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Powhatan County "Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes", 1800-1820

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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	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	Free status	Where emancipated	Who emancipated	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous place of registration	Name of clerk	Additional information
Samuel		Fortune		53	1818-03-18		21	Unknown	yellow	6	4	has a dark mark on the right jaw												born free/free born
Scipio		Mayo		54	1818-03-18		24	Unknown	black	5	11	has a scar over the left eye												born free/free born
Anthony		Powder		55	1818-04-16		31	Unknown	black	5	8	has a scar on the right side of the forehead												emancipated by decree		John Pleasants; Jonathan Pleasants					Emancipated by decree of the court of appeals in virtue of the wills of John and Jonathan Pleasants deceased.
James		Moss		56	1818-04-17		85	Unknown	black	5	4	no mark or scar		bald on the head										emancipated	Powhatan County	William Moss
Henry		Cousins		57	1818-05-20		31	Unknown	black	5	10	has a small scar on the left eye brow												emancipated by decree		John Pleasants; Jonathan Pleasants					Emancipated by decree of the court of appeals in virtue of the wills of John and Jonathan Pleasants deceased.
Jim		Ross		29	1818-07-15		29	Male	black	5	10	has a scar over his left eye												born free/free born
Fanny		Fendley		31	1818-08-19		31	Unknown	brown	4	11.5	no mark or scar												born free/free born
Judith		Crump		27	1818-08-19		27	Female	yellow	5	3	has a burn on her right hand												born free/free born

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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	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	Free status	Where emancipated	Who emancipated	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous place of registration	Name of clerk	Additional information
Jacob		White		61	1818-08-19		21	Unknown	black	5	7.5	no mark or scar												born free/free born
Ceasar		Collier		62	1818-08-19		31	Unknown	black	5	8	has a scar under his left eye												emancipated by decree		John Pleasants; Jonathan Pleasants					Emancipated by decree of the court of appeals in virtue of the wills of John and Jonathan Pleasants deceased.
John		Montgomery		63	1818-08-19		25	Unknown	black	5	7	has a scar on the nose												emancipated by will		Mary Hughes
Frank		Crump		64	1818-09-16		24	Male	black	5	8	has a scar on his under lip												born free/free born
Beverly		Harris		65	1818-12-16		21	Unknown	yellow	5	5	has a scar on the left forefinger and thumb												emancipated by will	Powhatan County	Ben Harris
Henry		Howell		66	1819-02-17		23	Unknown	yellow	5	7	no mark or scar												born free/free born
Milley		Howell		67	1819-02-17		30	Female	black	5	5.5	has a scar on her left wrist												emancipated by decree		John Pleasants; Jonathan Pleasants					Emancipated by decree of the court of appeals in virtue of the wills of John and Jonathan Pleasants deceased.
Nat		Brown		68	1819-03-17		30	Unknown	dark brown	5	5.5	no mark or scar												emancipated by decree		John Pleasants; Jonathan Pleasants					Emancipated by decree of the court of appeals in virtue of the wills of John and Jonathan Pleasants deceased.
Sally		Pleasants		69	1819-03-17		31	Unknown	dark brown	5	1.5	no mark or scar												emancipated by decree		John Pleasants; Jonathan Pleasants					Emancipated by decree of the court of appeals in virtue of the wills of John and Jonathan Pleasants deceased.

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First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Alias	Registration number	Date of registration	Date of certification	Age	Gender	Color	Stature	Marks or scars	Eye color	Description of hair	Speech	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	Free status (how emancipated / born free)	Where emancipated	Who emancipated	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous place of registration	Notes
Bob					1802		30		Black	5 f 2 3/4 i													Emancipated		High Ct of Chancery under the will of John + Jonth Pleasants
Tiller							42		Black	4 feet 11 3/4													Emancipated		Do
Rachel							34		Black	5 feet 3 in													Emancipated		Do
Judith		Hickman			1802 March		24		bright mulatto	5 feet 3 in													Born free
Lucy		Ligon			1802 March		18		dark mulatto	5 feet 6 inch													Born free
Doll					1802 March		62		Black	5 feet 4 3/4 i													Emancipated		High Ct of Chancery under the will of John + Jonth Pleasants
Fanny		Copland			March 17th 1802		41		Yellow	5 feet 4 1/2 i													Emancipated		Do
Nelly		Gray			Do		38		Black	5 = 5 3/4													Emancipated		Do
Abbigal		Howell			Do		46		Bright mulatto	5 = 4 1/2													Born free
Moses		Gowen			Apl 9th 1802		32		Do	5 9 1/2													Born free

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First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Alias	Registration number	Date of registration	Date of certification	Age	Gender	Color	Stature	Marks or scars	Eye color	Description of hair	Speech	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	Free status (how emancipated / born free)	Where emancipated	Who emancipated	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous place of registration	Notes
John		Gray			April 21st 1802		35		dark mulatto	5 feet 7													Emancipated		Decree of the Ct of Appeals under the will of J. Pleasants
Paul					Do		28		Black	5 feet 8													Emancipated		Do
Bob					Do		29		dark mulatto	5 feet 6													Emancipated		Do
George		Powder			May 24th 1802		39		Do	5 ft 5 1/4 i													Emancipated		Do
Doll					Do		40		bright mulatto	5 f 3 i													Emancipated		Do
David					Do		60		Black	5 f 6 1/4 i													Emancipated		Do
Nanny					Do		75		Do	5 f 3 3/4 i													Emancipated		Do
Pender					Do		40		bright mulatto	5 f 4 1/2 i													Emancipated		Do
Jacob		Bennit			Do		40		Black	5 f 1 i													Emancipated		Do
Maria					Do		47		Do	5 f 1 1/2 i													Emancipated		Do
Amy					Do		41		Do	5 f 1 i													Emancipated		Do
Harry		Powder			Do		38		Do	5 f 6 3/4 i													Emancipated		Do

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First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Alias	Registration number	Date of registration	Date of certification	Age	Gender	Color	Stature	Marks or scars	Eye color	Description of hair	Speech	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	Free status (how emancipated / born free)	Where emancipated	Who emancipated	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous place of registration	Notes
Sterling					1802 May 29th		48		black	5 f 7 1/2 i													Emancipated		Decree of Ct Appeals in virtue of the will of J Pleasants
Saunders		Allen			1802 July 21st		50		Do	5 f 4 i													Emancipated		Do
Ned		Gray			July 21st 1801		48		yellow	5 f 4 3/4 i													Emancipated		Do
Frank		Smith			Do		25		dark mulatto	5 f 8 1/2 i													Free born
Dinah					July 23		50		Brown	5 f 6 i													Emancipated		Sam Marshall
Rachel		Gray			Octo 20th 1802		34		Mulatto	5 feet 4 i													Emancipated		Decree of Ct Appeals in virtue of the will of J Pleasants
Kate					March 16th 1803		30		Black	5 feet													Emancipated		Do
Mourning					March 16th 1803		48		Do	5 f 2 i													Emancipated		Do
Luley		Johnson			April 23rd 1803		25		Do	5 feet 5 i													Emancipated		John Maxey
William		Ross			Apl 23 1803		24		Yellow	5 feet 7 i													Emancipated		Peter Sublitt

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First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Alias	Registration number	Date of registration	Date of certification	Age	Gender	Color	Stature	Marks or scars	Eye color	Description of hair	Speech	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	Free status (how emancipated / born free)	Where emancipated	Who emancipated	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous place of registration	Notes
Tim					July 28th 1803		34 or 35		Black	5 feet 11 inchs													Emancipated		Eliza Hickman
Tom			Tom Ford		Sepr 5 1803		55		Black	5 feet 6 inchs													Emancipated		Peter Sublitt
Eliza		Stewart			Jany 12th 1804		18		Black	5 feet 1 inch													Born free
Edward		Smith			Feby 15th 1804		24 or 25		Black	5 feet 7 inches and 1/4													Emancipated		James Smith
John		Thompson			Feby 15th 1804		26 or 27		Black	5 feet 6 inches and 3/4	his middle finger on the left hand bitt off about half way the esale												Emancipated		Phillip Gatch
Lucy		Howell			May 14th 1804		21 yrs 5 months		Yellow	5 feet 6 in													Born free
Ned		Guin					45		Dark yellow	5 feet 6 in													Emancipated		By decree of Ct of Appeals in virtue of the will of J Pleasants
Esther							35		Black	5 feet													Emancipated		Do
Jacob							30		Black	5 feet 7 inches													Emancipated		By decree of Court of Appeals in virtue of the will of J Pleasants

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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	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	Free status	Where emancipated	Who emancipated	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous place of registration	Name of clerk	Additional information
Gabriel		Binns			August 15 1804		43		Yellow																	By the will of Jno Pleasants
Richard		Dobbins			Septr 19th 1804		36		Yellow
John					January 16 1805		24		Black																	Peter Sublett
Frank		Logan			March 20th 1805		26		Very black			Scar across his left wrist														By a decree of the court of appeals
Jenny		Sublett			July 17th 1805		38, about		Black			Scar on her right elbow														Peter Sublett
Joseph		Hickman			July 18th 1805		about 26		dark mulatto			A small scar in the middle of his forehead
John		Dobbins			July 18th 1805		27		mulatto			Scar on the big toe of his left foot

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First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Alias	Registration number	Date of registration	Date of certification	Age	Gender	Color	Stature	Marks or scars	Eye color	Description of hair	Speech	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	Free status (how emancipated / born free)	Where emancipated	Who emancipated	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous place of registration	Notes
Sally		Grey			Aug 21st 1805		About 26		Yellow	5 feet 2 1/2													Liberated by the H Court of Appeals under the wills of John + Jonathan Pleasants		Liberated by the H Court of Appeals under the wills of John + Jonathan Pleasants
Keziah		Armstrong			Aug 21st 1805		Aged 19 years		Yellow	5 feet 5 in													Born free
Eboe		Joe			Aug 21 1805		Aged 31		Black	5 feet 4 1/2 inches													Liberated by Court of Appeals under the wills of John + Jnathan Pleasants		Liberated by Court of Appeals under the wills of John + Jnathan Pleasants
David		Armstrong			Aug 21 1805		Aged 25		Black	5 feet 10 1/2 inches													Born free
Dicey					Sep 18th 1805		Aged 35 years		Do	5 feet 8 in													Liberated by Court of Appeals under the wills of John + Jonathan Pleasants		Liberated by Court of Appeals under the wills of John + Jonathan Pleasants
Sam					Sep 19th 1805		Aged 31 years		Do	5 feet 10 1/2 inches													Do
Frederick					Sep 19th 1805		Aged 21 years		Do	5 feet 5 1/2 inches	A scar on his lower lip												Do
Joe		Coy			16th Oct 1805		Aged 21 years		Yellow	5 ft 6 in high													Born free
Sarah		Fardley			16th Oct 1805		Aged 26 years		Dark yellow	5 f 1 1/4 In													Do

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First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Alias	Registration number	Date of registration	Date of certification	Age	Gender	Color	Stature	Marks or scars	Eye color	Description of hair	Speech	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	Free status (how emancipated / born free)	Where emancipated	Who emancipated	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous place of registration	Notes
George		Bartlett			19th Oct 1805		36 years		Black	5 feet 9 1/2 inches													By the will of Goodrich Crump		Goodrich Crump
Strabo					Nov 20th		25 ys old		Bright mulatto	5 feet 10 inches													By Horatio Turpin		Horatio Turpin
Dick		Tucker			Nov 20th		25 ys		Black	5 feet 11 1/2 inches													By Elisha Maxey		Elisha Maxey
Lewis		Holland			Jan 15th 1806		23 or 24 ys		Bright mulatto	5 feet 5 inches													Free born
Jacob		Powder			Mar 19 1806		38 ys		Black	5 feet 3 inches													Liberated by a decree of H Court of Appeals, in virtue of the will of John Pleasants		Liberated by a decree of H Court of Appeals, in virtue of the will of John Pleasants
Caesar		Hardman			July 16th 1806		47 ys		Black	5 feet 7 in	Left eye out, + scar upon his right leg												Do		Do
Becky		Logan			July 16th 1806		35 ys		Black	5 feet 1 1/2 inches	Scar on her breast												Do		Do

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First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Alias	Registration number	Date of registration	Date of certification	Age	Gender	Color	Stature	Marks or scars	Eye color	Description of hair	Speech	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	Free status (how emancipated / born free)	Where emancipated	Who emancipated	Place of birth	Date of birth	Previous place of registration	Notes
Fanny		Fendley			July 16th 1806		20 years		Dark yellow	4 f 11 inches													Born free
Effey		Fendley			July 16th 1806		21 years		Black	4 f 11 in													Do
Jesse		Hickman			17th Sep 1806		27 years old		Dark yellow	5 f 8 in													Do
Rachel		Armstrong			17th Sep 1806		20 yrs		Black	5 f 5 in													Do
Matt					17th Sep 1806		48 years		Do	5 f 7 1/2 in	Scar on his left wrist												By George Smith		George Smith
Lewis					15th Oct 1806		30 years		Black	5 f 3 1/2 in													In virtue of the will of John + Jonathan Pleasants decd by a decree of Court of Appeals		In virtue of the will of John + Jonathan Pleasants decd by a decree of Court of Appeals
John					18 Oct 1806		45 years		Do	5 f 3 1/2 in													By George Smith		George Smith
James		Steward			17th Dec 1806		27 years		Yellow	6 feet 2 inches													Born free

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