Brig Criterion’s company, arrived at Monrovia 30 Oct 1831

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia
Surnames/tags: American_Colonization_Society Black_Heritage

American Colonization Society

Emigrants to Liberia

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Brig Criterion’s company and Elizabeth Greenfield 1.2 Manumission of the Brig Criterion's company 2 Sources

Introduction

Brig Criterion’s company and Elizabeth Greenfield

Year: February 1831 Prior to arriving at Norfolk for the voyage to Liberia, Africa, 18 slaves were moved from Natchez, Mississippi where they were enslaved by Slaves Of Elizabeth Greenfield. The Slave Manifest documents the voyage from the Port of New Orleans to Norfolk Virginia. Name: Elisabeth Greenfield (Owner) Residence Place: Philadelphia All Enslaved People: Name Quash-65 years Dan-40 years Phil- 35 years Sancho- 35 years Anna-40 years Martha- 13 years Lucinda-9 years William-7 years Caroline- 6 years Mahala- 2 years 9 months Louisa-infant Chloe- 35 years Miles- 12 years Isaiah-2 years Fanny-infant Harriet-32 years Clayborne-2 years Ann- infant. ^[1]

Manifest of Slaves 1831

One of the passsengers on the Brig Criterion's company has been identified as Anna Greenfield (abt.1791-) Anna is the mother of Notable Elizabeth (Taylor) Greenfield (abt.1819-1876). Anna was manumitted as a condition of emigrating to Liberia. Her daughter Elizabeth was kept by Slaves Of Elizabeth Greenfield and taken to Philaldelphia, Pennsylvania.

The following list of Greenfield emigrants includes possible relatives of Elizabeth and Anna Greenfield.

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 arrial in the colony	Extent of education	Profession	Date of death	Cause of death	Removed to what place	Removal date
Quash Greenfield	66	Savannah	–	Unknown	Caldwell	–	–	1835	Decline
Daniel Greenfield	40	do	–	do	do	–	–	1831	Fever
Philip Greenfield	35	do	–	do	do	–	–	1834	Pleurisy
Sancho Greenfield	30	do	–	do	do
Ann Greenfield	40	do	–	do	do
Martha Greenfield	13	do	–	do	do
Lucinda Greenfield	9	do	–	do	do
William Greenfield	7	do	–	do	do	–	–	1842	Diseased brain
Caroline Greenfield	6	do	–	do	do
Mahala Greenfield	3	do	–	do	do
Louisa Greenfield, inf.	–	do	–	do	do	–	–	1831	Fever
Cloe Greenfield	35	do	–	do	do
Miles Greenfield	12	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	–	S. Leone	1839
Isaiah Greenfield	2	do	–	do	do	–	–	1831	Fever
Henry Greenfield, inf.	–	Savannah	–	Unknown	Caldwell	–	–	1831	Fever
Harriet Greenfield	22	do	–	do	do	–	–	1838	Anasarca
Claborn Greenfield	2	do	–	do	do	–	–	1831	Fever
Ann Greenfield, inf.	–	do	–	do	do	–	–	1832	Unknown
Moses Williams	31	North Carolina	Free born	–	Monrovia	–	–	–	–	S. Leone	1835
Rhody Williams	28	do	do	–	do	–	–	1831	Fever
George Williams	11	do	do	–	do	–	–	1842	Pleurisy
John Williams	8	do	do	–	do	–	–	1831	Fever
Moses Williams	6	do	do	–	do
William Williams	4	do	do	–	do	–	–	1831	Fever
Jane Williams	2	do	do	–	do
Martha Williams, infant	–	do	do	–	do
Mathias Mathews	28	do	–	Unknown	Caldwell	–	–	1838	By a fall
Elizabeth Mathews	28	do	Free born	–	do
Mathias Mathews, jr.	4	do	do	–	do
William Mathews	1	do	do	–	do
Caleb Jacocks	60	do	–	General Jacocks	do	–	Farmer	1840	Consumption
Lavina Jacocks	30	do	Free born	–	do	–	–	1838	Consumption
Delila Jacocks	10	do	do	–	do
Isaiah Jacocks	9	do	do	–	do
Julia Jacocks	6	do	do	–	do
Alfred Jacocks	5	do	do	–	do
Jonathan Jacocks	1	do	do	–	do
Mark Green	25	do	–	Unknown	do	–	–	–	–	C. Coast	1839
John Smith	26	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	–	S. Leone	1835
Nathaniel Edmondson	61	Maryland	Free born	–	do	–
Nancy Edmondson	50	do	do	–	do
Sarah Edmondson	9	do	do	–	do	–	–	1831	Fever
Chrisphia Edmondson	6	do	do	–	do	–	–	1831	Fever
G. V. Caesar	37	do	do	–	do	–	–	1833	Casualty
Elizabeth Caesar	34	do	do	–	do	–	–	1838	Diseased lungs
Lot Mitchel	22	Virginia	–	Unknown	do

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Manumission of the Brig Criterion's company

Year: August 1831 In the brig Criterion, which sailed from Norfolk for Liberia, on the 2nd August 1831, there were fortysix persons who had been liberated, on condition of proceeding to Liberia; 18 by Mrs. Greenfield, near Natchez; 8 by Mr. Williams, of Elizabeth city, N. C.; 7 by Gen. Jacocks, of Perquimans, Ohio; 4 by Thomas Davis, Montgomery co. Miss.; 2 by two other individuals; and 5 by some of the Quakers in North Carolina. Of those liberated slaves, 2 only were above 40 years of age, 31 were under 35, and 22 under 20^[2]

Manumission Details

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Sources

1. ↑ Original data:Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels Filed at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1807–1860. NARA microfilm publication M1895, 30 rolls. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
2. ↑ pg 31/ pg 15 on original document. Library of Congress LETTERS ON THE COLONIZATION SOCIETY; AND ON ITS PROBABLE RESULTS; The Origin of the Society; Increase of the Coloured Population; Manumission of Slaves in this country; DECLARATIONS OF LEGISLATURES, AND OTHER ASSEMBLED BODIES, IN FAVOUR OF THE SOCIETY; SITUATION OF THE COLONISTS AT MONROVIA, AND OTHER TOWNS; MORAL AND RELIGIOUS CHARACTER OF THE SETTLERS; SOIL, CLIMATE, PRODUCTIONS, AND COMMERCE OF LIBERIA; ADVANTAGES TO THE FREE COLOURED POPULATION, BY EMIGRATION TO LIBERIA; DISADVANTAGES OF SLAVERY TO THE WHITE POPULATION; CHARACTER OF THE NATIVES OF AFRICA BEFORE THE IRRUPTIONS OF THE BARBARIANS; EFFECTS OF COLONIZATION ON THE SLAVE TRADE, WITH A SLIGHT SKETCH OF THAT NEFARIOUS AND ACCURSED TRAFFIC. ADDRESSED TO THE HON. C. F. MERCER, M. H. R. U. S. BY M. CAREY.1832 https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/rbc/rbaapc/04000/04000.pdf

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