
William Sims	8	5	do	*	Orphan	*	do	*
Daniel Gillams	30	*	do	*	do	Farmer	do	*
Judy Gillam	26	*	do	*	*	*	do	Decline
Charles Smith Gillam	12	*	do	*	Daniel Gillam’s wife	*	At school	Good
Mary Smith Gillam	10	4	do	*	Daniel Gillam’s son	*	do	*
Issac Henry	40	*	do	*	Daniel Gillam’s daughter	*	None	*
Maria Henry	41	*	do	*	*	Farmer	do	*
John Henry	3	*	*	In the colony	Issac Henry’s wife	*	*	*
_______, infant	*	4	*	do	Son of I. and M. Henry	*	*	*
Samuel Allen	50	*	Feb 1838	*	Daughter of I. and M. Henry	Farmer	None	Feeble
Jane Allen	28	*	do	*	*	*	do	Good
John Allen	6	*	do	*	Samuel Allen’s wife	*	At school	*
Mary Allen	4	*	*	In the colony	Samuel Allen’s son	*	*	*
Mary Young	15	*	Feb 1838	*	Samuel Allen’s daughter	*	None	*
Elizabeth Young	13	*	do	*	Orphan	*	do	*
George Young	10	*	do	*	do	*	do	*
James Holcomb	30	8	do	*	do	*	do	*
Louis Sheridan	50	*	do	*	None	Farmer	Liberal	Sick-ill
Flora Sheridan	24	*	do	*	*	*	Reads and writes	Good
Malica Sheridan	16	*	do	*	Louis Sheridan’s wife	*	Reads	*
Mary Sheridan	12	*	do	*	Louis Sheridan’s daighter	*	At school	*
Caroline White	16	*	March 1840	*	do do	*	None	*
Cyrus Brown	10	*	Dec 1834	*	Orphan	*	do	*
John Santer	14	*	Feb 1838	*	do	*	At school	*
Robert Lane	18	*	do	*	*	*	Reads and writes	*
Charles Hyden	17	*	do	*	Orphan	*	None	*
Jane Smith	13	*	do	*	*	*	do	*
John Sheridan	11	*	do	*	*	*	At school	*
Mary Brooks	18	*	March 1840	*	*	Cook	None	*
Betsy Spendlove	33	*	do	*	*	Washerwoman	do	*
James Spendlove	13	*	do	*	Betsy Spendlove’s son	Apprentice	do	*
George Spendlove	10	*	do	*	do do	do	do	*
Mary Spendlove	16	16	do	*	Betsy Spendlove’s daughter	*	do	*
Charles Guist	25	*	do	*	*	Plasterer	Reads	*
George Smith	15	2	do	*	*	Apprentice	None	*