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 Ajax’s Company, arrived at Monrovia July 11, 1833
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Names |
Age |
State or place from which they emigrated |
Free born or otherwise |
Emancipated in view of emigrating to Liberia and by whom |
Where located on their arrival in the colony |
Extent of education |
Profession |
Date of death |
Cause of death |
Removed to what place |
Removal date |
Hannah Adams |
11 |
Kentucky |
Free born |
– |
Caldwell |
– |
– |
1838 |
Consumption |
|
|
George Adams, 2d |
9 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1837 |
Anasarca |
|
|
Rachel Adams |
7 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1837 |
Consumption |
|
|
Patience Bibb |
21 |
do |
– |
R. Bibb, sr. Esq. |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Lavina Bibb |
15 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1837 |
Lucretia Bibb |
12 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Lydia Bibb |
10 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Anderson Bibb |
8 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
1834 |
Unknown |
|
|
Charity Bibb |
6 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
1836 |
Unknown |
|
|
Thomas Bibb |
2 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
1835 |
Unknown |
|
|
Phillis Bibb |
28 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
C. Palmas |
1837 |
Jane Bibb |
7 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
George Bibb |
5 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
1839 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
Adam Bibb |
3 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
1836 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
Elizabeth Bibb |
24 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
1838 |
Diseased brain |
|
|
Eleanor Bibb |
5 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
James H. Bibb |
3 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Before arrival in colony |
|
|
Hannah Bibb |
28 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Richard Morton |
– |
do |
– |
Dr. Boanerges |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
James Morton |
12 |
do |
– |
Rich’d Bibb, sr. Esq. |
do |
– |
Farmer |
|
|
|
|
Lorinda Morton |
8 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
1837 |
Diseased brain |
|
|
Lewis Morton |
6 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Harriet Morton |
4 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
S. Jane Morton |
2 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
1840 |
Unknown |
|
|
Lucinda Morton |
1 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Whoop’g cough |
|
|
Mary Bibb |
31 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Whoop’g cough |
|
|
John Bibb |
13 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
Farmer |
|
|
|
|
Wesley Bibb |
8 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
1838 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
Arthur Granville |
4 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Worms |
|
|
William Greenfield |
1 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Worms |
|
|
Catharine Bibb |
25 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
William Bibb |
8 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Before arrival in colony |
|
|
Amanda Bibb |
6 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Before arrival in colony |
|
|
Oscar Bibb |
1 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Andrew Bibb |
38 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
Farmer |
1838 |
Diseased brain |
|
|
William Bibb |
24 |
do |
– |
do |
do |
– |
do |
1837 |
Diseased brain |
|
|
Basley Edwards |
– |
Tennessee |
– |
C. Edwards, Esq. |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Cholera |
|
|
Peter McFarland* |
54 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Cholera |
|
|
Phillis McFarland* |
55 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1838 |
Unknown |
|
|
Phillis Millet* |
1 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1838 |
Unknown |
|
|
Matilda Mitchell* |
18 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1834 |
Drowning |
|
|
Jefferson Mitchell* |
1 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1834 |
Unknown |
|
|
Samuel Jones |
35 |
Kentucky |
– |
– |
do |
– |
Farmer |
– |
– |
U. S. |
1833 |
Cato Wilson |
36 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
do |
1835 |
Decline |
|
|
Joshua Wilson |
9 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Diarrhea; before arrival in colony |
|
|
Henry Wilson |
7 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Alfred Wilson |
5 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Francis Wilson |
4 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Jane Wilson |
3 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Allen Bates |
57 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
Farmer |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Martha Bates |
47 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Jane Bates |
25 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Andrew J. Bates |
14 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Marshall Bates |
12 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Consumption |
|
|
James Bates |
6 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Clarinda Bates |
5 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Whoop’g cough at sea |
|
|
Charles Carroll |
5 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Evander Bates |
2 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Edith Harden |
26 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Cholera |
|
|
Martha Harden |
3 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1837 |
Unknown |
|
|
Amelia Harden |
1 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Worms |
|
|
Sarah Nelson |
56 |
Kentucky |
Free born |
– |
Millsburg |
– |
– |
1842 |
Decline |
|
|
Cyrus Nelson |
39 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Rachel Nelson |
37 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1843 |
Decline |
|
|
Lucinda Nelson |
13 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Sarah Nelson |
11 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1842 |
Childbirth |
|
|
Mary Nelson |
10 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Nancy Nelson |
7 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Joseph Nelson |
5 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Robert Nelson |
1 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Sarah McEwin |
50 |
Ohio |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
Cholera before arrival in colony |
|
|
Handy McGie |
34 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Dorothy McGie |
34 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1835 |
Unknown |
|
|
Claborn McGie |
15 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Devorix McGie |
13 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1837 |
Sarah McGie |
11 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1837 |
Anasarca |
|
|
Timothy McGie |
9 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1839 |
Anasarca |
|
|
Mary A. McGie |
7 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1836 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
Hannah McGie |
5 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Margaret McGie |
3 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1833 |
Fever |
|
|
Jane R. McGie |
1 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1837 |
Unknown |
|
|
Jane E. McGie |
16 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Louisa Chinn |
17 |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Isaac Caldwell |
– |
New Orleans |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
U. S. |
1833 |
Elijah Warren |
– |
do |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1837 |
Anasarca |
|
|
* Manumitted by different persons in Jonesborough, Tennessee |