Brig Roanoke’s Company arrived at Monrovia 17 Feb 1833

Date: [unknown] to 17 Feb 1833
Location: Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia
Surnames/tags: American_Colonization_Society Black_hertiage

American Colonization Society

Emigrants to Liberia

Introduction

This is the roll of emigrants who left the United States in late 1832 and arrived in Monrovia on 17 Feb 1833. On this particular ship, Brown Colbert, his wife Mary Colbert and their children were passengers. Brown Colbert was the son of Betty Brown, the sister of Sally Hemings and daughter of Elizabeth Hemings, the matriarch of the Hemings family.

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
Thomas Hollister	45	North Carolina	Free born	–	Monrovia	Reads	Fisherman	1833	Fever
Loretta Hollister	35	do	do	–	do	do		1833	Anas. exantha
Francis Jane Hollister	9	do	do	–	do	Spells		1833	Fever
Josiah Hollister	7	do	do	–	do	do
Loretta Hollister	5	do	do	–	do
Sarah A. Hollister	3	do	do	–	do	–		1834	Unknown
Sarah Ogon	60	do	do	–	do	Reads
Prudence Brown	80	do	do	–	do	–		1835	Old age
Delitha Williams	60	do	do	–	do	Reads		1836	Consumption
Feribe Thomas	26	do	do	–	do	Spells
Nancy Thomas	9	do	do	–	do	do
Mary A. Thomas	6	do	do	–	do	do
Frances Thomas	3	do	do	–	do
Rosena Jones	28	Virginia	do	–	Caldwell
William Artis	39	do	do	–	do	Reads	Shoe maker
Henry Artis	16	do	do	–	do	–		1839	Consumption
Jordan Artis	11	do	do	–	do	–
Edward Artis	13	do	do	–	do	–		1837	Consumption
James Artis	8	do	do	–	do	–		1833	Fever
Brown Colbert	48	do	–	Unknown	Monrovia	Reads	Blacksmith	1833	Fever
Mary Colbert	45	do	–	do	do	do		1833	Fever
Burwell Colbert	8	do	–	do	do
Edwin Colbert	6	do	–	do	do			1833	Fever
Mary Colbert	29	do	–	do	do	Writes		1843	Diseased lungs
Isaac Legins	33	do	–	do	do	do		1833	Diseased liver
Mildred Legins	27	do	–	do	do	Reads		1833	Diseased liver
Isaac Legins	2	do	–	do	do	–		1833	Diseased liver
Thena Colbert	13	do	–	do	do	Reads		1840	Female disease
Diana Shanks	55	do	–	do	do			1833	Fever
Moses Shanks	13	do	–	do	do
Angelina Watts	30	do	–	do	do			1833	Fever
Amby Watts	8	do	–	do	do
Reuben Watts	5	do	–	do	do
John Burns	22	do	–	do	–	Reads	Oil Miller	1835	Blowing rock
Daniel Tyrrel	45	do	–	do	Caldwell		Farmer	1840	Consumption
Adam Cuffy	70	do	–	do	do		do	1835	Decline
Cornelia Tyrrel	14	do	–	do	do
John Tyrrel	12	do	–	do	do
Keziah Cuffy	60	do	–	do	Monrovia			1834	Decline
Rhody Cuffy	12	do	–	do	do
Edmund Curtis	33	do	–	do	do
Mary Curtis	35	do	–	do	do
Rebecca Curtis	17	do	–	do	do			1833	Fever
Amos Herring	39	do	–	do	Caldwell	Writes	Turner
Elizabeth Herring	28	do	–	do	do	–		1833	Fever
Samuel Herring	12	do	–	do	do	Spells
Margaret Herring	10	do	–	do	do	do
Mary Herring	8	do	–	do	do
Wesley Herring	3	do	–	do	do	–		1833	Fever
Oscar Herring	1	do	–	do	do	–		1833	Fever
Jacob Moffat	60	do	–	do	Monrovia	–		1833	Fever
Margaret Moffat	47	do	–	do	Caldwell	–		1833	Fever
George H. Moffat	16	do	–	do	do	–		1836	Pleurisy
Young C. Moffat	13	do	–	do	do	–		1834	Anas. exantha
Henry Moffat	11	do	–	do	do	–		1834	Anas. exantha

Sources

• ROLL OF EMIGRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE COLONY OF LIBERIA, WESTERN AFRICA, BY THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY AND ITS AUXILIARIES: https://ccharity.com/contents/roll-emigrants-have-been-sent-colony-liberia-western-africa/emigrants-to-liberia-ship-lists/brigroanoke/