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Petersburg City "Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes", 1831-1839

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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
Sally Hicks 2022 1831-09-24 1831-09-24 23 Female brownish or Indian complexion 5 8 has a scar on her right cheek, and two on her right elbow born free/free born DM Bernard was born free as appears by the oath of Lilly Hull
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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
Susan Smith 2026 1831-09-24 1831-09-24 17 Female Of yellowish complexion 5 4.5 Scar on underpart of let wrist born free/free born DM Bernard
Wyatt Brunner 2027 1831-09-24 1831-09-24 21 Male Dark complexion 5 5 Scar on forehead, scar under right eye, scar on back of right wrist emancipated by will Dinwiddie County, VA Brunner DM Bernard Renewed 14 March 1838
Polly Hill 2028 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 34 Female Yellowish complexion 5 5.75 Small mole on chin, scar on each cheek born free/free born DM Bernard Appears by the oath of Permelia *male Renewed 14 August 1838
Burwell Tucker 2029 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 17 Male Dark complexion 5 8.5 Scar on left hand near the thumb born free/free born Nottoway County, VA DM Bernard Born free as appears on a certificate from the Clerk of Nottoway County Court No. 138, Renewed 19 March 1838. 5 feet 10.5 inches
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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
Ben Adkins 2030 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 21 Male Dark complexion 5 7.5 Blind in right eye, small round scar a little to the left of nose born free/free born Sussex County, VA DM Bernard Born free as appears by a cerfiticate from the Clerk of Sussex County Ct. No. 611
Hannah Henderson 2031 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 34 Female Dark complexion 4 11.5 Marks on outerpart of elbow, knuckles of 2 first fingers of left hand, worn slick at [illegible] a small scratch on inner part left wrist born free/free born Nottoway County, VA DM Bernard Born free as appears by a certificate from the Clerk of Nottoway County Court No. 21, renewed in 30 November 1833, renewed in August 14 1838
Peyton Stewart 2032 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 14 Male Brownish complexion Large scar on back of left hand, another but not so large on right wrist born free/free born Nancy Stewart DM Bernard Born free as appears by the oath of Mary Goodwyn
Jane Stewart 2033 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 9 Female Brownish complexion Small scar at tip of chin, small mole at the right corner of mouth born free/free born Nancy Stewart DM Bernard Born free as appears by the oath of Mary Goodwyn, See No. 3014
Ann Eliza Stewart 2034 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 7 Female Brownish complexion Small scar on lower part of left ear, another on left arm midway between wrist and elbow born free/free born Nancy Stewart DM Bernard Born free as appears by the oath of Mary Goodwyn, See No. 3020
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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
Eliza Valentine Eliza Albert 2035 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 21 Female Dark brown complexion 5 4 Scar in right eyebrow, scar on right wrist and on forehead born free/free born Prince George County DM Bernard Renewed July 23 1840, ditto June 24 1844, ditto August 20 1850 by order official made 16 August 1850, 1858 July 3rd received in name of Albert she having married since her papers were granted her
Martha Chaviss 2036 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 22 Female Dark brown complexion 5 5.5 Scar on outer corner of left eye, two small scars on right arm near shoulder born free/free born DM Bernard Born free as appears by the oath of William Junstall
Martha Thomas 2037 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 12 Female Brownish complexion small mole on right cheek and another on throat in front born free/free born Agness Thomas DM Bernard Born free as appears by the oath of Ann V. Hale, 12 years old in January next, See No. 2354
John Thomas 2038 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 10 Male Brownish complexion No perceivable mark or scar born free/free born Agness Thomas DM Bernard Born free as appears by the oath of Ann V. Hale, 10 years old in 25th Dec. next
William Thomas 2039 1831-09-26 1831-09-26 5 Male Brownish complexion No perceivable mark or scar born free/free born Agness Thomas DM Bernard Born free as appears by the oath of Ann V. Hale
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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
Caroline Ellis 2040 1831-09-26 13 Female dark brown 5 1.5 dark brown complexion; scar on the left side of her forehead; sear on her left arm about 3 inches high the elbow born free/free born Jane Ellis Mother is deceased; registered at the request of Mary Ellis her Aunt under whose charge she is
Susan Thomas 2041 1831-09-26 15 Female mulatto complexion 5 2.5 mole on the right side of her neck; scar on the back of her left hand near the little finger born free/free born Martha Thomas
Arrena Thomas 2042 1831-09-26 9 Female dark complexion dark complexion; very small mole on her nose born free/free born Martha Thomas
Sally Ruffin 2043 1831-09-26 3 Female brownish complexion brownish complexion; very small scar on the left side of her nose born free/free born Arrena Children of Arrena- a free woman of colour- birthday in May; born free as sworn by Jane Michael
Everlina Ruffin 2044 1831-09-26 2 Female brownish complexion brownish complexion; small dark mark on her right cheek born free/free born Child of Arrena - a free woman of colour- born free as sworn by Jane Michael
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