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
Ship Elizabeth’s company, arrived at Sierra Leone March 9, 1820
Names |
Age |
State or place from which they emigrated |
Free born or otherwise |
Where located on their arrial in the colony |
Extent of education |
Profession |
Date of death |
Cause of death |
Removed to what place |
Removal date |
Removal Cause |
John Adams |
40 |
– |
Free born |
– |
Reads |
Farmer |
– |
– |
U.S. |
1821 |
|
Isaac Alexander |
29 |
– |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1822 |
Drowning |
|
|
|
Minty Alexander |
25 |
– |
do |
– |
None |
– |
1839 |
Diseased Brain |
|
|
|
James Alexander |
1 |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
—Alexander, infant |
– |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1830 |
Fever |
|
|
|
William Amy |
30 |
New York |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
U.S. |
1821 |
Desertion |
John Augustine |
30 |
Philadelphia |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
Mary Augustine |
4 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
Nancy Augustine |
25 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
Mary Augustine |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
–Augustine, infant |
– |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1820 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Parris Bennet |
21 |
New York |
do |
– |
– |
Tailor |
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1822 |
Disappointm’t. |
Nelly Binks |
30 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
Nurse |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
Joseph Blake |
33 |
Philadelphia |
do |
– |
– |
Ship Carpenter |
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1837 |
|
Nathaniel Brander |
21 |
Virginia |
do |
– |
Writes &c. |
– |
|
|
|
|
|
Richard Butler |
19 |
New York |
do |
– |
Reads |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
William Butler |
15 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1824 |
Drowning |
|
|
|
Nace Butler |
66 |
Washington, D. C. |
do |
– |
do |
Carpenter |
1824 |
Drowning |
|
|
|
Nancy Butler |
26 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1834 |
Female Disease |
|
|
|
Thomas Camaran |
45 |
New York |
do |
— |
– |
Potter |
|
|
U.S |
1822 |
|
Ann Camaran |
25 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
William Camaran |
19 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
U.S |
1822 |
His father |
Thomas Camaran, jr. |
5 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
U.S |
1822 |
His father |
Ann Camaran, infant |
– |
New York |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
U.S |
1822 |
Her father |
Henry Cain |
40 |
Philadelphia |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1824 |
Decline |
|
|
|
Charlotte Cain |
22 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1821 |
Fever |
|
|
|
Henrietta Cain |
1 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1821 |
Fever |
|
|
|
York Carey |
22 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1822 |
|
Wilson Carey |
30 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1822 |
|
Elizabeth Carey |
29 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
Elizabeth Carey |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1822 |
With father |
Julian Carey |
1 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1822 |
With father |
Daniel Coker* |
35 |
Maryland |
– |
– |
Liberal |
School Teacher |
– |
– |
do |
1822 |
|
Solomon Clark |
40 |
New York |
do |
– |
Writes |
– |
|
|
do |
1821 |
|
Francis Cressy |
50 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
Lewis Crook |
30 |
do |
do |
– |
Reads |
Farmer |
1835 |
Decline |
|
|
|
Matsy Crook |
29 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Seamstress |
1836 |
Decline |
|
|
|
Maria Crook |
12 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1822 |
Fever |
|
|
|
Eliza Crook |
3 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
|
Jonathan Dickson |
34 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Farmer |
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1822 |
|
Susan Dickson |
30 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1822 |
Her husband |
John Fisher |
30 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Smith |
– |
– |
do |
1822 |
|
Sally Fisher |
23 |
do |
do |
– |
None |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1822 |
|
John Fisher, jr. |
1 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1822 |
|
Charles Francis |
46 |
Virginia |
do |
– |
– |
Farmer |
1826 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Nancy Francis |
45 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
Hannah Francis |
20 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1822 |
|
Emily Francis |
18 |
do |
do |
– |
Reads |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1822 |
|
Lucinda Francis |
16 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1822 |
|
Lewis Francis |
10 |
do |
do |
– |
None |
– |
1838 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Abigail Francis |
6 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1833 |
Childbirth |
do |
1822 |
|
Terra Hall |
55 |
Philadelphia |
do |
– |
– |
Hatter |
– |
– |
U. S. |
1822 |
|
Rachel Jackson |
20 |
New York |
do |
– |
– |
– |
|
|
|
|
|
Edward Jackson |
19 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
Turner |
– |
– |
do |
1836 |
|
Jane Jackson |
17 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
1834 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Eliza Jackson |
12 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
|
|
|
|
|
Allen James |
29 |
Philadelphia |
do |
– |
Writes |
Carpenter |
1830 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Frederick James |
29 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
do |
1834 |
Decline |
|
|
|
Elijah Johnson |
29 |
New York |
do |
– |
Reads |
– |
|
|
|
|
|
Mary Johnson |
20 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
Lewis Johnson |
10 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1838 |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Charles Johnson |
8 |
New York |
Free born |
– |
Reads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elizabeth Johnson |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
Good |
|
|
|
|
|
|
David Lee |
55 |
Virginia |
do |
– |
Writes |
– |
|
|
|
|
|
John Lawrence |
28 |
New York |
do |
– |
None |
– |
– |
– |
Sherbro |
1821 |
|
Henrietta Lawrence |
24 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1839 |
Decline |
|
|
|
Mary A. Lawrence |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
1835 |
Decline |
|
|
|
William Milton |
22 |
do |
do |
– |
Writes |
– |
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1822 |
|
Eliphalet Newport |
19 |
do |
do |
– |
Writes, &c. |
Farmer |
1820 |
Consumption |
|
|
|
Sarah Newport |
40 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1820 |
Fever |
|
|
|
Ralph Newport |
17 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1833 |
Drowning |
|
|
|
Nathaniel Peck |
22 |
Maryland |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
U. S. |
1821 |
|
Edward Wigfall |
23 |
Philadelphia |
do |
– |
Writes |
– |
– |
– |
U. S. |
1821 |
|
Francis Posey |
26 |
New York |
do |
– |
do |
Shoemaker |
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1821 |
|
Lucy Posey |
30 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1821 |
|
John Revey |
19 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1821 |
|
Peter Small |
26 |
Philadelphia |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1821 |
|
Elizabeth Small |
24 |
do |
do |
– |
Reads |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1821 |
|
Amelia Small |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
do |
1821 |
|
John Smith |
40 |
do |
do |
– |
None |
Farmer |
– |
Fever |
|
|
|
Sarah Smith |
25 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Edward Smith |
15 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1831 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
|
Sarah H. Smith |
3 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1823 |
Decline |
|
|
|
–Smith, infant |
– |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1821 |
Decline |
|
|
|
Matilda Spencer |
25 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1837 |
Pleurisy |
|
|
|
Thomas Spencer |
32 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
1822 |
Casualty-shot. |
|
|
|
|