Petersburg City "Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes", 1819-1833

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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
Marcia		Morris		1037	1820-03-03	21	Female	brown complection	5	5	large scar on the left arm just above the elbow joint	born free/free born					Town of Petersburg		Re-entered 3d. July 1822. Renewed 14th Sept 1831
Willie		Howard		1038	1820-03-03	19	Female	brown complection	5	3.5	has a mole on her cheek just joining left side of her nose & one also on her left arm at the elbow joint, upper part	born free/free born					Town of Petersburg
William		Allen		1039	1820-03-03	20	Male	light complection	5	6	has a slight scar near the outer part of his left eye also on the right side of his upper lip	born free/free born					Town of Petersburg		By trade Carpenter now under charge of William [Mebane]. A copy delivd Jane Allen to send to Augusta [illegible] 15 Sept 1825. Re-entered 6 Sept 1831, 5 feet inches high other description same as above
Elizabeth		King		1040	1820-03-03	18	Female	dark brown complection	5	4	has a large scar under her right ear	born free/free born					Prince George County		Re-entered 6th July 1822
Walters		Woodman		1041	1840-03-04	25	Male	brown complection	5	5.75	a scar & marks on his right cheek	born free/free born					Chesterfield		Re-entered 4th Decr- 1823. Re-entered 7th June 1831. Re-entered 1st Decr 1837 5 feet 6 1/2 inches high. Re-entered 5 July 1851 by order of Court, scar on his nose between this eyes.

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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
Henry		Corn		1042	1820-03-06	22	Male	dark complection	5	5.25	a mark in the palm of his right hand a scar on right side upper part of his throat, a pit on his left cheek bone & a mark just above it near the out corner of his eye	born free/free born					Petersburg		Re entered 2 July 1821 description same as above, 1st Jany 1824, 6 Decr 1824
Arena		Giles		1043	1820-03-06	15	Female	brown complection	5	1	a brown mark on right side of her nose near the corner of her Eye; several marks on her right Cheek & holes in her Ears	born free/free born					Petersburg	Belinda Giles	see 5th Octo 1830
Robert		Giles		1044	1820-03-06	9	Male	rather light brown complection			a very light mole near the centre of upper part of his breast & one on right side of his neck just above the shoulder	born free/free born				0000-01-00	Petersburg	Belinda Giles	renewed 13 Oct 1830
Wm		Giles		1045	1820-03-06	7	Male	rather light brown complection			a slight car near the corner his left eye one on the cheek below same eye & one on his breast a little to the left from the centre	born free/free born				0000-09-00	Petersburg	Belinda Giles	renewed 13 Jany 1835
Cornelius		Giles		1046	1820-03-06	5	Male	rather light brown complection			has a slight scar on upper part his breast rather to the right towards the shoulder	born free/free born				0000-09-00	Petersburg	Belinda Giles	renewed see no. 2346
Isaac		Giles		1047	1820-03-06	1	Male	brown complection			high forehead, a slight mark or scar about midway from the left eye brow & upper part of his forehead	born free/free born					Petersburg	Belinda Giles

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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
Nancy			Nancy Bailey	1048	1820-03-06		Female	dark brown	5	1	thick lips, has three scars on the left side of her neck	born free/free born			Surry County			Dinah Bailey	Dinah Bailey emancipated by Anselm Bailey senr
Charles		Booker		1049	1820-03-06	26	Male	dark brown	5	2.5	a scar on the upper part of his right temple somewhat bowlegged	born free/free born			Dinwiddie County		Prince George
Nancy		Ampey		1050	1820-03-07	12	Female	brown complection			a very slight scar near her throat just where the neck under part of the jaw joins and a mole on the upper part of her first finger of the right hand just above the second joint	born free/free born					Petersburg	Venus Hogan
John		Monroe		1051	1820-03-07	8	Male	brown complection			has a white speck near the centre or right of his right eye & holes in his Ears	born free/free born					Petersburg	Venus Hogan
Betsy		Bolling		1052	1820-03-07	6	Female	brown complection			has a mole on inside her 4th finger of her left hand near where it joins the hand	born free/free born					Petersburg	Venus Hogan
Wyatt		Sykes		1053		3	Male	brown complection			a scar from a burn on outer part of his right arm near the elbow & also a scar under right side of his throat	born free/free born					Petersburg	Venus Hogan

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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
Fanny			Fanny White	1054	1820-03-14	30	Female	dark brown	5	5	a scar on the back of her neck & one on upper part her left temple	emancipated by decree	Dinwiddie County		Dinwiddie County				Decree of High Court of Chancery 28 Oct 1812 #476. Renewed 6th Sept 1831

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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
Patsy				3100	1825-01-07		Female					other
Mason		Heath		1063	0000-03-21	28	Female	dark brown	5	2-1/2	small scar on left arm, first finger on her right hand from the middle joint to the end, a little crooked	born free/free born	Prince George Count				Prince George County Virginia
Amy		Harris		1064		18	Female	dark brown	5	1/2	small car in her forehead a little above the right eye brow & has a wound on front part of her head little to the left side about an inch from where the hair joins the forehead	born free/free born	Petersburg Virginia	See special note: renewed by an order of court the 4th Oct 1830 as Amy Lewis & as 5 ft 1 inch high see no 2544			Petersburg Virginia
Eliza		Steward		1065	0000-03-22	34	Female	dark brown	5	1	has a scar on upper part her left foot near the instep	born free/free born	Powhatan Virginia	Renewed 9th August 1831- 4 ft 2 inches high in shoes; ditto 17 March 1838 5 feet 1/2 inches high	Powhatan		Powhatan Virginia
George		Valentine		1066		27	Male	dark brown	5	5	has a scar between his forefinger & thumb of the left hand a little above the joint and the next finger & hand	born free/free born	Dinwiddie County Virginia	Cert of reg. from the clk. that county renewed 21st Sept 1831; ditto 20th July 1833	Dinwiddie Virginia

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