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 James Perkins’s company, arrived at Monrovia January 14, 1832
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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 arrial in the colony |
Extent of education |
Profession |
Date of death |
Cause of death |
Removed to what place |
Removal date |
Mary Duncan |
30 |
Virginia |
Free born |
– |
Monrovia |
– |
– |
1837 |
Diseased brain |
|
|
Henrietta Duncan |
10 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chapman Duncan |
5 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Eliza Duncan |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sarah Garner |
– |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
George Artis |
45 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Brick maker |
|
|
|
|
Isaac James |
30 |
N. Carolina |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1836 |
Consumption |
|
|
Rody Rix |
24 |
Virginia |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1842 |
Decline |
|
|
Burwell Brown |
45 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Sawyer |
|
|
|
|
Amey Brown |
37 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wiley Brown |
– |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Samuel Brown |
14 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
John Brown |
9 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allen Brown |
6 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Horace Brown |
3 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Augustus Brown, inf. |
– |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wiley Jordan |
36 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Blacksmith |
1843 |
Unknown |
|
|
Nancy Jordan |
35 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henry Williams |
12 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
George Williams |
11 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eden Williams |
9 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Albert Williams |
7 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Josiah Williams |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
James Benn |
36 |
N. Carolina |
do |
– |
Caldwell |
– |
Sawyer |
1836 |
Decline |
|
|
Mary Benn |
33 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
|
1839 |
Female disease |
|
|
Lucy Benn |
15 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nancy Branch |
29 |
do |
do |
– |
Monrovia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Matilda White |
18 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1843 |
Grief from loss of relatives |
|
|
Louisa White |
1 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
William Duncan |
39 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Sawyer |
|
|
|
|
Hester Duncan |
49 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Henry Duncan |
17 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliza Duncan |
7 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lewis Barsden |
73 |
Virginia |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Farmer |
1840 |
Decline |
|
|
Avey Barsden |
60 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1837 |
Decline |
|
|
Rebecca Slay |
44 |
do |
do |
– |
Caldwell |
– |
– |
– |
– |
S. Leone |
1837 |
Newit Slay |
9 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
S. Leone |
1837 |
Littleton Slay |
5 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andrew Jones |
41 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Farmer |
|
|
|
|
Rensey Jones |
37 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Martha Jones |
21 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1838 |
Decline |
|
|
Elsy Jones |
20 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1841 |
Decline |
|
|
Christiana Jones |
17 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eveline Jones |
12 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jane Jones |
7 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henrietta Jones |
4 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Josh Jones, twin |
16 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Farmer |
1842 |
Unknown |
|
|
Sandy Jones, twin |
16 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
– |
– |
U.S. |
1838 |
Cajah Jones |
13 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Farmer |
|
|
|
|
Levi Jones |
1 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
– |
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Silvey Jones |
25 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charles Rix |
23 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Sawyer |
|
|
|
|
Margaret Rix |
22 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Francis Duncan |
25 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Farmer |
1842 |
Consumption |
|
|
Wyat Warren |
19 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
– |
Carpenter |
|
|
|
|
Robert Allen |
57 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elizabeth Allen |
40 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert Allen, jr. |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Keziah Hendly |
40 |
N. Carolina |
do |
– |
Caldwell |
|
|
1841 |
Female disease |
|
|
Catharine Sawyer |
22 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Osborn Sawyer |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
– |
Female disease |
|
|
Pleasant Sawyer |
19 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jesse Sawyer |
18 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
S. Leone |
1838 |
Emily Ferrin |
4 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
C. Palmas |
1837 |
Thomas Scott |
60 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1843 |
Old age |
|
|
Elijah Jordan, inf. |
– |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Treasy Scott |
48 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1835 |
Consumption |
|
|
Blake Scott |
21 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1835 |
Consumption |
|
|
Jane Scott |
18 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1837 |
Diseased brain |
|
|
Thomas Scott |
17 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allen Scott |
16 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
Reads |
|
|
|
|
|
Mordice Scott |
15 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Martha Scott |
11 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alfred Scott |
8 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copeland Scott |
7 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lavina Scott |
6 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joseph Scott |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Matthew Brown |
30 |
Virginia |
do |
– |
do |
|
Sawyer |
1838 |
Anasarca |
|
|
Rebecca Brown |
26 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1837 |
Consumption |
|
|
Nancy Brown |
7 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliza Brown |
5 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marshal Brown |
3 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lucy Faulks |
14 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1834 |
Anasarca |
|
|
Amos Brown |
35 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
Sawyer |
1834 |
Anasarca |
|
|
Jane Brown |
30 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1841 |
Female disease |
|
|
Edwin Brown |
10 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mary J. Brown |
8 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W. H. Brown |
6 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Calvin Brown |
4 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Sarah A. Brown |
2 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
S. W. Brown, inf. |
– |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1832 |
Fever |
|
|
Ely Rix |
25 |
do |
do |
– |
Monrovia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rebecca Rix |
70 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
|
1832 |
Old age |
|
|
Samuel Rix |
40 |
do |
do |
– |
Caldwell |
|
Sawyer |
|
|
|
|
William Rix |
30 |
do |
do |
– |
do |
|
Farmer |
1833 |
Unknown |
|
|
Thomas Rix |
23 |
do |
do |
– |
Monrovia |
|
Sawyer |
|
|
|
|
Matilda Rix |
20 |
do |
do |
– |
Caldwell |
|
|
1834 |
Anasarca |
|
|
|