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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
Joan Ricks 62 1794-07-05 35 Female yellowish black 4 10.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Ann Ricks by deed 12 Dec 1782
Hannah Ricks 63 1794-07-05 44 Female black 4 11.75 emancipated by deed Southampton Joseph Ricks by deed March 1785
Tillar Ricks 64 1794-07-05 19 Female black 4 11.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Richard Ricks by deed 10 Mar 1785
Betty Ricks 65 1794-07-05 31 Female black 4 11.75 emancipated by deed Southampton Joseph Ricks by deed 10 Mar 1785
Beek Ricks 66 1794-07-05 26 Female black 5 0.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Richard Ricks by deed 10 Mar 1785
Hagar Ricks 67 1794-07-05 21 Female black 5 3.25 emancipated by deed Southampton Milisent Ricks by deed 12 Dec 1782
Peter 68 1794-07-10 23 Male black 5 6.75 emancipated Joseph Ricks ordered to be recorded 10 Mar 1785. Wrong number at Court.
Selah 70 1794-07-11 21 Female black 5 emancipated by deed Southampton Josiah West Cathon by deed 12 Sep 1793
Peter 71 1794-07-11 46 Male black 5 3.25 emancipated Southampton Benjamin Whitfield Senior ordered to be recorded 13 Feb 1789
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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
Ned 72 1794-07-11 32 Male black 5 2.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Benjamin Whitfield sr by deed 13 Feb 1789
Will 69 1794-07-11 46 Male black 5 2.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Josiah West Cathon by deed 12 Sep 1793
Henry Henry Hicks 73 1794-07-16 32 Male black 5 8.25 emancipated by deed Sussex Robert & Margaret Hicks Michael Bailey
Ziller Ziller Jones 74 1794-07-23 34 Female black 4 10.5 emancipated by deed Southampton Lemuel Jones by deed 14 Nov 1782
Nat Nat Whitehead 75 1794-07-30 48 Male black 5 9.75 emancipated by deed Arthur Whitehead by deed 9 Apr 1790
Judith Judith Whitehead 76 1794-07-30 60 Female black 5 emancipated by deed Arthur Whitehead by deed 9 Apr 1790
Prissy Prissy Whitehead 77 1794-07-30 21 Female yellowish black 5 2 emancipated by deed by deed 9 Apr 1790
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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
William Mingo 78 1794-08-02 50 Male black 5 emancipated by deed Thomas Pretlow Senior by deed Nov 1782
Daniel Daniel Jeffry 79 1794-08-09 52.5 Male black 5 5.5 emancipated by deed Thomas Pretlow Senior by deed 14 Dec 1782
Rose 86 1794-08-11 56 Female black 5 1.25 emancipated Lewis Vick, Pilgrim Vick, Joshua Vick, Sarah Vick, Giles Vick & Piety Vick proven & recorded 13 Feb 1789
Kate 85 1794-08-11 46 Female black 4 10.875 emancipated by deed Benjamin Whitfield Senior by deed 13 Feb 1789
Nan 84 1794-08-11 41 Female black 5 3.375 emancipated by deed Benjamin Whitfield Senior by deed 13 Feb 1789
Hannah 83 1794-08-11 26 Female yellowish black 5 0.25 emancipated by deed Benjamin Whitfield Senior by deed 13 Feb 1789
Patt 82 1794-08-11 23 Female black 5 4.25 emancipated by deed Benjamin Whitfield Senior by deed 13 Feb 1789
Mille 81 1794-08-11 28 Female black 5 2.625 emancipated by deed Benjamin Whitfield Senior by deed 13 Feb 1789
Seymore 80 1794-08-11 25 Male black 5 7.125 emancipated by deed Benjamin Whitfield Senior by deed 13 Feb 1789
Ben 87 1794-08-11 30 Male black 5 5.5 emancipated by deed Jordan Judkins by deed 9 Apr 1789
Jacob Jacob Ricks 88 1794-08-11 44 Male black 5 8 emancipated by deed Robert Ricks by deed 9 Oct 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
1794-08-14 35 Male black 6 1.25 emancipated by deed Southampton Lewis Vick, Pilgrim Vick, Joshua Vick, Sarah Vick, Giles Vick & Piety Vick by deed 11 Sep 1789
Lydda Powell 90 1794-09-02 22 Female yellowish black 5 3 emancipated by deed Southampton Joseph Powell by deed 8 Jul 1790
Joseph Canada 121 1794-09-11 55 Male mullattoe 5 6.25 born free/free born James City has resided in Southampton 15 or 20 years as a freeman
Mingo Mingo Beale 91 1794-09-13 33 Male black 5 5 emancipated by deed Southampton Benjamin Beale by deed 12 Feb 1789
Thomas Fann 91 1797-11-28 24 mulatto 5 7.5 born free/free born Southampton
Benjamin Bowers 92 1794-11-28 1794-11-28 20 Male mulatto 5 6 born free/free born Southampton Lucy Bowers reputed son
Abram Tow Abram Tow 93 1794-11-29 38 Male black 5 6 emancipated by will Southampton Henry Turner claims his freedom under the last will of Henry Turner
Peter Peter Turner 94 1794-11-29 45 Male black 5 5.5 emancipated by will Southampton Henry Turner claims his freedom under the last will of Henry Turner
Olive Olive Turner 95 1794-11-29 25 Female black 5 1 emancipated by will Southampton Henry Turner claims her freedom under the last will of Henry Turner
Alick 1794-12-20 22 dark yellowish emancipated by deed Philip Davis by deed 10 May 1784. Recorded Jun 1784
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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
Peter Whitfield 266 1803-08-16 55 black 5 2.5 emancipated Southampton Ben Whitfield
David Ricks 267 1803-08-16 29 black 5 0.5 emancipated Southampton Mary Ricks
Jesse Turner 268 1803-09-14 26 yellow 5 4.5 emancipated Southampton Henry Turner
Sally Laurance 269 1803-09-14 21 Black 5 2.25 emancipated Isle of Wight Robert Laurence
Patt Turner 270 1803-09-20 24 Mulatto 5 1 emancipated by will Southampton H Y Turner
Tony Browne 271 1803-09-20 29 black 5 8.5 emancipated by will Olive Browne
Amos Browne 272 1803-09-20 32 black 5 7.5 emancipated by will Olive Browne
Jacob Browne 273 1803-09-20 24 black 5 9.1 emancipated by will Olive Browne
Mille Browne 274 1803-09-20 32 black 5 2 emancipated by will Olive Browne
Benjamin Browne 275 1803-09-20 43 black 5 9 emancipated by will Olive Browne
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