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 Edina
Name | Age | # in family | Date | Where born | Connexions in the colony | Profession | Extent of education | Health |
Washington Young | 33 | 4 | Dec 1830 | * | * | Ship Carpenter | None | Good |
Mary Young | 32 | * | Jan 1833 | * | Washington’s wife | * | Reads | do |
S. J. Kennedy | 15 | * | do | * | * | Apprentice | None | do |
James White | 10 | * | Jan 1833 | * | Orphan | do | At School | do |
Edward Morris | 40 | * | July 1838 | * | * | Trader | Reads and Writes | Feeble |
Lucy Morris | 45 | * | do | * | Edward Morris’ wife | * | Reads | do |
Lanson Hubbard | 18 | 6 | April 1835 | * | Orphan | Apprentice | * | Decline |
Julia Williams | 14 | * | July 1838 | * | do | do | Reads and Writes | Good |
Harriet Clark | 13 | * | July 1838 | * | Orphan | * | At School | do |
Celia Boggs | 10 | * | do | * | do | * | do | do |
Tobias Outland | 22 | * | Feb 1828 | * | * | Trader | Reads and Writes | do |
Tempy Outland | 28 | * | April 1835 | * | Tobias Outland’s wife | Seamstress | do | do |
Nancy Delany | 15 | * | do | * | * | Apprentice | None | do |
Luke Barbour | 13 | 4 | do | * | * | do | do | do |
Henry Bazell | 35 | * | July 1838 | * | * | Sawyer | do | do |
Grace Bazell | 33 | * | do | * | Henry Bazell’s wife | * | do | do |
Mary Bazell | 2 | 3 | * | In the colony | * | * | do | do |
Samuel Delany | 48 | * | April 1835 | * | * | Sawyer | do | do |
Lucy Delany | 45 | * | do | * | Samuel Delany’s wife | * | do | do |
Sally Delany | 20 | * | do | * | Daughter of S. and L. Delany | * | do | do |
Mary Delany | 18 | * | do | * | do do | * | At School | do |
Charles Delany | 5 | * | * | In the colony | Son of S. and L. Delany | * | * | do |
James Delany | 2 | 6 | * | * | do do | * | * | do |
Ralph Williams | 50 | * | April 1835 | * | * | Carpenter | None | do |
Charlotte Williams | 49 | * | do | * | Ralph Williams’ wife | * | do | do |
Mary A. Williams | 15 | * | do | * | Daughter of R. and C. Williams | * | do | do |
Martha Williams | 10 | * | do | * | do do | * | At School | do |
James Williams | 5 | * | * | In the colony | Son of R. and C. Williams | * | * | Feeble |
George Williams | 2 | 6 | * | * | do do | * | * | Good |
William Bunner | 45 | * | July 1838 | * | * | Laborer | None | do |
Martha Bunner | 40 | * | do | * | William Bunner’s wife | * | do | do |
Washington Bunner | 18 | * | do | * | Son of W. and M. Bunner | Laborer | do | do |
Patsy Bealy | 26 | * | do | * | * | Nurse | do | do |
William Clayton | 10 | 5 | do | * | * | Apprentice | At School | do |
Robert Leiper | 68 | * | do | * | * | Farmer | None | do |
Maria Leiper | 38 | * | do | * | Robert Leiper’s wife | * | do | Decline |
C. Clayton | 15 | * | do | * | Maria Leiper’s son | * | do | Good |
Henderson Wilson | 35 | * | do | * | * | Sawyer | do | do |
George Wilson | 30 | 5 | do | * | * | * | do | do |
Stephen Dickson | 37 | * | April 1835 | * | Henderson Wilson’s brother | Carpenter | do | do |
Ann Dickkson | 29 | * | do | * | Steohen Dickson’s wife | * | do | do |
Mary Dickson | 4 | * | * | In the colony | * | * | * | do |
James Spiller | 28 | * | July 1838 | * | * | Laborer | None | do |
Watt Spiller | 24 | 5 | do | * | Brother of James Spiller | do | do | do |
John Simons | 25 | 1 | March 1826 | * | * | Sawyer | Reads | do |
Archer Young | 36 | * | Dec 1830 | * | * | Re | None | do |
Mary Young | 28 | * | do | * | Archer Young’s sister | * | Reads | do |
Samuel Young | 18 | * | do | * | Archer Young’s brother | * | do | do |
Elisha Douglas | 12 | * | July 1838 | * | * | Apprentice | None | do |
Henry Douglas | 10 | * | do | * | Elisha Douglas’ brother | do | do | do |
Amy Douglas | 9 | 6 | do | * | Elisha Douglas’ sister | * | do | do |
James Byrd | 40 | * | Aug 1836 | * | * | Shoemaker | Reads and Writes | do |
Sarah J. Byrd | 2 | * | * | In the colony | Daughter of James Douglas | * | * | do |
Celia Jackson | 45 | * | April 1835 | * | * | Nurse | None | do |
Issac Watkins | 29 | * | July 1838 | * | * | Laborer | do | do |
Clark Page | 19 | * | do | * | Issac’s brother | do | do | Feeble |
Samuel Parsons | 17 | 6 | do | * | do | do | do | Good |
Troy Davis | 35 | * | do | * | * | Sawyer | do | do |
Ann Davis | 33 | * | do | * | Troy Davis’ wife | * | do | do |
Sarah Davis | 9 | * | do | * | Daughter of Troy and Ann Davis | * | At School | do |
Mary Davis | 4 | 4 | * | In the colony | do do | * | * | do |
Stephen Young | 39 | * | July 1838 | * | * | Sawyer | None | do |
Reneia Young | 35 | * | do | * | Stephen Young’s wife | * | do | do |
Peter Young | 3 | * | * | In the colony | Son of Stephen and Reneia Young | * | * | do |
Lewis Williams | 42 | * | * | * | * | Sawyer | None | do |
Rachel Williams | 40 | * | * | * | Lewis Williams’ wife | * | do | do |
Eliza Williams | 2 | 3 | * | In the colony | Daughter of L. and R. Williams | * | * | do |
Allen Peal | 34 | * | Feb 1828 | * | * | Sawyer | None | do |
Maria Peal | 29 | * | Jan 1833 | * | Allen Peal’s wife | * | do | do |
William Peal | 6 | * | * | * | Son of Allen and Maria Peal | * | At School | do |
Charles Peal | 4 | * | * | In the colony | do do | * | * | do |
Mary Peal | 2 | 5 | * | do | Daughter of Allen and Maria Peal | * | * | do |
Mary Shuman | 45 | * | July 1836 | do | Widow of James Shuman | * | None | Feeble |
Daniel Shuman | 18 | * | do | * | Son of Mary Shuman | Laborer | do | Good |
Nancy Shuman | 10 | * | do | * | Daughter of Mary Shuman | * | do | do |
Mary Simons | 19 | 4 | do | * | * | Washerwoman | do | do |
A. F. Russel | 24 | * | July 1833 | * | * | Missionary | Liberal | do |
Clarissa Russel | 21 | * | Feb 1828 | * | A. F. Russel’s wife | * | Reads and Writes | do |
Mary Jones | 24 | 3 | July 1836 | * | * | Housekeeper | None | do |