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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
Clementina Rayal 2106 1831-11-15 1831-11-15 22 Female dark brown complexion 5 1.5 a mole on her upper lip near the nose born free/free born D M Bernard
Mary Eliza Randolph 2107 1831-11-15 1831-11-15 2 Female dark brown complexion born free/free born 1829-11-30 D M Bernard
Tom Aba Banister 2108 1831-11-15 1831-11-15 59 Male dark brown complexion 5 6.5 scar on the inner corner of his right eye and one on the small of his right leg emancipated County of Chesterfield Henry Featherston J. Haucmer
Betsy Banister 2109 1831-11-15 1831-11-15 43 Female yellowish complexion 5 0 scar on the third toe of the left foot born free/free born D M Bernard Renewed December 27th, 1837; June 19th 1844; July 10 1846
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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
Peter Robinson 2110 1831-11-16 1831-11-16 28 Male 5 6 scar just above his left breast and one on his right elbow born free/free born D M Bernard
Demson Ellis 2111 1831-11-16 1831-11-16 21 Male light yellow brown complexion 5 10 scar on the back of his right hand near the wrist joint and a small mole on right side of his neck born free/free born Petersburg J Hacemmer
Polly Banister 2112 1831-11-16 1831-11-16 14 Female dark brown complexion 5 2.25 scar on the right shoulder in front, occasioned by a burn, scar on her right arm born free/free born Thomas Banister D M Bernard Renewed June 7, 1841; October 22, 1845
Caroline Banister 2113 1831-11-16 1831-11-16 6 Female dark brown complexion scar on the back of the left hand, occasioned by a burn, renewed with scar on wrist and one towards the thumb born free/free born Thomas Banister D M Bernard Renewed November 20, 1845; July 1, 1857
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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
Allen Green Allen Prettow 2114 1831-11-16 1831-11-16 45 Male black complexion 5 2 the third finger of his right hand a little contracted born free/free born D M Bernard
Polly Campbell 2115 1831-11-17 1831-11-17 28 Female bright mulatto complexion 5 3 face very much freckled, renewed with scar on left breast, third finger of right hand bent born free/free born D M Bernard Renewed June 24 1844; June 27 1851
William Abba 2116 1831-11-21 1831-11-21 51 Male dark brown complexion 5 2 scar on the right eye brow, and one on the left cheek bone emancipated Chesterfield County Court Henry Featherstone J Hacemer
Rheubin Rhenalds 2117 1831-11-21 1831-11-21 42 Male dark brown complexion 5 9.5 scar in his right eye brow emancipated Petersburg John Updike D M Bernard
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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
Lilly Walker 2118 1831-11-22 50 Female yellowish 5 7 has a scar on her forehead above the right eye near the edge of the hair, and one under the same eye near the corner emancipated by will Chas. City County Richardson Walker DM Bernard Emancipated 16 Octo. 1794
Judy Finny 2119 1831-11-23 43 Female dark 5 5 1/4 has scar on her left arm just above the wrist occasioned by a burn born free/free born DM Bernard free as appeared from a certificate from the Clerk of St. Geo. County Ct. No. 379.
Elizabeth B. Hinton 2120 1831-12-01 26 Female bright mulatto complextion 5 1 1/4 has some freckles on her face, a mole on the outer part of her right arm, and one under part of her left arm, each betin between the elbow and shoulder. born free/free born DM Bernard
Mary B. Dunn 2121 1831-12-01 24 Female bright mulatto complextion 5 2 34 has a small mole in her left cheeck and some freckles on and about her nose. born free/free born DM Bernard
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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
Patience Walker 2122 1831-12-02 21 Female dark complexion 5 4 born free/free born born free as appears by the oath of Mrs. Mary Ann Davis in Dec. 2ed 1831. Renewed 10 Aug. 1835.
Bowling Beard 2123 1831-12-03 27 Male dark complexion 5 9.5 born free/free born Sunny County Court No 345 Renewed Apl. 11. 1838--5 Feet 9 inches high, scar on middle finger left hand. Renewed 24 June 1844, scare in his right eye brow, a mole near the end of his nose, one on the face near the nose & one between [illegible]. Renewed 8 July 1851 by order of court, large scar on back of his right hand.
[Vine] Reid 1567 1831-12-07 17 Female dark brown 5 0 scar on right side of forehead born free/free born Fanny Reid 17 years ofl the 2nd of Bebry next; renewed as Vine Dangerfield the 15th Febry 1838, small scar in palm of right hand
Peter Butler 2124 1831-12-24 33 Male dark complexion 5 9.25 has lost the first joint of his fore finger of the left hand, has a scar on back of same hand & one on the nose adjoining the right eye born free/free born Dinwiddie County No. 837 Occupation a Rockblower; Renewed 18th Febry 1833
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