Rockbridge County "Register of Free Negroes", 1831-1860

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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
William		Harper			1836-09-03	1836-09-05	32	Male	mulatto colour	5	9	two scars on the first joint of the forefinger of the left hand, no other marks perceivable		short curly hair										born free/free born			Rockbridge County
Gabriel		Holmes			1836-09-05	1836-09-05	21	Male	bright mulatto colour	5	9.5	scar in the inside of the left leg below the knee		short curly hair										born free/free born			Rockbridge County

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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
Thomas		Paxton			1836-10-03	1836-10-03	18	Male	bright mulatto colour	5	1.5	no marks or scars perceivable		curly hair		Betsy Paxton								born free/free born			Rockbridge County
Richard		Druith			1836-10-03	1836-10-03	30	Male	black colour	5	8.5	no scars or marks perceivable												emancipated in the circuit [illegible] court of Law & Chancery	Rockbridge County

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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
Scipio		Lucas			1836-10-27	1836-10-31	49	Male	mulatto colour	5	9	scar on the left arm between the wrist and elbow, a small scar on the upper lip - has a tooth out in the upper jaw front part of the mouth		short hair, in part grey, hair very thin on the top of the head										emancipated	Rockbridge County	Rev. John D Ewins and wife
Peggy		Lucas			1836-10-27	1836-10-31	38	Female	mulatto colour	5	5	no scars or marks perceivable except an open space between two of her upper teeth		short curly hair										emancipated	Rockbridge County	Rev. John D Ewins and wife

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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
Sophia		Matthews			1836-10-27	1836-10-31	18	Female	bright mulatto	5	4.25	small scar on the corner of the left eye		curly hair					James Matthews					born free/free born			Rockbridge County
Alexander		Holmes			1836-10-29		22	Male	bright mulatto	5	2.5	scar on the inside of the left hand near the thumb, also a scar on the knuckle third finger of same hand, also a scar on the outside of the right knee & one on the inside of the same leg above the ancle		curly hair					Gabriel Holmes					born free/free born			Rockbridge County

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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
James	M	Holmes			1836-10-31	1836-10-31	23	Male	bright mulatto	5	7	scar on the right corner of the under lip, no other marks perceivable		curly hair					Gabriel Holmes					born free/free born			Rockbridge County
Nancy		Stuart			1836-10-31	1836-10-31	19	Female	bright mulatto colour	5	3	hair inclined to be straight				Charlotte Siders								born free/free born			Rockbridge County

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