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
James		Harper			1835-08-31	1835-08-31	34	Male	bright mulatto	6	0.5	scar on the left side of the head in the hair near the top of the head, has a cherry mark on the upper part of the left breast, a scar on the lower part of the breast occasioned by the cut of a pen knife, has a scar on the first joint of the right thumb, one on the little finger of the left hand about the nail, a scar on the left shin												born free/free born			Rockbridge County
George		Paxton			1835-10-05	1835-10-05	30	Male	bright mulatto	5	8	small scar above the left eye on the forehead, has also a lump on the side of the little finger of each hand, resembling a fifth finger		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
Jane		Humbles			1835-11-02	1835-11-02	24	Female	mulatto colour	5	8.25	mark on the outside of the little finger of each hand, resembling a fifth finger		hair inclined to be straight		Sally Humbles								born free/free born			Rockbridge County
Ashberry		Nash			1835-12-30	1836-01-04	21	Male	bright mulatto colour	5	10	large scar on the right cheek near the mouth, occasioned by a burn, has a scar on the top of the thumb of the left hand, also a small scar on the first joint of the forefinger of same hand		short curly hair		Sally Nash								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
George	Jefferson	Cromwell			1826-01-02	1836-01-04	23	Male	black colour	5	6	scar on the left side of the neck, under the ear, also a scar on the forehead, occasioned by the kick of a horse		short curly negro hair		Mary Cromwell								born free/free born			Rockbridge County
Williamson		Henry			1836-01-11	1844-03-05	55	Male	mulatto	5	7			long curly hair, inclined to be grey										emancipated by will	Westmoreland County	Martin Lepscott Lee					resides in 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
Henry		Banister			1836-01-13	1836-02-01	45	Male	mulatto	5	8.75	large scar on the shin of the left leg		short curly hair										born free/free born			Rockbridge County			Samuel McD Reid
Tom		Fields			1836-03-11	1836-05-02	27	Male	mulatto colour	5	6	scar on his chin also several scars on the breast, a scar on the upper part of the forefinger of the right hand also two scars on the wrist of same hand, upper fore teeth out		long curly hair		Ann Fields								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	R	Matthews			1836-03-18	1836-04-04	23	Male	mulatto colour	5	7	scar on the knuckle of the forefinger of the left hand		short curly hair		Grace Matthews								born free/free born			Rockbridge County			Samuel McD Reid
James		Matthews			1836-04-01		22	Male	bright mulatto	5	9.25	scar on the left cheek under the eye, also a scar on the first joint of the third finger of the left hand, and also a scar on the second joint of the little finger of the right hand, and the finger by reason of the court [illegible] scar is crooked and stiff		short curly hair		Fanny Matthews			James Matthews					born free/free born			Rockbridge County			Samuel McD Reid

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