Rockbridge County "Register of Free Negroes", 1831-1860

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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
James		Clarke			1836-04-12	35	Male	mulatto colour	5	7.5	Hair inclined to be straight and a little bald on the head, has part of the tops of the two forefingers of the right hand mashed off, has a scar on the second joint of the thumb of the right hand	born free/free born				XXXX-05-04	Rockbridge County	Sally Clarke
Washington		Nash			1836-04-30	21	Male	black colour	5	9.5	Short curly hair	born free/free born				XXXX-07-XX	Rockbridge County	Sally Nash

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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
James		Paxton			1836-07-23	26	Male	bright mulatto colour	5	5	Hair curly, has a mark on the outside of the little finger of each hand said to be an extra finger and is now cut off close to the finger, has several scars on the breast occasioned by blistering	born free/free born				XXXX-01-XX	Rockbridge County	Betsey Paxton
Betsey		Paxton			1836-07-23	23	Female	bright mulatto colour	4	11.5	Long straight hair, has no scars or marks perceivable	emancipated	Rockbridge County	Cyrus Hyde					wife of James Paxton

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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
James		Matthews			1836-08-29	52	Male	mulatto colour	5	7.25	Curly hair, has a scar on the forehead above the right eye and near the hair, also a large scar on the inside of the left leg below the knee	born free/free born					Pennsylvania
Willliam		Matthews			1836-08-29	18	Male	bright mulatto colour	5	8	Curly hair, has no marks or scars perceivable	born free/free born					Rockbridge County		Son of James Matthews

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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
Grace		Matthews			1836-08-30	46	Female	mulatto colour	5	4.5	Short hair inclined to be straight, has no scars perceivable	born free/free born					Berkley County		has resided in Rockbridge County about forty five years
Alexander		Matthews			1836-08-30	18	Male	mulatto	5	9.5	Short curly hair, has remarkable dimples in each cheek when he laughs, no other marks perceivable	born free/free born					Rockbridge County	Grace Matthews

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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
Rachel		Matthews			1836-08-30	21	Female	mulatto colour	5	2	Curly hair, has a large scar on the forehead near the hair	born free/free born					Rockbridge County	Grace Matthews
Charity		Banister			1836-08-30	40	Female	bright mulatto	5	5	Long hair nearly straight, has two scars on the first knuckle of the left hand	born free/free born					Rockbridge County

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