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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.

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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
Frances Teage	55	–	March, 1821	–	Colin Teague’s widow	–	Reads and writes	Feeble
Mary E. Miston	20	–	July, 1837	–	–	Servant	None	Good
Hannah Simons	18	–	–	In the colony	–	Washerwoman	do	do
Ellen Milton	8	–	–	do	–	Apprentice	Reads print	do
Barthus Long	5	–	–	do	–	do	None	do
Laurel Burnell	8	6	–	do	–	do	do	do
George Ellis	32	–	August, 1842	–	–	Teacher	Reads	do
Colinette Ellis	34	–	March, 1821	–	George Ellis’s wife	–	Liberal	do
William A. Johnson	11	3	–	In the colony	Son of C. Ellis	–	At school	do
Reid Cooper	35	–	March, 1829	–	–	Seaman	None	do
Marinda Cooper	28	–	March, 1825	–	Reid Cooper’s wife	–	do	do
Randolph Cooper	11	–	–	In the colony	Son of Reid and Marinda Cooper	–	At school	do
Garret Cooper	8	–	–	do	do	–	do	do
Mary A. Williams	25	–	March, 1825	–	Sister to Marinda	–	Reads	do
W. Cooper	20	–	do	–	–	Laborer	None	do
Elizabeth Cooper	19	–	do	–	–	Servant	do	do
George Cooper	10	–	–	In the colony	–	–	At school	do
Thomas Prout	15	9	Jan., 1833	–	–	Apprentice	Reads and writes	do
Samuel W. Wheeler	45	–	Jan., 1828	–	–	Carpenter	None	do
Huldah Wheeler	44	–	do	–	S. W. Wheeler’s wife	–	do	do
Catharine Wheeler	19	–	do	–	S. W. and H. Wheeler’s daughter	–	Reads and writes	do
Sarah Wheeler	6	–	–	In the colony	do	–	do	do
Eliza Wheeler	5	–	–	do	do	–	At school	do
Martha Richardson	25	6	March, 1829	–	–	Washerwoman	None	do
James Taylor	25	–	Feb., 1843	–	–	Laborer	do	Feeble
Charles Willis	23	–	do	–	–	do	do	do
Eliza Lynch	30	–	do	–	–	Seamstress	do	do
Francis Miller	17	–	do	–	–	–	do	do
Elmira Lynch	13	–	do	–	–	–	do	do
Emeline Lynch	10	–	do	–	Daughter of Eliza	–	do	do
Moses G. Lynch	7	–	do	–	Son of Eliza	–	do	do
John A. Lynch	5	–	do	–	do	–	do	do
Henry J. Lynch	3	–	do	–	do	–	do	do
Clarissa Curd	23	–	July, 1840	–	–	Nurse	do	Good
Ann Curd	2	11	–	In the colony	Daughter of Clarissa Curd	–	–	do
Moore James	23	–	March, 1826	–	–	Seaman	Reads and writes	do
Diana James	22	–	June, 1832	–	M. James’s wife	–	do	do
Martha Skipwith	13	–	do	–	P. Skipwith’s daughter	–	do	do
Julia Nichols	21	4	August, 1842	–	–	Seamstress	Reads	do
Peyton Skipwith	45	–	June, 1832	–	–	Stone mason	do	do
Matilda Skipwith	19	–	do	–	P. Skipwith’s daughter	–	Reads and writes	do
Alfred Jacox	15	–	April, 1834	–	–	Apprentice	None	do
Stocky Skinner	12	–	March, 1829	–	–	do	do	do
John Watkins	12	–	do	In the colony	–	do	do	do
Harrison Story	11	–	–	do	–	do	do	do
Nash Peal	10	–	June, 1832	–	–	do	do	do
John Faulkner	21	8	April, 1834	–	–	Stone mason	do	do
Mary Smith	45	–	Feb., 1838	–	John Smith’s widow	–	do	do
George Smith	10	–	do	–	Son of Mary and John Smith	–	do	do
Lucinda Smith	8	3	do	–	Daughter of Mary and John Smith	–	do	do
D. B. Warner	28	–	March, 1823	–	Jacob Warner’s son	Collector	Liberal	do
Rachel Warner	25	–	March, 1826	–	D. B. Warner’s wife	–	Reads and writes	do
Theodore Warner	3	–	–	In the colony	Son of D. B. and R. Warner	–	At school	do
Moses Warner	2	–	–	do	do	–	–	do
John Warner	1	–	–	do	do	–	–	do
Polly Anderson	18	–	Jan., 1831	–	–	Servant	None	do
Alexander White	3	7	–	In the colony	D. B. Warner’s nephew	–	do	do
John T. Richardson	34	–	March, 1829	–	–	Trader	Reads and writes	do
Julia Ann Richardson	34	–	March, 1825	–	John T. Richardson’s wife	–	do	do
Mary Eliza Richardson	11	–	–	In the colony	Dau’ter of J. T. and J. A. Richardson	–	At school	do
Virginia Richardson	9	–	–	do	do	–	do	do
Obadiah Richardson	7	–	–	do	Son of J. T. and J. A. Richardson	–	do	do
Sarah Richardson	6	–	–	do	Dau’ter of J. T. and J. A. Richardson	–	do	do
Nathaniel Richardson	3	7	–	do	Son of J. T. and J. A. Richardson	–	–	do
Francis Bullock	25	–	Jan., 1828	–	–	Washerwoman	None	do
Charles Bullock	19	–	do	–	Brother of Francis Bullock	Apprentice	Reads	do
Jane Bullock	20	–	do	–	Sister of Francis Bullock	–	None	do
Mary Bullock	14	–	do	–	do	–	do	do
John Bullock	12	–	do	–	Brother of Francis Bullock	Apprentice	–	do
Josephine Bullock	10	–	–	In the colony	Niece of Francis Bullock	–	At school	do
Sarah Bullock	20	–	–	do	do	–	–	do
Emeline White	20	8	July, 1841	–	–	Washerwoman	–	do
William Brown	26	–	March, 1825	–	–	Blacksmith	Reads and writes	Good
Mahala Brown	24	–	Jan., 1828	–	William Brown’s wife	–	None	do
Jane H. Brown	8	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of W. and Mahala Brown	–	At school	do
Patsey Brown	6	–	–	do	do	–	do	do
Alexander Brown	4	–	–	do	do	–	do	do
Valentine Brown	2	–		do	do	–	–	do
Ann Brown	1	–	–	do	do	–	–	do
Susan Bullock	15	–	Jan., 1828	–	Sister of Mahala Brown	–	None	do
Jane Bullock, infant	–	9	–	In the colony	Niece of Mahala Brown	–	–	do
Daniel Thomas	28	–	June, 1832	–	–	Seman	None	do
Eliza Thomas	27	–	Jan., 1834	–	D. Thomas’s wife	–	do	do
Lewis Thomas	1	–	–	In the colony	Son of Daniel and Eliza Thomas	–	do	do
Robert Olphin	33	4	Jan., 1834	–	Brother of Eliza Thomas	–	do	Sick
Burril Brown	64	–	Jan., 1832	–	–	Laborer	do	Good
Wily Brown	26	–	do	–	Son of Burril and Ann Brown	Carpenter	do	do
Ann Brown	45	–	do	–	B. Brown’s wife	–	do	do
Betsey Brown	30	–	June, 1833	–	W. Brown’s wife	–	do	do
Samuel Brown	23	–	Jan., 1832	–	Son of B. and Ann Brown	Laborer	do	do
John Brown	22	–	do	–	do	Carpenter	do	do
Allen Brown	19	–	do	–	do	Laborer	do	do
Augustus Brown	13	–	do	–	do	–	At school	do
Matilda Curd	17	–	July, 1841	–	–	–	None	do
Ann Scott	12	–	Jan., 1832	–	–	Apprentice	do	do
James Scott	7	11	–	In the colony	–	do	do	do
William Payne	28	–	Sept., 1832	–	Son of Lucinda Payne	Shoe maker	do	do
Lucinda Payne	55	–	Feb., 1838	–	Mother of William Payne	–	do	do
Margaretta Potter	26	–	do	–	Daughter of Lucinda	Seamstress	do	do
Sally Page	38	–	Sept., 1831	–	Daughter-in-law of Lucinda	Washerwoman	do	do
Sally Page	8	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of Sally Page	–	At school	do
Ann Page	6	–	–	do	do	–	do	do
Richard Page	4	7	–	do	Son of Sally Page	–	do	do
Mary Gibbons	43	–	April, 1834	–	Widow of G. Gibbons	Washerwoman	None	do
Thomas Gibbons	21	–	do	–	Son of Mary Gibbons	Carpenter	Reads and writes a little	do
George Gibbons	16	–	do	–	do	–	Reads and writes	do
Charles Smith	7	4	–	In the colony	–	Apprentice	At school	do
Gallaway Smith	25	–	August, 1842	–	–	Carpenter	Reads and writes	do
Harriet Smith	24	–	do	–	Wife of G. Smith	–	None	do
Margaret Skinner	23	–	Feb., 1838	–	Widow of Humphrey Skinner	Washerwoman	do	do
Abraham Skinner	3	–	–	In the colony	Son of M. and H. Skinner	–	–	do
Washington Skinner	1	5	–	do	do	–	–	do
Ann Fuller	35	–	March, 1826	–	Widow of Clem Fuller	Nurse	Reads	do
Charles Francis	4	–	–	In the colony	Nephew of Ann Fuller	–	At school	do
Christopher Campbell	30	–	August, 1842	–	–	Carpenter	None	Ague and fever
Tennessee Campbell	3	–	do	–	Son of Christopher Campbell	–	–	Good
Jane Blackledge	26	5	do	–	–	Nurse	None	do
John W. Forsyth	25	–	Feb., 1838	–	–	Painter	do	do
Charlotte Forsyth	25	–	Jan., 1833	–	Wife of John W. Forsyth	–	do	do
Rhoda Burrows	18	3	do	–	–	Nurse	do	do
John Clark	33	–	Feb., 1824	–	–	Trader	Reads and writes	do
Mary Clark	32	–	March, 1826	–	Wife of John Clark	–	do	Feeble
Parthena Clark	13	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of J. and M. Clark	–	do	Good
Jane J. Clark	9	–	–	do	do	–	Reads	do
John W. Clark	7	–	–	do	Son of J. and M. Clark	–	At school	do
Robertson Clark	5	–	–	do	do	–	do	do
Elizabeth Clark	3	–	–	do	Daughter of J. and M. Clark	–	–	do
Harriet Scott	29	8	Jan., 1832	–	–	Washerwoman	None	do
F. S. James	26	–	March, 1826	–	Jonathan James’s son	Trader	Liberal	do
Priscilla James	24	–	March, 1829	–	F. S. James’s wife	–	Reads and writes	do
Jonathan James	2	–	–	In the colony	Son of F. S. and P. James	–	–	do
Frederick James	18	–	–	do	Son of Frederick James	–	Reads	do
Maria Pegram	28	5	Jan., 1834	–	–	Housekeeper	None	do
Henry Wade	45	–	August, 1842	–	–	Carpenter	do	Feeble
Sophia Wade	28	–	Feb., 1824	–	H. Wade’s wife	–	Reads	Good
Lily Thomas	12	–	–	In the colony	Daughter of S. Wade	–	Reads and writes	do
Elizabeth Thomas	11	–	–	do	do	–	do	do
James Thomas	7	–	–	do	Son of S. Wade	–	At school	do
Caroline Wade	11	6	August, 1842	–	Daughter of H. Wade	–	do	do
Samuel Rix	46	–	Jan., 1832	–	–	Constable	Reads	Feeble
Mary Rix	21	–	August, 1842	–	S. Rix’s wife	–	None	do
James Rix	4	–	do	–	Son of Mary Rix	–	do	Good
Elizabeth Rix	3	–	do	–	Daughter of Mary Rix	–	do	do