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Lynchburg City "Free Negro Register and Index", 1843-1865
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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 |
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| Irenia | Cousins | 1349 | 1851-08-18 | Female | Brownish | 4 | 8.75 | has a black mole on her right cheek | born free/free born | 1837-03-01 | Lynchburg | Cousins derived her freedom from female ancestors free prior to 1 May 1806. | |||||||
| Rhoda | Redman | 1350 | 1851-08-18 | Female | Brownish | 5 | 0.5 | has a black mole in the palm of her right hand | born free/free born | 1838-05-15 | Lynchburg | ||||||||
| Seges | Finn | 1351 | 1851-08-18 | Female | Mulatto | 5 | 4 | Has no mark or scar apparent about her face head or hands, except two small moles on her neck | born free/free born | 1806 | Amherst County | ||||||||
| Jane | S | Scott | 1352 | 1851-08-18 | Female | Brown | 5 | 1.5 | has no scar visible | born free/free born | 1851 | Lynchburg | |||||||
| Madison | Merchant | 1353 | 1851-08-18 | Male | Dark | 5 | 8.5 | has no scar or mark apparent about his face, head or hands | born free/free born | 1820-02-01 | Bedford County | ||||||||
| Elizabeth | Merchant | 1354 | 1851-08-19 | Female | Mulatto | 5 | 4 | has a scar on the back of her left hand and a mole on her right little finger | born free/free born | 1823-03-09 | Campbell 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 |
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| James | Jackson | 1355 | 1851-08-19 | Male | Black | 5 | 3.5 | has a scar about the center of his breast | born free/free born | 1830-05-10 | Lynchburg | derived his freedom from female ancestors free prior to May 1806 | |||||||
| Eliza | Preston | 1356 | 1851-08-20 | Female | Mulatto | 5 | 4 | has a scar in the edge of her hair over her left eye and a scar on her right forearm. one on the forefinger of her left hand | born free/free born | 1828 | Bedford County | ||||||||
| Nancy | Mayo | 1357 | 1851-08-26 | Female | Black | 5 | 3 | has a scar on her right cheek, one in the edge of the hair over her forehead, another right thumb deformed by a [illegible] | born free/free born | 1819-03-09 | Rockbridge County | ||||||||
| Mary | Jane | Shavers | 1358 | 1851-08-27 | Female | Mulatto | 5 | has a scar near the right corner of her mouth | born free/free born | 1815-02-29 | Bedford County | ||||||||
| Matilda | Higginbotham | 1359 | 1851-08-29 | Female | Light | 5 | 2 | has a scar on her forehead and is pock marked on her forehead, on her right cheek and on the forefinger of her left hand and has a mole on 3rd finger of right hand, long straight black hair and hazel eyes | other | 1824-09-09 | Lynchburg | The registrar indicates that she is "born", rather than "born free" | |||||||
| Mima | Shavers | 1360 | 1851-08-30 | Female | Black | 5 | 1.5 | has no mark or scar | born free/free born | 1793-02-15 | Cumberland 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 |
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| John | Wood | 1361 | 1851-09-02 | Male | Light | 5 | 10 | Middle finger of his right hand stiff. | born free/free born | 1828-07-07 | Fluvanna County | John Wood derived his freedom from female ancestor free prior to 1 May 1806. | |||||||
| George | Redman | 1362 | 1851-09-02 | Male | Mulatto | 5 | 9 | Mark on the back of his neck and a mole just below it. | born free/free born | 1822-05-02 | Halifax | ||||||||
| Mary | Smith | 1363 | 1851-09-02 | Female | Black | 5 | 0.5 | Scar on the lower part of her right ear. | born free/free born | 1815-10-24 | Charlotte County | ||||||||
| William | Fields | 1364 | 1851-09-04 | Male | Dark | 5 | 2 | Scar on the middle finger of his left hand and a high bald forehead. | born free/free born | 1793-12-08 | Amherst County | ||||||||
| Araminta | Jackson | 1365 | 1851-09-08 | Female | Brownish | 5 | 3 | Scar on her forehead and a scar in the edge of the hair over her right eye. | born free/free born | 1825-01-01 | Lynchburg | ||||||||
| Maria | Frances | Johnson | 1366 | 1851-09-08 | Female | Brownish | 5 | 1.5 | Scar on the edge of her hair over her left eye, and a scar on her right elbow and black moles on her neck and left cheek. | born free/free born | 1831-12-26 | Campbell County | |||||||
| James | Warren | Reynolds | 1367 | 1851-09-12 | Male | Dark | 5 | 8 | Mole on the left side of his neck and scars on the back and middle finger of his left hand and on his right elbow and on his right thumb | born free/free born | 1826-06-15 | Pittsylvania 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 |
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| Louisa | Pinn | 1368 | 1851-09-22 | Female | Yellow | 5 | 4 | No mark or scar apparent about her face, head or hands. | born free/free born | 1815-09-06 | Amherst County | Louisa Pinn derived her freedom from female ancestor free prior to 1 May 1806. | |||||||
| John | James | Redcross | 1369 | 1851-10-08 | Male | Dk. yellow | 6 | Scar over his right eye, a scar across the inside of two fingers of his left hand a scar on his nose and a scar on the palm of his left hand. | born free/free born | 1805-03-25 | Rockbridge County | ||||||||
| Lucy | Thomas | 1370 | 1851-10-08 | Female | Black | 5 | 2 | No nail on the forefinger of her left hand, the nail on the forefinger of her right hand deformed and a mole in the palm of her left hand | born free/free born | 1806-08-17 | Campbell County | ||||||||
| Milly | Cook | 1371 | 1851-10-27 | Female | Lt yellow | 5 | 3 | Scar on the left side of her head, a small scar on her right wrist and black moles on her lips, in the palm of her left handand on the back of her right wrist. | born free/free born | 1825-07-15 | Petersburg | ||||||||
| Eugene | Bradley | 1372 | 1851-11-10 | Male | Very bright nearly white, mulatto man | 5 | 8 | Scar on the upper lip and another on the forehead. | born free/free born | 1829-07-10 | City of Richmond | ||||||||
| Winifred | Steptoe | 1373 | 1851-12-03 | Female | Black | 5 | 1 | Three scars on her right arm and no apparent scars on her head face or hands | emancipated by deed | John Early | 1777-03-10 | Emancipated by deed from John Early dated 3rd Feb 1840 & admitted to record in Hustings Court of Lynchburg on the same day. Permission was granted to said Winifred Steptoe on 7th day of December 1840 [to remain in the Commonwealth of Va] |
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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 |
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| Joseph | Parks | Steptoe | 1374 | 1851-12-03 | Male | Black | 5 | 3 | Scar on the left side of his nose - another on the right side of his forehead and another on his left hand. | emancipated by deed | John Early | 1830-07-28 | Permission was granted him on the 7 December 1840 as above in No. 1373. | ||||||
| Sarah | Ann | Cooper | 1375 | 1851-12-04 | Female | Mulatto | 5 | 2.5 | Two black moles on her face one on the righ jaw and another on the lip on the left side of the nose. | born free/free born | 1818-01-23 | Goochland County | She derived her freedom from female ancestor free prior to 1 May 1806. | ||||||
| David | Cole | 1376 | 1851-12-09 | Male | Brown | 5 | 9.5 | Two scars on back of left hand and two other scars on the right hand one at the root of the little and next to little fingers and the other on one of the fingers. | born free/free born | 1811 | Prince William County | And by order of the said court it is certified that it does not appear whether or not he derived his freedom from female ancestors free prior to May 1st 1806 - and that permission has not been granted him to remain in the Commonwealth. | |||||||
| Eveline | Liggon | 1377 | 1852-02-07 | Female | Mulatto | 5 | Small black mole on the little finger of her left hand. | born free/free born | 1826-08-15 | Lynchburg | She derived her freedom from female ancestors free prior to 1 May 1806. | ||||||||
| John | Scott | 1378 | 1852-04-08 | Male | Dark | 5 | 6.5 | Scar on his left ear and one on his right shoulder. | born free/free born | 1823 | Amherst 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 |
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| Robert | Gardiner | 1379 | 1852-04-09 | Male | Dk Yellow | 5 | 9 | Scar under his left eye and another on his right thumb | born free/free born | 1877-01-24 | Albemarle County | derived his freedom from female ancestors free prior to 1 May 1806 | |||||||
| William | Cottrell | 1380 | 1852-04-10 | Male | Dk Mulatto | 5 | 7 | Scar near the center of forehead, one on his left wrist, and one on the knuckle of the forefinger of his left hand. | born free/free born | 1830-06-30 | Lynchburg, Va | ||||||||
| James | Wynne | 1381 | 1852-06-10 | Male | Mulatto | 5 | 6.5 | 2 scars on his left leg, one on the knee [pan?] and the other midway between knee + hip and a scar on his forehead near the hair. | born free/free born | 1817-12-04 | Petersburg, Va | ||||||||
| Letitia | Johnson | 1382 | 1852-06-21 | Female | Dark | 5 | 1 | Flesh mole on the bridge of her nose and a black mole and a scar on her left wrist. | born free/free born | 1813-03-03 | Pittsylvania County | ||||||||
| Arabella | Smith | 1383 | 1852-07-05 | Female | Mulatto | 5 | black mole on the inside of her left hand. | born free/free born | 1831-03-02 | Cumberland County | |||||||||
| Lee | Umbles | 1384 | 1852-08-09 | Male | Mulatto | 5 | 6 | Scar on the back of his left hand. | born free/free born | 1812-08-20 | Buckingham 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 |
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| Tamless | McCoy | 1385 | 1852-08-18 | Male | Mulatto | 5 | 9 | Scar over his right eyebrow and a small mole on the right side of his neck. No other scars or marks. | born free/free born | 1822 | Buckingham County | ||||||||
| James | Smith | 1386 | 1852-08-19 | Male | Mulatto | 5 | 4 | Scar on his throat under his right ear, a scar on his forehead near the center, a black or blue mark on the back of his left hand and crisp light colored hair. | born free/free born | 1827-08-15 | Campbell County | ||||||||
| Maria | Peters | 1387 | 1852-08-19 | Female | Brownish | 5 | 0.25 | Scar on her forehead near the hair and one on the inside of her forefinger of her left hand. | born free/free born | 1821-05-01 | Amherst County | ||||||||
| Tom. | Thomas | 1388 | 1852-08-19 | Male | Black | 5 | 7.5 | Scar on his forehead, scars on the back of both hands and who stutters. | born free/free born | 1817 | Lynchburg | ||||||||
| Nancy | Thomas | 1389 | 1852-08-23 | Female | Black | 5 | 3.67 | Mole on the right cheek, also a mole on the third finger of left hand, also a mole on the little finger of same hand, also a mole on the base of the thumb of right hand - also a scar on the third finger of left hand - also several marks on the face, left by the chicken pox. | born free/free born | 1823 | Halifax 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 |
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| Elizabeth | Christie | 1390 | 1852-08-23 | Female | Mulatto | 4 | 10 | Large scar just above the elbow of the left arm, also another scar over the right eye, also a mole on right cheek, also another small mole on right side of nose. | born free/free born | 1816 | Richmond | Elizabeth Christie derived her freedom from female ancestors, free prior to 1st May 1806 | |||||||
| Howson | Bowman | 1391 | 1852-08-23 | Male | Dark | 5 | 10 | Scar on his left arm near the elbow, and the forefinger of his left hand injured. | born free/free born | 1821-01-18 | Halifax County | ||||||||
| Julia | Ann | Armstrong | 1392 | 1852-09-18 | Female | light mulatto | 4 | 10.25 | Black mole on her right cheek and a brown mark on the back of her left hand. | born free/free born | 1834-09-10 | Lynchburg, Va | |||||||
| Maria | Brown | 1393 | 1852-10-15 | Female | Mulatto | 5 | 3.25 | Scar over her left eyebrow, another on her upper lip and a black mole on her right cheek. | emancipated by deed | Jno. R. McDaniel | 1803-04 | Loudon County | emancipated by deed from John R McDaniel and that leave has been granted her to remain &c [to remain in Commonwealth] | ||||||
| Mary | Frances | Thomas | 1394 | 1852-10-18 | Female | Yellow | 4 | 9 | Two scars on her right wrist and a flesh mole on her breast and long hair. | born free/free born | 1840-09-30 | Lynchburg, Va |
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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 |
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| John | Battles | 1395 | 1852-10-18 | Male | Light | 5 | 10 | Scar near the inner corner of his right eye, a scar on his left wrist, a scar on the nuckle of the forefinger of his left hand and a scar on his left thumb and long hair. | born free/free born | 1825 | Lynchburg, Va | Derived his freedom from female ancestor free prior to May 1806 | |||||||
| Daniel | Thomas | 1396 | 1852-10-21 | Male | Black | 5 | 1 | Film on his right eye. | born free/free born | 1837-10-12 | Lynchburg, Va | ||||||||
| Leander | Harrison | 1397 | 1853-01-18 | Male | Mulatto | 5 | 6.25 | Scar on the bridge of his nose. | emancipated by deed | Lynchburg Va | Adaline E & James B Ward | 1826-09-30 | Lynchburg, Va | Leave has been granted him to remain &c [to remain in the Commonwealth of Virginia] | |||||
| Sarah | Jane | Selden | 1398 | 1853-04-19 | Female | Brown | 5 | 3.75 | Scar on her right temple. | born free/free born | 1830 | Lynchburg, Va | Her freedom derived from female ancestors free prior to 1 May 1806 | ||||||
| Frances | Battles | 1399 | 1853-06-11 | Female | Light | 5 | 1 | The middle joint of the middle finger of her right hand enlarged a scar on the back of her left hand, and several black moles on her face, one on the nose | born free/free born | 1819-04 | Albemarle County | ||||||||
| Martha | Dixon | Shaveno | 1400 | 1853-06-20 | Female | Dark | 5 | 2.5 | Small scar near the center of her forehead. | born free/free born | 1826-05-01 | Lynchburg |
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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 |
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| Frances | Goff | 1401 | 1853-06-20 | Female | Very light | 5 | 4 | Mark on her left arm and black mole on her right cheek. | born free/free born | 1833-08-12 | Roanoke County | ||||||||
| John | Tucker | 1402 | 1853-06-30 | Male | Dark | 5 | 5.25 | Small scar near the hair on the right side of his forehead and several large scars on his right cheek and a large scar on his breast | emancipated by deed | George Tucker | 1796-10 | Rockingham County N.C. | Leave has been granted him to remain in Commonwealth of Virginia and to reside in City of Lynchburg | ||||||
| James | Chavers | 1403 | 1853-07-02 | Male | Yellow | 5 | 6 | Mark on the right side of his neck and scars across the backs of both hands. | born free/free born | 1825-08 | Charlotte County | ||||||||
| Pamelia | Brannum | 1404 | 1853-07-06 | Female | 5 | 1 | Large scar on her left breast. | born free/free born | 1814-03-17 | Amherst County | |||||||||
| Lucy | Ann | Gatewood | 1405 | 1853-07-06 | Female | 5 | 0.5 | Two scars on her left arm and a black mole on her forehead. | born free/free born | 1823-07-18 | Lynchburg | ||||||||
| Anderson | Scott | 1406 | 1853-07-07 | Male | Dark brown | 5 | 5.75 | Scars on the forefinger of his left hand, over his left eyebrow, and between the thumb and forefinger of his left hand. | born free/free born | 1812-11-20 | Goochland |
