Brunswick Co. "Register of Free Negroes", 1820-1850

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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
Boatswain				126	1821-08-28	54	Male		5	5.5	"small scar on the under lip, and on his his right a scar from a burn"	emancipated by deed	Brunswick County	Edward Dromgoole Sr.
Elijah		Lewis		127	1821-08-27	21	Male		6	0	scar on left thumb	born free/free born							Born free as appears by evidence of George Stainbuck
Ben		Jones		128	1821-09-24	20	Male		5	10	small scar on middle knuckle of middle finger of left hand	born free/free born							Born free as appears by evidence of Thomas Cheely

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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
Phebe				129	1821-09-24	21	Female	yellow	5	1.5	Scar under right eye, several scars on left arm, both above & below elbow	emancipated	Brunswick County	Benjamin Jones
Delilah				130	1821-09-24	25	Female	yellow	5	0.5	No scar or mark on head, hands, arms or face	emancipated	Brunswick County	Benjamin Jones
Roger				131	1821-10-22	20	Male		5	5	Scar on thumb and ring finger of left hand & another on forefinger of right hand	emancipated	Brunswick County	Owen Myrick (deceased)

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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
Freeman		Walker		132	1821-10-22	22	Male		5	8.5	scar on wrist of right arm	born free/free born							Evidence of William Palmer
Maria		Walker		133	1822-01-[28?]	23	Female	yellow	5	3.5	scar just below elbow and another above elbow of right arm	emancipated	Brunswick County	William Walker					Evidence of Wm. Scarborough
Flora [or Florie?]		Walker		134	1822-01-28	33	Female	black	4	10.5	thumb of left hand and middle finger of right hand are stiff	emancipated	Brunswick County	William Walker					Evidence of Wm. Scarborough

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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
Luke		Matthews		135	1822-01-28	38	Male	yellow	5	9	scar near midway between eyes, another on left thumb near the nail, one about the joint of the left thumb with the hand, another on inside of wrist of same arm	born free/free born
William		Jones		136	1822-01-28	22	Male	yellow	5	9	small scar on right side of left eye	emancipated	Brunswick County	Benjamin Jones (deceased)					Evidence of Joseph Cheely
Hannah		Jones		137	1822-01-28	33	Female	yellow	5	5.25	scar on left side of left little finger, on the joint that joins the hand	emancipated	Brunswick County	Benjamin Jones					Evidence of Joseph Cheely

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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
Suckey		Walker		138	1822-02-25	51	Female	dark	5	4	several scars near right elbow	emancipated by will	Brunswick County	William Walker					Evidence of Wm. Scarborough
Ned				139	1822-04-23	21	Male		5	6.5	scar under left side of jaw, another under right ear, two others on neck	born free/free born							Born free as appears from evidence of John Wyche
Betsey		Matthews		140	1822-06-24	31	Female	yellow	5	5	scar on right arm between wrist and elbow, another near or on right arm	born free/free born					Brunswick County		Born free as appears from evidence of Raleigh H. Abernathy

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