Bedford County "Free Negro Register", 1820-1860

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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
Jack Darby 1821-09-24 26 Male Black 5 10 Some scars on his breast & a small one on his right knee emancipated Bedford County emancipated in Bedford County Court
Abraham Sampson 1822-05-27 40 Black 5 11.25 No scar or mark perceivable emancipated Pittsylvania
David Godfrey 1822-05-27 21 Dark mulatto 5 9.75 No scar or mark perceivable born free/free born
Polly Ann Godfrey 1822-05-27 21 Bright mulatto 5 4.5 No scar or mark perceivable born free/free born
James Crane 1822-06-24 22 Bright mulatto 5 10.5 No scar or mark born free/free born
John Crane 1822-06-24 27 Bright mulatto 5 10 No scar or mark born free/free born
George Dennis 1822-11-25 27 Black 5 4 No scar or mark perceivable born free/free born
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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
Lewis Godfrey 1823-06-23 26 Black 5 7.5 A small scar on the left eye brow & one on the neck born free/free born
Caleb Godfrey 1823-06-23 18 Black 5 6.5 No scars or marks born free/free born
Francis Godfrey 1823-06-23 20 Black 5 7 No scars or marks born free/free born
Jacob Godfrey 1823-06-23 22 Black 5 5.25 A small scar on the upper lip born free/free born
Letty Godfrey 1823-06-23 50 Black 5 4 No scar or mark emancipated Charles Moorman
Fany Jackson 1823-08-26 48 Mullatto 5 4.875 No particular Marks born free/free born
John Jackson 1823-08-26 26 Male Mullatto 5 6 Scar on his left cheek occasioned by a burn born free/free born
Dabney Jackson 1823-08-26 24 Mullutto 5 7 two Scars under the right ear born free/free born
Sally Moss 1823-08-26 22 Mulatto 5 1.5 Small scar on the right elbow on the top born free/free born
Giles Jackson 1823-08-26 21 Male Mulatto 5 8 Scar on his forehead near the edge of his hair born free/free born
Kiah Jackson 1823-08-26 18 Mullatto 5 8.5 Scar on the Joint of the left thumb born free/free born
Sam Campbell 1823-11-24 29 Male Black 5 6.5 Scar in the edge of his hair on left side of his forehead emancipated Mitchell To which entry and record Nicholas Robertson and Lewis Wingfield Gent. Justices enters their discent because no evidence was introduced of his emancipation
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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
Sally Hill 1824-01-27 50 Dark Mulatto 4 11 No scars or marks born free/free born
Nicy Moss 1824-01-27 29 Dark Mulatto 5 3.5 A Small scar on the back of the right hand born free/free born
Sealey Moss 1824-01-27 24 Mulatto 5 4.5 A small scar on the fore head & one on the right side of the neck born free/free born
Polly Hill 1824-01-27 20 Mulatto 5 2.5 Small scar on the forehead born free/free born
Betsey Hill 1824-01-27 10 Dark Mulatto 5 1 A Scar on the right hand & one on the right eyebrow born free/free born
Thomas Hill 1824-01-27 22 Dark Mulatto 5 7.5 A scar on the Left hand & one above each eye born free/free born
Zachariah Hill 1824-01-27 50 Dark Mulatto 5 9 A Scar on the Left hand born free/free born
Drury Moss 1824-01-27 40 Yellow complexion 5 8.75 A Scar on each eye brow & Left side of the head born free/free born
Alexander Moss 1824-01-27 35 Dark Mulatto 5 10.5 No Scar or mark born free/free born
Harry Hill 1824-06-20 28 Male Light Mulatto 5 7.5 a Scar over the left eye & on the throat born free/free born Mima
Rhoda Hill 1824-06-20 22 Female Dark Mulatto 5 3.5 a Scar on her throat & mole on her upper lip a scar on the left arm below the elbow emancipated
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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
Billy Merchant 1824-08-24 19 Black 5 8.5 No scar or mark Perceivable born free/free born
Jordan Merchant 1824-08-24 21 Black 5 7.75 No scar or mark perceivable born free/free born
Moses Smith 1824-10-25 21 Male Black 5 5 a small scar on the back of his Right hand born free/free born
Jacob 1825-08-22 22 Male Rather bright complection 5 4.75 A [illegible] scar on his forehead several small scars on his right hand & one scar on the calf of his left leg emancipated Bedford County Emancipated in the county court of Bedford
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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
Samuel Stales 1826-07-24 22 Male Olive Cast 5 8.75 One scar on his left forefinger a small scar on the right side of his nose born free/free born
Polly Stales 1826-07-24 18 Female Black 5 4 A light coloured mark on her right arm. born free/free born A copy of this register sent to Campbell by [Lafayette Lee?]
Henry Goff 1826-07-24 21 Male Mulatto 5 5.5 No scar or mark per curible born free/free born Certified by the court that the above register is truly made Mitchell Ewing
John Ford 1826-07-24 60 Male Black 5 7.5 One scar under his mouth, small scar on the upper lip immediately under the nose, also a small scar on his nose, one small scar across the left wrist, small scar on the brow of the left eye emancipated Bedford County County Ct of Bedford Emancipated by the County Ct of Bedford
Ruben Henry 1826-07-24 38 Male Black 5 6.5 One scar on the left corner of the left eye, and one on the left cheek bone, also a scar on the forehead, also a scar on the wrist bone if the left arm occasioned by the fracture of a bone emancipated Bedford County County Ct of Bedford Same
Sophia 1826-07-24 30 Female Black 5 3.375 One scar on the right eye brow, 2 scar on the back of the left hand emancipated Bedford County County Ct of Bedford Same
Edmund 1826-07-24 14 Male Black 5 1.375 One scar over the left eye, one scar the right corner of the nose, 2 on his breast one on the back the head emancipated Bedford County County Ct of Bedford Same
Amey 1826-07-24 10 Female Black 4 4.5 One small scar on the nuckles of the fore finger if the left hadn emancipated Bedford County County Ct of Bedford Certified by the court that the above register is truly made Sam Mitcho
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