Fairfax County "Register of Free Negroes", 1822-1835

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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
George Harriss 139 1831-10-17 33 Male black 6 1 scar on the little finger of the left hand, a scar on the right side of the upper lip born free/free born Pemima Harriss emancipated son of Pemima Harris liberated by Robert Carter as appears by an original register afore granted by the county court of Fairfax
Hepsey Gainer 282 1835-06-17 35 Female yellow 5 5.25 a scar on the right shoulder born free/free born Mary Clements free woman of color Thomas Moss daughter of Mary Clements a free woman of color as appears by an affidavit of Robert Ratcliffe and an original certificate this day surrendered
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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
Jesse Harris 140 1831-10-17 36 Male black 5 0.75 a very small scar between his eyes a scar on the right side of his breast born free/free born Hezekiah Harriss emancipated the son of Hezekiah Harriss manumitted by Robert Carter as appears by an original register heretofore granted by the county court of Fairfax
Ann Jackson 281 1835-06-17 36 Female black 5 5.75 several scars on the left side of the neck, with a crooked little finger on the right hand, no other perceivable marks or scars emancipated by will John West Thomas Moss is the same person that was willed to be free at the age of twenty eight years by John West decd
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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
Louisa Gray 141 1831-10-18 23 Female black 5 3.75 a white scar behind the right ear and a scar on the left arm born free/free born Thomson emancipated daughter of Thomson a free woman emancipated by General George Washington
Samuel Williams 280 1835-06-17 22 Male black 6 scar between the fingers of right hand, one on the right wrist, one on the back of the left hand, and one, on the forefinger of same hand - scar on the upper lip, and one on left cheek born free/free born Janney emancipated Thomas Moss son of Janney a free woman of color, liberated by John West decd, and that said Samuel was born free
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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 Bell 142 1831-10-18 30 Male mullatto 5 9.25 a scar between the third and little finger on the left hand, a scar on the second joint of the third finger of the right hand, and numerous small scars on the back of the right hand born free/free born Dorothy emancipated the son of Dorothy a free woman manumitted by Isaac McPherson as appears by an affidavit of Dennis Johnson
Charles Williams 279 1835-06-17 29 Male black 5 9.25 scar on the right wrist, and large scar over the right eye emancipated by will John West Thomas Moss
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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
Felia Smith 143 1831-10-18 25 Female black 4 11.5 a small scar on her left breast near the neck a near the corner of the eye a scar above the right eye two large scars on the left arm born free/free born Letty emancipated the daughter of Letty a negro woman emancipated by Benj Woody as appears by an affidavit of Hugh Violett
Nancy Clemmons 278 1835-06-15 47 Female mulatto 4 9 scar on the right wrist, scar in the palm of the right hand, mole on each cheek, near the ear, no other perceivable marks or scars Thomas Moss
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