Ship Indian Chief’s company, arrived at Monrovia March 22, 1826

Date: 1826 [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: American_Colonization_Society black_heritage

American Colonization Society
Emigrants to Liberia
Maryland Colonization Society

Introduction

The Ship Indian Chief’s company's' passengers came from Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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]

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
Isaac Alenson	19	North Carolina	Free born	Caldwell	–	–	1826	Fever
Joseph Albert	48	do	do	do	–	Farmer	1830	Anasarca
Margaret Albert	27	do	do	do	–	–	1835	Unknown
Richard Albert	9	do	do	do	–	–	1828	Unknown
Jane Albert	3	do	do	do
William Baley	45	do	do	do	–	–	1833	Decay or decline
Catharine Baley	41	do	do	do	–	–	1836	Decline
Mathias Bowe	26	do	do	do
Tamar Bowe	24	do	do	do
Mary Bowe	3	do	do	do
Henry Bowe	1	do	do	do
John Brown	19	do	do	do	–	–	1827	Anasarca
Bennet Demery	36	do	do	do	Writes	Sailmaker	–	–	The Country	1841	Unknown
Miles White	7	do	do	do
Sarah Demery	30	do	do	do	Reads	–	1832	Consumption
Ann E. Demery	12	do	do	do
Warren Demery	10	do	do	do
Jacob Cole*	25	Maryland	–	do	Writes	–	1828	Consumption
Charlotte Collins	19	North Carolina	do	Monrovia
Moses Freeman	43	Maryland	do	Monrovia	do	–	1826	Fever
Rachel Freeman	40	do	do	do	Reads	–	1835	Decline
James F. Paxton+	5	Virginia	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Ann Freeman	17	Maryland	do	do	do
Mary Freeman	13	Maryland	do	do	Reads
Susanna Freeman	11	do	do	do	Spells	–	1838	Anasarca
Rachel Freeman	6	do	do	do	do
Moses Freeman, jr.	4	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Oney Hamilton	25	North Carolina	do	do	do	–	1841	Decline
Jonathan James	40	do	do	Caldwell	Writes, ciphers	–	1832	Decline
Amey James	40	do	do	do	Spells
Keziah James	11	do	do	do	do	–	1838	Decline
Frederick James	8	do	do	do	do
Moore James	6	do	do	do
Diza James	47	do	do	do	Reads	–	1835	Decline
Nancy James	6	do	do	do	–	–	1838	Consumption
Levi James	3	do	do	do
—James, infant born at sea	–	do	do	do			–	–
Mathias Jordan	25	do	do	do	–	–	1829	Decline
Britannia Jordan	24	do	do	do	do
Mary Jordan	23	do	do	do	–	–	1829	Consumption
Lemuel Winslow	36	do	do	do	–	–	1828	Consumption
James Kerby	50	do	do	do	do	Farmer	1828	Decline
Tamar Kerby	50	do	do	do		–	1829	Decline
Mary A. Kerby	5	do	do	do
George Kenney	12	do	do	do
Tacy Lansdale	20	Maryland	do	Monrovia	do	–	–	–	S. Leone	1835	Her husband
Minny Mitchel, sr.	64	North Carolina	do	Caldwell	–	Cooper	1829	Decline
Ann Mitchel	45	do	do	do	–	–	1829	Decline
Minny Mitchel, jr.	16	do	do	do	–	–	1830	Diseased brain
Ann Mitchel	14	do	do	do	–	–	1842	Consumption
John Mitchel	13	do	do	do
Amelia Morris	28	do	do	do	–	–	1829	Anas. exantha.
Abner Morris	12	do	do	do
Robert Morris	14	do	do	do	–	–	1828	By powder
George Morris	9	do	do	do
Amelia Morris	7	do	do	do
Thomas Morris	4	do	do	do
Mary Mulberry	25	do	do	do	–	–	1828	Fever
Jeremiah Nixon	26	do	do	do	do	–	1838	Diseased lungs
Rachel Nixon	16	do	do	do	Spells	–	1837	Diseased brain
Lydia Nixon	26	do	do	do	do	–	1842	Diseased lungs
Judith Nixon	12	do	do	do	–	–	1838	Anas. exantha.
Davis Palen	40	do	do	do	–	Farmer	1828	Consumption
Mary Palen	38	do	do	do	–	–	1840	Consumption
Urias Palen	25	do	do	do	do	do	1836	Consumption
Jesse Palen	22	do	do	do	do	do	1838	Unknown
Sarah Palen	20	do	do	do	–	–	1836	Diseased brain
Willis Whitfield	58	do	do	Monrovia	–	–	1829	Decline
Obadiah Palen	4	do	do	Caldwell
Frances Paxton	48	Virginia	do	Monrovia
Hulda Paxton	28	do	do	do	–	–	1835	Anas. exantha.
Fountain Paxton	21	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Jordan Paxton	7	do	do	do	–	–	1828	Blown up by powder
Willis Paxton	13	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Casualty
Shelton Paxton	11	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Virginia Paxton	8	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
James F. Paxton	5	do	–	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Richard Paxton	7	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Henry Paxton	2	do	do	do
–Paxton, infant	–	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Titus Pierce	45	Maryland	do	Caldwell	Reads	–	1828	Consumption
Jacob W. Pronk	22	do	do	Monrovia	Writes, &c.
London Poppleton	60	North Carolina	do	do	Reads	do	1826	Fever
Grace Poppleton	50	do	do		–	–	–	–	U. S.	1827
Timothy Pritchard	29	do	do	Caldwell	–	do
Rachel Pritchard	29	do	do	do	–	–	1838	Female disease
Penina Pritchard	5	do	do	do	–	–	1837	Diseased lungs
Overton Pritchard, inf.	–	do	do	do
Philip Pritchard	26	do	do	do	–	do
Levy Pritchard	23	do	do	Caldwell	–		1826	Fever
Priscilla Pritchard	24	do	do	do
Agnes Sandling	42	do	do	Monrovia	–		1830	Consumption
Maria Sandling	15	do	do	do	–		1833	Diseased lungs
Charles Sandling	13	do	do	do	–		1842	Drowning
Humphrey Sandling	12	do	do	do	–		1843	Unknown
Dawson Sandling	10	do	do	do	–		1832	Drowning
Starkey Sandling, infant	–	do	do	do
Caroline Sandling	8	do	do	do
William Sandling	4	do	do	do
Patsy Simons	35	do	do	Caldwell	–		1837	Unknown
Treacy Simons	21	do	do	do	–		1830	Female disease
Keziah Simons	18	do	do	do	–		1835	Unknown
William Simons	10	do	do	do	–		–	–	Sea	1833
Lovey Simons	2	do	do	do
James Spellman	22	do	do	do	–	Sawyer	1838	Anas. exantha
Elizabeth Spellman	21	do	do	do	–	–	1837	Unknown
Lewis Spellman	3	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Sampson Taylor	60	do	–	do	–	Farmer	1828	Decline
Amelia Taylor	50	do	do	do
Dempy Taylor	34	do	do	do	Reads	do
Mary Taylor	25	do	do	do	do	–	1840	Consumption
Mary Taylor, twin	25	do	do	do	do	–	1826	Fever
Aaron Taylor, twin	25	do	do	do	do	–	1830	Consumption
Priscilla Taylor	15	do	do	do	do	–	1842	Female disease
Wilson Taylor	14	do	do	do	Spells		1830	Supposed to have been murdered by a Spanish slaver
Harrison Taylor	8	do	do	do	do	–	1830	Diseased brain
Susanna Taylor	37	do	do	do	do
Caleb Taylor	12	do	do	do	do	–	1838	Diseased brain
Darius Taylor	6	do	do	do
Amelia Taylor	5	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Ann E. Taylor	1	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Ann Delila Gilbert	3	do	do	do
Hester Taylor, infant		do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Sarah Thomas	46	do	do	do	–	–	1838	Decline
Levi Thomas	22	do	do	do	Spells	–	–	–	U. S.	1828	Unknown
Abraham Thomas	15	do	do	do	do		1842	Female disease
Elizabeth Thomas	10	do	do	do	do	–	1835	Diseased lungs
James Thomas	12	do	do	do	do	–	1835	Anasarca
Harriet Thomas	8	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Winney Thomas	7	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Mary A. Thomas	4	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Sarah Thomas, twin	3	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
Pris. Thomas, twin	3	do	do	do	–	–	1826	Fever
John Trublood	26	do	do	do	–	–	1837	Diseased brain
Sarah Trublood	18	do	do	do	–	–	1842	Decline
Mary Trublood	25	do	do	do
Amey Webb	40	do	do	Monrovia	do
Elizabeth White	55	do	do	Caldwell	–	–	1828	Decline
Elizabeth White	14	do	do	do	do	–	1830	Decline
Samuel Wheeler	25	Maryland	do	do	Writes	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1834
Priscilla White	60	North Carolina	do	do	–	–	1828	Decline
Miles White	35	do	do	do	–	Farmer	1833	Decline
Rachel White	40	do	do	do	–	–	1832	Consumption
George White	9	do	do	do
John White	8	do	do	do
Caleb White	5	do	do	do
Mary White	3	do	do	do
Rachel White	19	do	do	do	Spells
Winney Wiggins	47	do	do	do	–	–	1829	Consumption
Mary Wiggins	18	do	do	do

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/shipindianchief1826//