Brig Strong’s company arrived at Monrovia 8 Aug 1822

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: American_Colonization_Society Black_Heritage Liberian_emigrants

American Colonization Society

Emigrants to Liberia

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" ^[1]

Names	Age	State or place from which they emigrated	Free born or otherwise	Where located on their arrial in the colony	Extent of education	Profession	Date of death	Cause of death	Removed to what place	Removal date	Removal Cause
James Benson, sr.	36	Maryland	Free born	Monrovia	None	Farmer
Rosa Benson	30	do	do	do	Unknown	Weaver	1825	Consumption
Joseph Benson	16	do	do	do	do	–	1822	Casualty-musket shot in attack of the natives
Nancy Benson	14	do	do	do	do	–	1827	Consumption
Mary A. Benson	12	do	do	do	do	–
James Benson, jr.	10	do	do	do	do	–	1827	Consumption
Stephen Benson	6	do	do	do	do	–
Kitty Benson	4	do	do	do	do	–	1826	Consumption
–Benson	1	do	do	do	do	–	1826	Consumption
Mrs. Blake	30	Philadelphia	do	do	do	–	1822	Fever
Sarah Blake	10	do	do	do	do	–	–		S. Leone	1833
Joseph Blake	8	do	do	do	do	–	1830	decline
Eliza Blake	6	do	do	do	do	–	–	–	do	1834
Elias Blake	4	do	do	do	do	–	1823	Fever
Samuel Campbell	29	do	do	do	do	–	–	–	Sea	1823	Desertion
James Campbell	25	do	do	do	do	Blacksmith	–	–	Sea	1823	Desertion
Major S. Draper	36	Maryland	do	do	–	Shoe and boot maker	1822	Casualty-poisoned drugs.
Sarah Edmondson	78	do	do	do		–	1822	Fever
Adam Edmondson	33	do	do	do	–	Farmer	1828	Consumption
Ann Edmondson	30	do	do	do
Sarah Edmondson	12	do	do	do
James Edmondson	10	do	do	do	–	–	1842	Unknown
Hester Edmondson	8	do	do	do
Nancy Edmondson	6	do	do	do
Adam Edmondson	4	do	do	do
Joseph Gardiner	24	do	do	do	–	Farmer	1836	Unknown
Mary Gardiner	20	do	do	do	Reads	–	1822	Casualty-murdered in the attack of the natives.
Daniel George	40	Philadelphia	do	do	do	Stone Mason	1832	Unknown
Daniel Hawkins	42	do	do	do	do	–	1839	Unknown
Jane Hawkins	39	do	do	do	do	–	1841	Unknown
Elizabeth James	24	do	do	do	do	–	–	–	S. Leone	1836
Stephen Kiar	76	Maryland	do	do	None	Farmer	1825	Old age.
Nancy Kiar	72	do	do	do	do	–	1822	Old age.
Lewis Johnson	11	do	do	do	Reads	–	1830	Casualty-supposed to have been murdered by a Spanish slaver.
Eliza Passway	18	do	do	do	None
Jesse Shaw	21	do	do	do	Writes	do	1839	Consumption
Thomas Tynes	25	Philadelphia	do	do	do	do	1822	Casualty-musket shot.

Sources

1. ↑ Christine's African American Genealogy Website: https://ccharity.com/contents/roll-emigrants-have-been-sent-colony-liberia-western-africa/emigrants-to-liberia-ship-lists/brignautilus1821/

• 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: https://ccharity.com/contents/roll-emigrants-have-been-sent-colony-liberia-western-africa/emigrants-to-liberia-ship-lists/brigstrong1822/