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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 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
Jacob Jacob Ricks 25 1794-06-06 29 Male black 5 6 emancipated by deed Thomas Ricks by deed dated 10 Feb 1785. Recorded 10 Feb 1785
Kate 26 1794-06-11 42 Female black 5 2.5 emancipated by deed Prince George John Hunnicutt Peter Williams by deed recorded 12 Feb 1788
Benjamin Bartlett 27 1794-06-12 39 Male black born free/free born Southampton free free
Patsy Artis 28 1794-06-12 28 Female black born free/free born Southampton free free
Thomas Thomas Will 29 1794-06-12 34 5 6.5 emancipated by deed Howell Myrick by deed 10 May 1785. Recorded 10 May 1785
Ned Ned Chavis 30 1794-05-12 27 Male yellowish black born free/free born Sussex free free lives in Southampton & works at the trade of a wheel wright
James James Ricks 31 1794-06-14 39 Male black 5 7.75 emancipated by deed by deed 9 Oct 1788. Recorded 9 Oct 1788
Joe Joe Copeland 32 1794-06-14 33 Male black 5 4 by deed 13 Jan 1791. Recorded 10 Feb 1791
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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
Cary Cary Wiggins 33 25 Male black 5 5.5 emancipated by deed Miriam Scott, James Scott & Joseph Pretlow by deed 15 July 1793. Recorded 10 Oct 1793
William Will Blow 34 1794-06-14 63 Male black 5 3.25 emancipated by deed Southampton Ann Scott by deed 10 Jan 1791. Recorded 10 Feb 1791
Ben Ben Scott 35 1794-06-14 34 Male black 5 7.25 emancipated by deed James Scott by deed 12 Feb 1789. Proved 12 Feb 1789
Sue Sue Blow 36 1794-06-14 50 Female black emancipated by deed Ann Scott by deed 13 Jan 1791. Recorded 10 Feb 1791
Rachael Rachael Ben 37 1794-06-14 32 Female black 5 1.25 emancipated by deed Jordan Denson by deed 27 Aug 1782. Recorded Nov 1782
Cromwell Cromwell Scott 38 1794-06-14 24 Male black 5 7 emancipated by deed William Scott by deed 12 Feb 1789. Recorded 12 Feb 1789
Teresa Teresa Blow 39 1794-06-14 21 Female black 5 1.25 emancipated by deed Southampton Ann Scott by deed 13 Jan 1791. Recorded 10 Feb 1791
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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
Celia Blow 40 1794-06-14 22 Female black 4 10.25 emancipated by deed Miriam Scott by deed 12 Feb 1789. Recorded 12 Feb 1789
Eady Copeland 41 1794-06-14 27 Female black of yellowish complexion 4 10.75 emancipated by deed Miriam Scott, James Scott & Joseph Pretlow by deed 15 July 1793. Recorded Oct 1793
Rachael Scott 42 1794-06-14 19 Female black 4 11 emancipated by deed Miriam Scott by deed 12 Feb 1789. Recorded 12 Feb 1789. When recording certification, clerk erroneously put 1789 instead of 1794
George Liberty 43 1794-06-14 23 Male yellowish black 5 4.25 emancipated by deed Henry Jones by deed 13 Dec 1787. Recorded 14 Feb 1788
Pompey Scott 44 1794-06-14 65 Male yellowish black 5 4.75 emancipated by deed James Scott by deed 12 Feb 1789. Recorded 12 Feb 1789
Isham Isham Pretlow 45 1794-06-14 21 Male yellowish black 5 4 emancipated by decree Nansemond Jacob Randolph, Joseph Pretlow & Joseph Denson William Eley, deputy clerk emanicpated in court 14 Apr 1789
James Freedom 46 1794-06-14 23 Male black 5 6.75 emancipated by deed Henry Jones by deed 13 Dec 1787. Recorded 14 Feb 1788
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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
Charles 47 1794-06-14 46 Male yellowish black 6 emancipated by deed Philip Davis by deed 9 Sep 1789. Recorded 8 Oct 1789
Abram Browne 48 1794-06-16 29 Male black 5 7.75 emancipated by will Southampton Jean Browne by will 14 Jan 1790
Sharper Sharper Vick 49 1794-06-17 39 Male black 5 10 emancipated by deed Sarah Vick, widow, by deed 10 Dec 1790. His emancipation was directed by the will of Marshall Vick
Judah Judah Ricks 50 1794-06-17 39 Female black 4 11.5 emancipated Mary Ricks recorded 12 Dec 1782
Tom Tom Ben 51 1794-06-17 35 Male black 5 10 emancipated by deed Jordan Denson by deed 14 Nov 1782. Duplicated issued 13 May 1796
Simon Simon Turner 52 1794-06-19 46 Male black of yellowish complexion 5 7.25 emancipated by deed Edmund Turner by deed 14 Jun 1792
Sam Sam Butler 53 1794-06-27 25 Male yellowish black 5 11 emancipated by deed William Butler by deed 14 Nov 1782
Patience Patience Ricks 28 1794-06-28 28 Female black 5 1.5 emancipated by deed Richard Ricks by deed 10 Mar 1785
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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
Lucy Browne 55 1794-06-28 38 Female black 5 3 emancipated by deed Holland Browne by deed 22 Oct 1791. Recorded 12 Jun 1794.
Juba Juba Randolph 56 1794-06-30 23 Male black 5 9.25 emancipated by deed Isle of Wight Jacob Randolph Francis Young by deed 11 Sep [? 1782]. Recorded 3 April 1783
Venus Venus Ricks 57 1794-07-04 22 Female black 5 1 emancipated by deed Richard Ricks by deed 12 Dec 1782
China 58 1794-07-04 22 Female black 5 3 emancipated by deed Richard Ricks by deed 12 Dec 1782
Jim Jim Joyner 59 1794-07-05 37 Male black 5 3.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Mary Joyner by deed 12 Apr 1793
Jack Jack Ricks 60 1794-07-05 37 Male black 5 5 emancipated by deed Southampton Richard Ricks by deed 12 Dec 1782
Sarah Sarah Ricks 61 1794-07-05 40 Female yellowish 5 4 emancipated by deed Southampton Richard Ricks by deed 12 Dec 1782
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