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Petersburg City "Register of Free Negroes and Mulattoes", 1819-1833

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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
Isham Martin 1067 1820-03-27 21 Male dark brown complection 5 6 Has a small scar on upper part his chin & a mark on the cheek near the right corner of his mouth born free/free born Dinwiddie County by trade a Blacksmith
Marian 1068 1820-03-29 15 Female light brown complection 5 2.5 Strait black hair, a scar on the left side of her neck & on inner part of her left wrist where it joins the hand born free/free born Petersburg Susan Ellis mother Susan Ellis now deceased. Father Israel DeCoudray Registered by desire of Eliza Jane Beverly Marian's elder sister Registration renewed 10 Feb. 1827, 19 Oct. 1836, 23 June 1857
Susan 1069 1820-03-29 12 Female brown complection rather strait hair, has small moles one near centre of upper part of her breast one just below centre of her nose & one on the back of her neck born free/free born Petersburg Susan Ellis mother Susan Ellis now deceased. Father Israel DeCoudray Registered by desire of Eliza Jane Beverly Susan's elder sister
Kitty Smith 1070 1830-04-01 17 Female brown complection 4 10.5 Free woman of colour has a sml mark or scar under her right eye, and one also on outer part her right arm a little above the elbow born free/free born Petersburg Re-entered 17 May 1826 description same. Re-entered 28 Sept 1831
David 1071 1820-04-08 21 Male brown complection 5 8 Free man of colour has a sml scar near the upper part of each his Thumbs one also on the knuckle of the first joint of his right Thumb born free/free born Prince George County
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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
Mary Elliott 1072 1821-04-10 20 Female light brown complection 5 4 Free woman of colour has a number of small moles or freckles on her nose & about her face and two slight marks or scars on her right wrists born free/free born Petersburg Re-entered 3 Augt 1821 description same. Re-entered 6 Sept. 1824, 18 Oct. 1827. Renewed 23 Feby 1835 by order of Ct.
John 1073 1821-04-15 29 Male dark complection 5 9.5 Free man of colour has a scar running up near the centre of his forehead from a little above the opposite the eyebrows to the hair & one also turning over a little above the left eyebrow & one on his upper lip emancipated Prince George County Augustin Heath Calls himself John Heath. By trade a Gardner. Re-entered 8 Decr 1823. Re-entered 16 Decr 1825 disccription same. Re-entered 14 Oct 1826. Re-entered 12 Oct 1827.
Caty Taburn 1074 1821-04-18 35 Female dark brown complection 5 3 Free woman of colour has a scar on upper part of her forehead, one on each side, has lost upper part of her left Ear. emancipated Petersburg Stith Parham Renewed 5 September 1831. Renewed 9 April 1839. Renewed 12 April 1852 by order of Court scar under left eye
William Taburn 1075 1821-04-18 13 Male brown complection has a scar just above the right eye lid, below the eye [illegible] near the right corner of the eye born free/free born 0000-10-25 Caty Tabourn renewed 8 Sept 1828, 5 ft 7.75in, 21 years old in Oct. next, several scar on eye, one on top of his right foot (burn) and mole on right temple, renewed 4 June 1831 see next book 2 Jany 1836
Elizabeth Taburn 1076 1821-04-18 11 Female brown complection rather light has a very [illegible] mole on her breast little to the right side & a slight scar on upper part her left arm born free/free born 0000-04-17 Caty Tabourn registration renewed Oct 10, 1862, See 25th April 1831
Delila Taburn 1077 1821-04-18 7 Female brown complection has a slight mole below the left ear & a scar little below the elbow of the right arm born free/free born 0000-01-18 Caty Tabourn See 25th April 1831
Moses Taburn 1078 1821-04-18 2 Male brown complection has mark of a Cherry on his right shoulder & one also on hinder part his left thigh born free/free born 0000-10-04 Caty Tabourn
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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
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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
Lydia Jamusion 1084 1820-06-08 38 Female Dark brown complexion 5 3 Scar on her left arm emancipated dinwiddi Lewis Loyd
Molly Molly 1085 1820-06-20 48 Female Dark brown 5 1 Scar on her right elbow emancipated Rich Golves Erfificate frour
Robert Hieko 1085 1820-06-20 13 Male Dark brown 4 0.5 Two slight scars just over his left eye brow emancipated Duirwiddice office Mother Wnder
Hannah Wright 1086 1820-06-21 Female Light brown 5 3 Scar on her left arm between the wrist of elbow emancipated Dinwiddie District Court
Phillis Loright 1087 1820-06-22 47 Female Dark brown 5 2 Deep scar on the lower part of her right cheek emancipated Dinwiddie Peter Robertson
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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
Horace Belle 1088 1820-06-23 17 Male Bright Mullatto 5 2 Scar on the back of his right hand, one just over his left eye brow born free/free born
Samuil Laylor 1089 1820-07-10 21 Male Brown Complexion 5 8.5 Scar on his left shoulder near the neck born free/free born
James Smith 1090 1080-07-20 30 Male Dark Brown Complection 5 6 Scar on his right arm just above the right cheek above emancipated Dwineddie County Rebecca Smith
Artur Brandon 1091 1080-07-28 19 Male Dark Brown 5 7.5 Scar on the right side of his forehead in edge of the hair
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