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Southampton County "Free Negro Register", 1794-1832

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First Name Middle Name Last Name Alias Registration number Date of registration Date of certification Age Gender Color Height- Feet Height - Inches Marks or scars Eye color Description of hair Speech Name of mother Color of mother Free status of mother Name of father Free status of father Name of spouse Free status of spouse Name of children Free status Where emancipated Who emancipated Place of birth Date of birth Previous place of registration Name of clerk Additional information
Teresa Ben 166 1800-10-16 22 Female Black 5 0.75 emancipated by deed Southampton J Denson
Lucretia Blackhead 167 1800-10-16 34 Female Black 5 2 emancipated by deed Southampton H G Barrow
Fanny Diggs 168 1800-10-16 55 Yellowish 5 0.75 emancipated by deed Southampton Thomas Pretlow
Charlotte Diggs 169 1800-10-16 19.5 Black 5 0.75 emancipated by deed Southampton Thomas Pretlow
Sam Butler 170 1800-10-17 31 Black 5 10.2 emancipated by deed Southampton William Butler
Jesse Branch 171 1800-10-17 32 Black 5 7.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Bailey Branch
Ned Butler 172 1800-10-18 45 Black 5 7.5 emancipated by deed Southampton William Butler
Dick Bishop 173 1800-10-18 56 Black 5 1.75 emancipated by deed Southampton Joseph Bishop
James Ricks 174 1800-10-18 45 Black 5 7.75 emancipated Southampton Robert Ricks
Joan Ricks 175 1800-10-18 41 Yellowish Black 5 10.5 emancipated Southampton Ann Ricks
Beck Ricks 176 1800-10-18 32 Black 5 0.5 emancipated Southampton Richard Ricks
Bess Ricks 177 1800-10-18 37 Black 4 11.75 emancipated Southampton Joseph Ricks
George Liberty 178 1800-10-20 29 Black 5 4.25 emancipated Southampton Henry Jones
Joe Copeland 179 1800-10-20 39 Black 5 4 emancipated Southampton Ann Scott
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First Name Middle Name Last Name Alias Registration number Date of registration Date of certification Age Gender Color Height- Feet Height - Inches Marks or scars Eye color Description of hair Speech Name of mother Color of mother Free status of mother Name of father Free status of father Name of spouse Free status of spouse Name of children Free status Where emancipated Who emancipated Place of birth Date of birth Previous place of registration Name of clerk Additional information
Sam Davis 180 1800-10-20 43 Black 5 8 emancipated Southampton Henry Davis
George Diggs 181 1800-10-21 22 Black 5 7.125 emancipated Southampton Thomas Pretlow
Violet Bishop 182 1800-10-22 41 Black 5 2.25 emancipated Southampton Joseph Bishop
Ben Judkins 183 1800-10-22 36 Black 5 5.5 emancipated Southampton Jordan Judkins
Mill Roberts 184 1800-10-24 58 Black 5 2 emancipated Southampton Martha Smith
Sam Roberts 185 1800-10-24 37 Black 5 8 emancipated Southampton Martha Smith
Amey Hurt 186 1800-10-25 24 Black 5 0.125 emancipated Southampton Ben Whitfield
Peter 187 1800-10-25 52 Black 5 3.25 emancipated Southampton Ben Whitfield
Seymore Whitfield 188 1800-10-27 31 Black 5 7.125 emancipated Southampton Ben Whitfield
Eather Whitfield 189 1800-10-27 28 Black 4 11.75 emancipated Southampton Ben Whitfield
Sampson Whitfield 190 1800-10-27 23 Black 5 2.5 emancipated Southampton Ben Whitfield
Rose 191 1800-10-27 62 Black 5 1.25 emancipated Southampton Lewis Vick Pilgrim Vick & others
Jordan Whitehead 192 1800-10-27 27 Black 5 5 emancipated Southampton Arthur Whitehead
Mille Whitfield 193 1800-10-27 34 Black 5 2.625 emancipated Southampton Ben Whitfield
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First Name Middle Name Last Name Alias Registration number Date of registration Date of certification Age Gender Color Height- Feet Height - Inches Marks or scars Eye color Description of hair Speech Name of mother Color of mother Free status of mother Name of father Free status of father Name of spouse Free status of spouse Name of children Free status Where emancipated Who emancipated Place of birth Date of birth Previous place of registration Name of clerk Additional information
Nat Roberts 194 1800-10-27 27 Black 5 7.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Martha Smith
Charles Roberts 195 1800-10-27 26 Black 5 7.625 emancipated Southampton Martha Smith
Annica Roberts 196 1800-10-27 30 Black 5 4.5 emancipated Southampton Martha Smith
Hannah Whitfield 197 1800-10-27 32 Black 5 0.25 emancipated Southampton Ben Whitfield
Nan Whitfield 198 1800-10-27 47 Black 5 3.375 emancipated Southampton Ben Whitfield
Leah Roberts 199 1800-10-27 39 Black 5 2.5 emancipated Southampton Martha Smith
Charles 200 1800-10-28 52 Yellowish 6 emancipated Southampton Philip Davis
Nat Whitehead 201 1800-10-29 54 Black 5 9.75 emancipated Southampton Arther Whitehead
Priss Whitehead 202 1800-10-29 27 Yellowish Black 5 2 emancipated Southampton Arther Whitehead
Ned Whitfield 203 1800-10-29 38 Black 5 2.5 emancipated Southampton Benjamin Whitfield Senior
Peter Turner 204 1800-10-29 51 Black 5 6.5 emancipated Southampton W G Turner
Esther Hilliard 205 1800-10-29 22 Black 5 3 emancipated Southampton E & Ann Denson
Ben Roberts 206 1801-01-13 41 Black 5 9.4 emancipated by deed Southampton Martha Smith
Richard [illegible] 207 1801-01-13 30 Black 5 5.4 emancipated by deed Southampton Giles Johnson
Phillis Turner 208 1801-03-04 22 Black 5 3.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Joseph Powell
Olive Turner 209 1801-03-04 29 Black 5 1 emancipated by will Southampton Henry Turner
Kate Whitfield 210 1801-03-04 18 Black 5 2 emancipated by deed Southampton Benjamin Whitfield Senior
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First Name Middle Name Last Name Alias Registration number Date of registration Date of certification Age Gender Color Height- Feet Height - Inches Marks or scars Eye color Description of hair Speech Free status Where emancipated Who emancipated Previous place of registration Date of birth Place of birth Name of mother Color of mother Free status of mother Name of father Free status of father Name of spouse Free status of spouse Name of children Name of clerk Additional information
Mourning Wilkins 211 1801-05-03 32 Black emancipated by deed Sarah Pond
Toney 212 1801-06-09 28 Black 5 6.5 emancipated by deed Benjamin Jordan
Jack Turner 213 1801-06-22 44 Black 5 8.5 emancipated by will Henry Turner
Peter Bird 214 1801-06-29 22 Black with yellow 5 6.75 born free/free born Southampton
Sam Ben 215 1801-08-01 21 Black 5 10.25 emancipated by deed Southampton Jordan Denson
Joe Roberts 216 1801-08-12 25 Black 5 10.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Martha Smith
H Y Chavour 217 1801-08-11 22 Black 5 11.125 born free/free born Southampton
Primus Williams 218 1801-09-12 23 Black rather yellow 5 4 emancipated by deed Southampton Thomas Powell
Willie Byrd 219 1801-10-02 Yellow 5 7.5 born free/free born Southampton
Pris Artis 220 1801-12-02 40 Black 5 4.5 born free/free born Southampton
William Artis 221 1801-12-02 18 Black 5 8.25 born free/free born Southampton Pris Artis Black Born free lives with his mother Pris Artis
Matt Artis 222 1801-12-12 19 Black 5 9.25 born free/free born Southampton Pris Artis Black Born free lives with his mother Pris Artis
George George Jordan 223 1801-12-24 28 Black 5 7 emancipated by deed Southampton Benjamin Jordan Southampton
Daniel Hilliard 224 1802-06-12 21 Black 5 6.75 emancipated Southampton Elizabeth & Ann Denson
Demus Nichodemus Drew 225 1802-02-11 55 Black 5 7 emancipated Southampton Dolphin Drew
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First Name Middle Name Last Name Alias Registration number Date of registration Date of certification Age Gender Color Height- Feet Height - Inches Marks or scars Eye color Description of hair Speech Free status Where emancipated Who emancipated Previous place of registration Date of birth Place of birth Name of mother Color of mother Free status of mother Name of father Free status of father Name of spouse Free status of spouse Name of children Name of clerk Additional information
Stephen Powell 226 1802-03-22 24 Black 5 6.25 born free/free born Southampton
Jacob Ricks 227 1802-06-12 23 Black 5 4.25 emancipated by deed Southampton Milisent Ricks
Luke Archer 228 1802-06-21 55 Mulatto 5 8.25 emancipated by deed Southampton Joshua Vick
Nathan Newsum 229 1802-06-25 26 mulatto 6 born free/free born Southampton
Solomon Hunt 230 1802-07-03 21 Black 6 2 born free/free born Southampton
James Williams 231 1802-07-11 38 Black 5 8.625 emancipated Southampton John Jackson
Jack Cosby 232 1802-08-14 45 Black 5 5 emancipated Southampton Richard Williamson
Alexander Nicholson 233 1802-08-15 Black 5 8.5 emancipated Southampton Charles Nicholson
Judah Nicholson 234 1802-08-19 Black 4 9.875 emancipated Southampton Charles Nicholson
James Wilkins 235 1802-08-25 Black 5 6.75 emancipated Southampton Philip Davis
Polly Myrick 236 1802-09-20 yellow 5 1 emancipated Southampton Howell Myrick
Jonas Cosby 237 1802-10-21 Black 5 6.25 emancipated Southampton Benjamin Whitfield
Henderson 238 1802-10-30 yellow 5 5.5 born free/free born Southampton
Cain Nicholson 239 1803-01-05 Black 5 11 emancipated Southampton Charles Nicholson
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