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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 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
William Vaughn 989 1819-11-04 13 Male very light complexion 4 8 small white speck in the right or centre of his right eye, a scar on the outer part of his right leg a little below the knee & also on the knee Grey strait brown hair born free/free born Petersburg Sarah Vaughan of Colour Free J. Grammer
Jincy Winn 83 1819-11-09 1794-08-25 46 Female brown mulatto woman 5 7 right leg & ankle much swollen a black mole on right side of her face little back of her cheek bone J. Grammer now by name Jane Elliott having been since married
Milly Ruffin now Epes 990 1819-11-22 26 Female dark brown complection 5 8 a scar on her left arm between the Elbow & wrist born free/free born City of Richmond Frank Epes J. Grammer reentered July 22 1822
Mira 991 1819-12-07 1819-12-07 20 Female dark brown 5 0.5 a small scar on her left cheek bone & another near the centre of her forehead and also scars on her right hand & wrist, above & below & near where the hand joins the wrist emancipated Prince George Elizabeth Pegram J. Grammer set free by Judgement of the Supr Ct of Pr. George confirmed by Court of Appeals
Melissa 992 1819-12-07 17 Female dark brown 5 0.5 a scar on her forehead and nearly between her eye brows and also on the outer part of her left arm about midway between the rist & Elbow emancipated Prince George Elizabeth Pegram J. Grammer set free by Judgement of the Supr Ct of Pr. George confirmed by Court of Appeals
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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
Tom Thomas Davies 993 1819-12-28 42 Male dark brown 5 7.5 emancipated Petersburg Ebenezer Stout
David Cary Junr. 994 1820-01-07 28 Male dark brown 5 7 born free/free born Charles City County renewed 31st March 1823 renewed 30 Aug 1826 renewed Jany 1827 renewed by order of Ct. 18 Sept 1828
Maria Brown 995 1820-02-14 22 Female dark brown 5 10 born free/free born 0000-01-00 Wmburg [Williamsburg]
John White 996 1820-02-28 21 Male dark brown 5 4.5 born free/free born 0000-10-00 Petersburg works at the Blacksmiths & Coopers trades Renewed 9 March 1838 renewed 1839 June 22, renewed 21 May 1844
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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
Peggy Brandon 997 1820-02-29 20 Female brown complection 5 1.5 has a scar leading from left side of her nose to her lip & one also under part of her left arm below the elbow born free/free born 0000-10-00 Petersburg Re-entered 6th Dec 1823
Julia Waldane Julia Waldene Chavis 998 1820-02-29 20 Female brown complection 5 2 has small scars on the upper joint of her right thumb near where it joins the wrist another midway of the same arm to the elbow, two small moles on her left hand. born free/free born Petersburg Re-entered 29 Oct 1822, 22 Apl 1826, 13 Nov 1830, 21 Nov 1831, 1 Dec 1832
Martha Lewis 999 1820-02-29 18 Female brown complection 4 11 a large scar on her head just above her right Ear a long scar also on her left arm just above the elbow joint born free/free born Petersburg Levita Lewis Re-entered 1 July 1822
Martha Thomas 1000 1820-02-29 21 Female brown complection 5 7 a small scar near the side of her right eye one on her left arm at the elbow joint & 2 just over her right breast born free/free born Petersburg Renewed 26 Sept 1831, 26 Jany 1845, 28 June 1851
Cresse Valentine 1001 1820-02-29 21 Female brown complection 5 5.5 a small scar on her right cheek along one on the under part her left arm at the elbow joint born free/free born Petersbur Renewed 29 August 1831, 5 March 1835, 9 Sept 1839
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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
James King 1002 1820-02-29 9 Male dark brown 4 a scar near the top on the back part of his head about the size of a quarter of a dollar that the hair is off Phillis Lewis formerly registered as Milly King in former book ear
Peggy Lewis 1003 1820-02-29 1 Female rather light brown hair rather strait Phillis Lewis formerly registered as Milly King in former book Renewed 22 Jany 1838
Milly King 1004 1820-02-29 11 Female dark brown complection 4 3 Milly King is the sister of Phillis Lewis by whose desire she is registered. Renewed 26 March 1828 19 yrs old 5 feet 3 1/2 in high scar on the first joint of the forefinger of her left hand on back of her right hand and one at back of her right
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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
Agniss Lewis 1010 1820-02-29 10 Female brown complection a scar on right side her neck rather behind born free/free born 0000-05-28 Petersburg Nancy Lewis Renewed Augt 24 1831 21 yrs old 26 May last 5ft 3 inches high
Wm Joiner 1011 1820-02-29 18 Male dark brown complexion 5 6.5 small marks or scar, one a little off the outer side of left eye the other opposite the inner side of the same on the side of his nose born free/free born Petersburg Dolly Joiner by trade a Carpenter
Amy Joiner 1012 1820-02-29 13 Female dark complection near black 4 11.5 a scar on the upper edge of her left wrist holes in her ears born free/free born 0000-05-16 Petersburg Dolly Joiner Reentered 11 June 1825, 9 June 1831
Jane 1013 1820-02-29 28 Female dark complection near black 5 3 a small dark mark on her right cheek born free/free born Sussex County Sussex County Reentered 5 June 1831
Harriot Clarke 1014 1820-02-29 21 Female light brown complection 5 4.5 scar under her chin, on her right cheek & in her right eye brow, holes in her Ears born free/free born Petersburg
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