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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 Monrovia

Names	Age	No. in family	Date	Where born	Connexions in the colony	Profession	Extent of education	Health
Samuel Benedict	51	–	August, 1835	–	–	Merchant and farmer.	Liberal	Good
Mary Benedict	44	–	Jan., 1833	–	S. Benedict’s wife	–	Reads and writes	Feeble
James Benedict	13	–	August, 1835	–	S. Benedict’s son	–	do	Good
Jane Drayton	65	–	do	–	None	–	None	Feeble
Hannah Taylor	14	–	April, 1834	–	–	–	Reads and writes	Good
M. H. Dones	14	–	July, 1837	–	None	Apprentice	do	do
Charles Snetter	13	–	June, 1832	–	do	do	do	do
Nancy Benedict	11	–	–	In the colony	do	do	None	do
Sadi Benedict	15	–	–	do	do	do	do	do
John Benedict	15	–	–	do	do	do	do	do
Peter Benedict	9	–	–	do	do	do	do	do
William Benedict	14	–	–	–	do	do	do	do
Benjamin Miller	34	–	Feb., 1838	–	do	Laborer	do	do
Harry Winkler	22	14	Jan., 1835	–	do	do	do	do
H. B. Mathews	46	–	Jan., 1833	–	–	Shoe maker	Reads and writes	do
Lavinia Mathews	41	–	do	–	H. B. Mathews’s wife	–	do	do
Samuel Mathews	16	–	do	–	H. B. Mathews’s son	Shoe maker	do	do
Martha Mathews	14	–	do	–	H. B. Mathews’s daughter	Apprentice	do	do
J. Johnson	13	–	—-, 1833	–	–	do	None	do
Henry Peal	6	–	—-, 1833	–	–	do	do	do
J. McGill	15	7	Sept., 1839	–	–	do	do	do
Catharine Jacobs	80	–	Jan., 1833	–	–	Huckster	do	Excellent for her age
Abraham Jacobs	13	–	do	–	Catharine Jacobs’s grandson	–	do	Good
Emma Mathews	13	–	do	–	Catharine Jacobs’s grand-daughter	–	Reads and writes	do
Catharine Smith	14	4	do	–	C. Smith’s daughter	–	do	do
Francis Payne	30	–	March, 1829	–	–	Merchant	Liberal	do
David Y. Payne	25	–	do	–	Brother to Francis	do	do	do
William H. Payne	21	–	do	–	do	–	do	do
Fully Payne	19	–	–	In the colony	–	Apprentice	None	do
Gilby Brown	15	–	–	do	–	do	do	do
Letty Payne	16	6	–	do	–	do	do	do
James S. Payne	23	–	March, 1829	–	Brother to Francis	Missionary	Liberal	do
Caroline Payne	21	–	Feb., 1824	–	James. S. Payne’s wife	–	do	do
David M. Payne	2	3	–	In the colony	Son of James and Caroline Payne	–	–	do
B. P. Yates	32	–	March, 1829	–	–	Merchant	Liberal	do
Willy Ann Yates	32	–	Feb., 1824	–	B. B. Yates’s wife	–	do	do
James B. Yates	5	–	–	In the colony	Son of B. P. and W. A. Yates	–	–	do
Caroline R. Payne	19	–	March, 1829	–	Sister to Willy Ann Yates	–	Liberal	do
Beverly A. Payne	19	–	do	–	Brother to Francis P. Yates	Printer	do	do
Mary Yates	15	–	–	In the colony	–	Servant	None	do
Samuel Yates	12	–	–	do	–	Apprentice	Reads and writes	do
Sally Yates	10	–	–	–	–	do	None	do
Patty Banks	42	–	–	–	–	Servant	do	Feeble
James Marks	10	–	–	In the colony	–	Apprentice	do	Good
John Curtis	16	–	–	do	–	do	do	do
John Marshall	14	12	March, 1829	–	–	do	Reads and writes	do
James Hyden	38	–	Jan., 1832	–	–	Sawyer	None	do
Mary Hyden	24	–	March, 1829	–	J. Hyden’s wife	–	do	do
Thomas Hill	12	–	–	In the colony	–	Apprentice	do	do
William H. Howard	8	–	–	do	–	do	do	do
Addison Oliver	13	5	June, 1830	–	–	do	do	do
Edward Brown	22	–	Jan., 1832	–	–	Carpenter	do	do
Elizabeth Brown	20	–	March, 1825	–	Edward Brown’s wife	–	Reads	do
Sarah Brown	12	–	Jan., 1832	–	Edward Brown’s sister	–	do	do
Mary Jane Brown	17	4	do	–	do	–	do	do
Isaac Brown	42	–	Sept., 1832	–	–	Carpenter	None	Bad health
Eliza Brown	35	–	do	–	Isaac Brown’s wife	–	do	Moderately good
Nancy George	14	3	Jan., 1832	–	–	Apprentice	do	Good
Thomas Cooper	40	–	March, 1829	–	Randolph’s brother	Grocer	Reads print	do
Mary Cooper	35	–	Jan., 1833	–	Thomas Cooper’s wife	–	Reads and writes	do
Martha Cooper	6	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of Th. and Mary Cooper	–	do	do
Harriet Cooper	4	–	–	do	do	–	do	do
Sarah Cooper	2	5	–	do	do	–	do	do
Charles Scott	43	–	Jan., 1832	do	–	Laborer	None	do
Saby Scott	28	–	Jan., 1831	–	Charles Scott’s wife	–	do	do
Mathias Scott	16	3	do	–	Charles Scott’s son	–	–	Invalid
Charles Brander	53	–	March, 1821	–	–	Stone mason	None	Good
Sarah Brander	56	–	do	–	Charles Brander’s wife	Whitewasher	do	do
James Brander	21	–	–	In the colony	Son of Charles and Sarah Brander	Laborer	None	Good
Nancy Brander	14	–	–	do	Daughter of Chas. and Sarah Brander	–	reads	do
Jacob Brander	10	5	–	do	Son of Charles and Sarah Brander	–	do	do
James Cotton	64	–	Jan., 1832	–	–	Carpenter	None	Excellent
Eliza Cotton	47	–	do	–	James Cotton’s wife	–	do	do
Martha Cotton	19	–	do	–	Eliza Cotton’s daughter	–	Reads	do
Eliza Cotton	18	–	do	–	do	–	Reads and writes	do
Cornelia Cotton	11	–	do	–	do	–	Reads	Good
James Cotton, jr.	9	–	–	In the colony	Son of James and Eliza Cotton	–	do	do
William Brown	18	–	–	–	–	Apprentice	Reads a little	do
Scott Bundy	11	–	–	–	–	do	do	do
Peter Bundy	14	9	–	–	–	do	do	do
H. Teage	38	–	March, 1821	–	Son of Colin and Francis Teague	Merchant; editor of Liberia Herald	–	do
Eliza M. Teage	30	–	March, 1820	–	H. Teague’s wife	–	Liberal	do
George H. Shaw	12	–	–	In the colony	Jesse Shaw’s son	–	At school	do
Sally Ellis	17	–	–	do	–	Servant	None	do
Walter Scott	14	–	–	do	–	Apprentice	do	do
Eveline Davenport	10	–	–	do	–	do	do	do
Eliza Demery	22	–	March, 1826	–	–	do	do	do
William Carey	14	–		In the colony	Jonas Carey’s son	do	Printer	do
Levy D. James	17	9	March, 1826	–	John James’s son	do	do	do
Roxy Ann Lomax	36	–	March, 1829	–	–	Washerwoman	None	do
Samuel Lomax	20	2	do	–	Son of Roxy Ann Lomax	Seaman	Reads a litle	do
John Stansbury	34	–	Feb., 1828	–	–	Stone mason	None	do
Jane Stansbury	28	–	Jan., 1828	–	J. Stansbury’s wife	–	do	do
Rebecca Stansbury	12	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of J. and Jane Stansbury	–	At school	do
David Stansbury	7	–	–	do	Son of John and Jane Stansbury	–	do	do
John Stansbury	4	–	–	do	do	–	–	do
Joseph Stansbury	3	–	–	do	do	–	–	do
Sarah Jane Stansbury	2	7	–	do	Daughter of J. and Jane Stansbury	–	–	do
N. M. Hicks	34	–	Feb., 1830	–	–	Merchant	Liberal	do
Sophia Hicks	32	–	–	–	N. M. Hicks’s wife	–	Reads and writes	do
Chauncy Hicks	7	–	–	In the colony	N. M. Hicks’s son	–	At school	do
Pauline Hicks	5	–	–	do	N. M. Hicks’s daughter	–	do	do
Margaret Potter	32	–	Feb., 1828	–	–	Servant	None	do
Hannah Wright	12	–	March, 1841	–	–	Apprentice	Reads	do
Louisa Poulson	36	–	May, 1824	–	–	Seamstress	do	Feeble
Hebern Oliver	28	–	Feb., 1830	–	–	do	None	Good
Martha Hunt	24	–	March, 1829	–	Sister to John Hunt	Washerwoman	do	do
James Page	13	–	June, 1833	–	–	Apprentice	do	do
Daniel Page	12	–	do	–	–	do	do	do
William Page	9	–	do	–	–	do	do	do
Jacob Page	7	13	do	–	–	do	do	do
Richardson Buck	43	–	Jan., 1832	–	–	Sawyer	do	do
Rhoda Buck	45	–	do	–	R. Buck’s wife	–	do	do
Mary Ann Buck	16	–	do	–	Daughter of R. and R. Buck	–	Reads	do
Patience Buck	4	–	–	In the colony	do	–	At school	do
Lucinda Bew	21	–	Jan., 1832	–	–	–	None	do
David Bew	1	6	–	In the colony	Illegitimate	–	–	do
Edward Curtis	38	–	Feb., 1833	–	–	Sawyer	None	do
Mary Ann Curtis	40	–	do	–	E. Curtis’s wife	–	do	do
Patsey Collins	10	3	–	In the colony	–	Apprentice	do	do
John Hunt	28	–	March, 1829		–	Seaman	do	do
Margaret Hunt	26	–	do	–	John Hunt’s wife	–	do	do
Jane Smith	24	–	June, 1833	–	–	–	do	do
James A. Bratcher	2	–	–	In the colony	Illegitimate	–	do	do
Mary Warner	50	–	June, 1833	–	Widow of Jacob Warner	–	do	Feeble
Margaret Luvie	6	6	–	In the colony	–	–	do	Good
H. Sampson	39	–	June, 1833	–	–	–	do	do
J. S. Bracher	24	2	do	–	H. Sampson’s son	Carpenter	Reads a little	do
Jerry McGill	24	–	Sept., 1839	–	–	Gardener	None	do
Drusilla McGill	26	–	June, 1833	–	Wife of Jerry McGill	–	do	do
H. Howard	23	–	do	–	Sister to Drusilla McGill	Washerwoman	do	do
Peter George	13	–	do	–	Brother to Jerry McGill	–	do	do
J. McGill	3	–	–	In the colony	Daughter to Drusilla McGill	–	At school	do
Francis Dunkins	7	6	–	do	–	–	do	do
Edward Howard	32	–	June, 1833	–	–	Seaman	None	do
Rhoda Howard	20	–	–	In the colony	Edward Howard’s wife	–	do	do
Sarah Oliver	38	–	July, 1841	–	–	–	do	do
Maria Curd	23	–	do	–	–	Nurse	do	do
Elizabeth Brown	15	5	March, 1829	–	–	–	do	do