Introduction
This table is taken from the "Roll Of Emigrants That Have Been Sent To The Colony of Liberia, Western Africa, By the American Colonization Society and its Auxiliaries, To September, 1843, &c" and transcribed from “Information relative to the operations of the United States squadron on the west coast of Africa, the condition of the American colonies there, and the commerce of the United States therewith,” 28th Congress, 2d. Session, S. Doc. 150, serial 458.[1]
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The Brig American's company left in July 1832 and picked up 126 passengers from District of Columbia, Virginia and North Carolina. However, this is not a complete list.
| Names | Age | State or place from which they emigrated | Free born or otherwise | Emancipated in view of emigrating to Liberia, and by whom | Where located on their arrival in the colony | Extent of education | Profession | Death Date | Cause of Death | Removed to what place | Removal Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffy Jones | 65 | North Carolina | Free born | Monrovia | – | Farmer | 1836 | Old age | – | ||
| Susanna Jones | 52 | do | do | do | Reads | – | – | – | – | ||
| Laurie Jones | 15 | do | do | do | Spells | – | – | – | – | ||
| John Q. A. Jones | 14 | do | do | do | do | do | |||||
| James Monroe | 10 | do | do | do | do | ||||||
| Seney Drigous | 21 | do | do | do | do | 1836 | Decline | ||||
| Frances Drigous | 1 | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | |||||
| Phobe Sampson | 56 | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | |||||
| Esther Sampson | 36 | do | do | do | Reads | 1841 | Decline | ||||
| Catharine Sampson | 28 | do | do | do | do | S. Leone | 1836 | ||||
| Nancy Sampson | 26 | do | do | do | do | 1837 | Anas. exantha | ||||
| Cassandra Sampson | 19 | do | do | do | do | 1836 | Female disease | ||||
| David Sampson | 9 | do | do | do | Spells | 1842 | Diseased brain | ||||
| Charles Sampson | 5 | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | |||||
| Jacob Sampson | 3 | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | |||||
| Hansey Sampson | 19 | do | do | do | Reads | 1836 | Poisoned oysters | ||||
| Cerena Sampson | 1 | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | |||||
| Henry Sampson | 4 | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | |||||
| Alfred Sampson | 1 | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | |||||
| Joseph Newby | 41 | 1 do | do | do | Reads | Farmer | |||||
| S. Jane Banks | 26 | do | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | ||||
| Caroline Banks | 8 | do | do | do | Spells | ||||||
| Samuel Banks | 3 | do | do | do. | 1839 | Decline | |||||
| Lucy Gainer | 14 | do | do | do | do | ||||||
| Elizabeth Gainer | 22 | do | do | do | do | ||||||
| Margaret Gainer | 21 | do | do | do | do | ||||||
| Jane Gainer | 17 | do | do | do | do | ||||||
| Abigail Sampson | 34 | do | do | do | do | ||||||
| Ivey Sampson | 18 | do | do | do | do | ||||||
| Sylvia Richards | 19 | do | do | do | do | ||||||
| Isaac Brown | 30 | do | do | do | do | Carpenter | |||||
| Eliza Brown | 21 | do | do | do | do | ||||||
| Eve Brown | 52 | do | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | ||||
| Maria Brown | 13 | do | do | do | do | SetraCroo | 1841 | ||||
| Zeno Brown | 35 | do | do | Reads | Carpenter | 1836 | Anasarca | ||||
| Henry Duncan | 22 | do | do | do | Stonemason | C. Palmas | 1836 | ||||
| Mary Duncan | 31 | do | do | do | C. Palmas | 1836 | |||||
| Mary Duncan | 18 | do | do | do | C. Palmas | 1836 | |||||
| Maria Duncan | 20 | do | do | Reads | Country | 1842 | |||||
| William Duncan | 11 | do | do | Spells | C. Palmas | 1836 | |||||
| Mary Duncan | 5 | do | do | do | C. Palmas | 1835 | |||||
| Esther Duncan | 11 | do | do | do | C. Palmas | 1835 | |||||
| Hannah Duncan | 10 | do | do | do | C. Palmas | 1835 | |||||
| Gabrie Duncan | 4 | do | do | do | C. Palmas | 1835 | |||||
| Eliza Duncan | 12 | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | |||||
| Diana Duncan | inf. | do | do | do | 1832 | Fever | |||||
| Jeremiah Martin | 21 | do | do | Reads | Farmer | ||||||
| Nancy Martin | 31 | do | do | do | |||||||
| Diana Nubey | 75 | do | do | do | None | 1833 | Old age | ||||
| Rachel Nubey | .22 | do | do | Spells | 1837 | Anas. exantha |
Sources
- ↑ Christine's African American Genealogy Website:https://ccharity.com/contents/roll-emigrants-have-been-sent-colony-liberia-western-africa/emigrants-to-liberia-ship-lists/brigamerican/