Petersburg City "Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes", 1794-1819

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First Name Middle Name Last Name Alias Registration number Date of registration Age Gender Color Height- Feet Height - Inches Physical description Free status Where emancipated Who emancipated Previous place of registration Date of birth Place of birth Name of mother Additional information
William Thomson 34 1794-08-18 24 Male light brown mulatto 5 3.5 born free/free born Charles City County re-entered 24 Aug 1796 & new certificate granted. The old certificate not returned. Lost in a vessell he says.
Amy Joiner 35 1794-08-18 36 Female dark brown mulatto 5 2 has a mole under her left eye on side of her nose born free/free born Chesterfield County A copy delivd 15 Augt 1800. Renewed 9 July 1805. re-newed 4 June 1808 includes listed physical description
Polly Joiner 36 1794-08-18 25 Female dark brown mulatto 5 4 Stout, well made, has a scar over her eye & a mole on right side of her upper lip born free/free born Chesterfield County Re-entered 9 June 1810 includes listed physical description
Nancy Coleman 37 1794-08-18 27 Female dark brown 5 1.5 well made, has a scar on her forehead & through her right eyebrow emancipated by decree Dinwiddie County John Hardaway freed by a Judgement of the Genl Court being a decendant of an Indian.Re-entered19 Oct 1818 includes listed physical description
William Smith 38 1794-08-18 25 Male light mulatto 5 7 born free/free born Charles City County This Cert: was never taken out - [This entry was crossed out]
Jinny Mathews 39 1794-08-18 26 Female light brown negro 5 emancipated Dinwiddie County James Bromly
Judith Brandon 40 1794-08-18 26 Female dark mulatto 4 11.5 has a scar on each of her wrists & squints a little & stout made born free/free born Town of Petersburg Re-entered 7 June 1810 includes listed physical description
Patty Lawrence 41 1794-08-18 40 Female dark brown 5 long black hair born free/free born Dinwiddie County The certificate was never taken out [This entry was crossed out]
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First Name Middle Name Last Name Alias Registration number Date of registration Age Gender Color Height- Feet Height - Inches Physical description Free status Where emancipated Who emancipated Previous place of registration Date of birth Place of birth Name of mother Additional information
John Smith 42 1794-08-18 26 Male dark brown mulatto 6 1 born free/free born Town of Petersburg Register was not taken out. This entry was crossed out.
Matt Morriss 43 1794-08-18 46 Male black 5 5.5 has a mole on left side of his upper lip born free/free born Chesterfield County copy delvd 14 Augt 1800. renewed 11 May 1804 includes listed physical description
Charles Andrews 44 1794-08-18 23 Male light yallow mulatto 5 5.5 born free/free born Chesterfield County register never taken out. This entry was crossed out.
William Vaughan 45 1794-08-18 41 Male dark brown mulatto 5 8 born free/free born Town of Petersburg no certificate delvd. This entry crossed out
Jinny Brown 46 1794-08-18 28 Female light brown mulatto 5 6.5 stout made born free/free born Prince George County
Frances Brandon 47 1794-08-18 23 Female dark brown mulatto 5 2 born free/free born Prince George County re-entered 17 June 1803
Arthur Cook 48 1794-08-19 60 Male dark brown negro 5 5 stout made emancipated Prince George County William Poythress jr Emancipated in County Court of Prince George. no certificate delivered. This entry crossed out.
Burwell Flood 49 1794-08-19 38 Male brown mulatto 5 7.5 born free/free born Mecklenburg County No Certificate delivered. This entry crossed out
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First Name Middle Name Last Name Alias Registration number Date of registration Age Gender Color Height- Feet Height - Inches Physical description Free status Where emancipated Who emancipated Previous place of registration Date of birth Place of birth Name of mother Additional information
Jenny Flood 50 1794-08-19 24 Female brown Mulatto 5 4 thin made born free/free born Mecklenburg County no certificate delivered. This entry crossed out.
William Brandon 51 1794-08-19 25 Male brown Mulatto 5 6.5 born free/free born Dinwiddie County no certificate delivered. This entry crossed out.
Aldrick Mathews 52 1794-08-19 23 Male brown Mulatto 5 6 mark on his left cheek born free/free born Dinwiddie County Copy delvd 1st Sept 1800 former one retained. Re-entered 11 July 1822 physical description noted
Sylvia Brandon 53 1794-08-19 38 Female black mulatto 5 1 born free/free born Prince George County no certificate delivered. This entry was crossed out
Sealer Norton 54 1794-08-19 26 Female dark brown mulatto 5 8 born free/free born Chesterfield County no certificate delivered. This entry was crossed out
Hannah Ritter 55 1794-08-19 44 Female dark brown Negro 5 2.5 emancipated Williamsburg City John Shepherd renewed 9 July 1805
Lucy Corn 56 1794-08-19 36 Female dark brown Mulatto 5 1 Stout made. Bushy black hair born free/free born Chesterfield County delvd.
Mary Morriss 57 1794-08-19 48 Female brown Mulatto 5 1 born free/free born Chesterfield County
Susannah Coleman 58 1794-08-19 26 Female dark brown 5 3.5 stout made emancipated Dinwiddie County Sarah Coleman Sarah Coleman Her mother, Sarah Coleman, obtained her freedom from Robert Hall of Dinwiddie County by a suit in the General Court. Susannah has been permitted to pass as free by the said Robert Hall of Dinwiddie County to whom she belonged before obtaining her freedom from her mother.
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First Name Middle Name Last Name Alias Registration number Date of registration Age Gender Color Height- Feet Height - Inches Physical description Free status Where emancipated Who emancipated Previous place of registration Date of birth Place of birth Name of mother Additional information
Charles Brandon 59 1794-08-19 40 Male brown mulatto 5 has broad thick lips & pitted with smallpocks born free/free born Sussex County Re-entered 10 day of January 1811 5 feet one inch high in shoes; includes physical description. Re-entered 14 Jany 1872 or 1873.
Cyrus 60 1794-08-19 21 Male dark brown negro 5 4.5 has a small scar on his left arm between the elbow & wrist emancipated Sussex County Thomas Hill Renewed 21 July 1851 by order of Court. [illegible] returned party dead
Tensy Sneed 61 1794-08-19 17 Female light mulatto 5 6 born free/free born Accomack County
Hannah Jasper Hannah Dykes 62 1794-08-19 30 Female brown mulatto 4 5 born free/free born Chesterfield County Renewed 10 May 1798 by name Hannah Dykes wife of Wm [William] Dykes
Arey Stewart 63 1794-08-19 29 Female dark brown mulatto 5 born free/free born Prince George County Reentered 26 Jany 1798
Dilcey Owen 64 1794-08-19 26 Female brown mulatto 5 1.5 born free/free born Prince George County
Phebe Corn 65 1794-08-19 26 Female brown mulatto 5 1.5 born free/free born Chesterfield County
Lucy Tony 66 1794-08-20 36 Female dark brown mulatto 5 2.5 born free/free born Prince George County
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First Name Middle Name Last Name Alias Registration number Date of registration Age Gender Color Height- Feet Height - Inches Physical description Free status Where emancipated Who emancipated Previous place of registration Date of birth Place of birth Name of mother Additional information
Susannah Toney 67 1794-08-20 32 Female dark brown mulatto 5 1.5 much pitted with the small pocks born free/free born Prince George County Re-entered 6 Novr 1809
Ben Winfield 68 1794-08-20 26 Male dark brown negro 5 3 emancipated by will Petersburg John Thomson freed by will recorded in the Hustings Court of the town of Petersburg.
Nicholas Thompson 69 1794-08-20 47 Male dark brown 5 2.5 born free/free born Hampshire County sd. Thompson shewd several papers as evidence of his being a free man, tho I think them not certainly conclusive of his being so. The Original certificate returned & copy delvd 21 Aug. 1797.
John Britton 70 1794-08-20 32 Male dark brown mulatto 5 6 much pock pitted born free/free born Chesterfield County
James Ash 71 1794-08-20 33 Male dark brown mulatto 5 born free/free born Isle of Wight County
Elizabeth Norton 72 1794-08-20 60 Female brown mulatto 5 1 born free/free born Chesterfield County
Aggy Santy 73 1794-08-20 19 Female brown mulatto 4 10.5 born free/free born Dinwiddie County
Paul Evans 74 1794-08-20 39 Male brown negro 5 9 emancipated Petersburg emancipated in the Hustings Court of the town of Petersburg
Phoeby Harris 75 1794-08-21 60 Female brown mulatto 5 2 has a large Scar on the Centre of her Breast born free/free born Prince George County re-entered 17 Sept. 1811 with physical description noted
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