Ship Harriet’s company arrived at Monrovia 24 March 1829

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

American Colonization Society

Emigrants to Liberia

Introduction

The ship Harriet's Company carried the future president of Liberia, Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Elected as the first (1848–1856) and seventh (1872–1876) President of Liberia after independence, he was the first man of African descent to govern the country.

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	Date of death	Cause of death	Removed to what place	Removal date
James B. Lundy	25	Virginia	Free born	–	Monrovia	Writes & c.	Cabinet Maker	1829	Fever
Caroline M. Lundy	22	do	do	–	do	do	Seamstress	–	–	S. Leone	1835
Nancy Sprigg	80	do	do	–	do	–	–	1833	Old age
David Payne	42	do	do	–	do	Reads	–	1829	Fever
Eleanor Payne	42	do	do	–	do	–	–	1840	Diseased lungs
Henry P. Sprigg	28	do	do	–	do	Writes	Boot and shoe maker	1833	Anasarca
Mont. Payne	23	do	do	–	do	do	do	1829	Fever
Eleanor C. Payne	21	do	do	–	do	do	–	1840	Female disease
Corrine E. Payne	19	do	do	–	do	do	–	1830	Female disease
Willey A. Payne	17	do	do	–	do	do
Francis Payne	15	do	do	–	do	Reads	Shoemaker
David Y. Payne	13	do	do	–	do	do
Caroline R. Payne	12	do	do	–	do	Spells
James S. Payne	10	do	do	–	do	do
William Payne	8	do	do	–	do	do
Frances Payne	6	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Beverly Payne	4	do	do	–	do
Judith Payne	1	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Corrina Payne	3	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Charles Payne	1	Virginia	Free born	–	Monrovia	–	–	1829	Fever
Samuel Payne	2	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Amelia Roberts	40	do	do	–	do
E. J. Roberts	18	do	do	–	do	Writes & c.	–	1843	Consumption
W. J. Roberts	12	do	do	–	do
John Wright Roberts	16	do	do	–	do
H. J. Roberts	10	do	do	–	do			1833	Unknown
Mary J. Roberts	8	do	do	–	do	–	–
Joseph Jenkins Roberts	21	do	do	–	do	Liberal
Sarah J. Roberts	18	do	do	–	do	Writes	–	1838	Female disease
—Roberts, infant	–	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Unknown
D. B. Brown	25	do	do	–	do	Writes	Blacksmith
A. B. Skinner	45	North Carolina	–	Unknown	do	Reads	Cooper	1834	Diseased lungs
A. B. Henderson	44	Virginia	Free born	–	do	Writes
Roxanna Boswille	22	do	do	–	do	Reads	–	1839	Diseased lungs
Samuel Richardson	53	do	–	Unknown	do	–	Farmer	1835	Decline
Lucretia Richardson	60	do	–	do	do	–	–	1835	Decline
Fountain Richardson	25	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer
Roxy Richardson	21	do	–	do	do		–
J. T. Richardson	19	do	–	do	do	Reads	Farmer
Martha Richardson	16	do	–	do	do
Samuel Lomax	5	do	–	do	do
Thos. Asbury Lomax	1	do	–	do	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Charles Harrison	46	do	Free born	–	do	–	–	1834	Anasarca
Penina Harrison	26	do	do	–	do	–	–	1843	Diseased lungs
Randolph Cooper	33	do	do	–	do
Nancy Cooper	32	do	do	–	do
Garret Cooper	29	do	do	–	do			1832	Drowning
Thomas Cooper	27	do	do	–	do	–	Seaman
Reed Cooper	24	do	do	–	do	–	Seaman
Alexander Monroe	27	do	do	–	do	Reads	–	1829	Fever
Lucinda Monroe	21	do	do	–	do	do	–	1829	Decline
John Monroe	3	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Alex. Monroe, infant	–	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Cath. Mondowney	40	do	do	–	do	Reads	–
Mary J. Logan	10	do	do	–	do	do	–	1838	Consumption
Emanuel Elliot	21	do	do	–	do	Writes	–	–	–	U. S.	1835
Sophia Elliot	22	do	do	–	do	Reads	–	1832	Consumption
Abraham Cheeseman	36	do	do	–	do	do	B’t & shoe maker
Martha Cheeseman	35	do	do	–	do
Thomas Hunter	18	do	do	–	do	Reads	do
James Cheeseman	14	do	do	–	do	do	do	1839	Drowning
John Cheeseman	9	do	do	–	do	do	do
William Cheeseman	5	do	do	–	do
Abraham Cheeseman	4	do	do	–	do
Joseph Cheeseman	2	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Margaret Watts	14	do	do	–	do
John Jones	9	do	do	–	do
Fleming Elliot	17	do	do	–	do	Writes	–		–	U. S.	1829
Edward Banister	21	do	do	–	do	do	–	1829	Consumption
Bartemus Lucas	30	do	do	–	do	do	–	1829	Consumption
Richard Green	22	do	do	–	do	do	Stone mason	1839	Drowning
Joseph Sheppard	42	do	do	–	do	Liberal	School teacher	1832	Diseased lungs
Elizabeth Sheppard	40	do	do	–	do	–	–	–	–	S. Leone	1837
Arthur Sheppard	10	do	do	–	do	Reads	–	1829	Fever
Julia Ann Dandridge	11	do	do	–	do	do	–	1830	Pleurisy
J. S. Jones	11	do	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	S. Leone	1837
Susan Brown	19	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Elizabeth Brown	2	do	do	–	do
Mary Brown, infant	–	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Leander Harris	9	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Unknown
B. P. Yates	18	do	do	–	do	Writes
Malvina Fleet	13	do	do	–	do	Reads	–	1843	Diseased lungs
W. A. Parker	30	do	do	–	do	Writes		1830	Unknown
Lucinda Parker	28	do	do	–	do	–	–			S. Leone	1837
W. A. Parker, jr.	11	do	do	–	do	Reads	–			S. Leone	1837
Alexander Parker	9	do	do	–	do	do	–			S. Leone	1837
Henry Parker	2	do	do	–	do	–	–			S. Leone	1837
Frederick Lewis	43	Dist. Columbia	do	–	do	Writes
Amey Lewis	43	Dist. Columbia	Free born	–	Monrovia	Reads
Gilbert Hunt	45	Virginia	do	–	do	Writes	Blacksmith	–	–	U. S.	1830
Edward Lewis	42	do	–	Unknown	do	do	Cooper			U. S.	1830
James Smith	23	do	–	do	do	–	–			U. S.	1830
Helen Lewis	30	do	–	do	do	–	–			U. S.	1830
James Thomas	32	do	Free born	–	do	Writes	Tobacconist	1840	Diseased lungs
Virgina Thomas	30	do	do	–	do	Reads	–	1829	Fever
Sutton Thomas	10	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Ursilla Thomas	9	do	do	–	do	Spells
Samuel Trent	50	do	do	–	do	–	Farmer	1830	Decline
Susan Lawson	40	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Female disease
J. Turner	49	do	do	–	do	Writes	–	1829	Fever
Lucinda Turner	38	do	do	–	do	–	–	–	–	G. C. Mt.	1843
Harriet Turner	13	do	do	–	do	Spells	–	1836	Diseased brain
Elizabeth Turner	2	do	do	–	do
John Mason	35	do	do	–	do	–	–	–	–	Unknown
Sykey Jennings	26	Maryland	–	Miss. Marg. Mercer	do	Reads	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1834
Thomas Carrol	22	do	–	do	do	do	Farmer	1829	Fever
Edward Carrol	19	do	–	do	do	Spells	do
Dorey Jennings	17	do	–	do	do	do	do	1832	Consumption
Mary Carrol	15	do	–	do	do	do
James Jennings	14	do	–	do	do	do	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1834
Julian Jennings	13	do	–	do	do	do	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1834
Charles Jennings	9	do	–	do	do	do	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1834
Peter Jennings	1	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1834
Abraham Boston	20	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer	1838	Decline
Thomas Boston	19	do	–	do	do	Spells	do	–	–	U. S.	1830
Ann Boston	17	do	–	do	do	Reads	–	1836	Decline
Henry Boston	12	do	–	do	do
Henry Rollings	20	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer	–	–	U. S.	1837
James Martin	30	do	Free born	–	do	–	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1834
Juliet Martin	32	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Catharine Martin	2	do	do	–	do	–	–	–	–	C. Palmas
Rachel Stubblefield	45	Virginia	do	–	do	–	–	1830	Pleurisy
Isaac Stubblefield	50	do	–	Mr. Stubblefield	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Abraham Stubblefield	11	do	–	do	do
Elizabeth Stubblefield	5	do	–	do	do	–	–	1829	Fever
James Stubblefield	2	do	–	do	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Lemuel Hunt	60	do	–	Rev. Mr. Hunt	Caldwell	–	Farmer	1837	Decline
Esther Hunt	55	do	–	do	do	–	–	1838	Decline
Jane Hunt	24	do	–	do	do	–	–	1840	Decline
Rebecca Hunt	39	do	–	do	do	–	–	1838	Drowning
John Hunt	23	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer
Martha Hunt	12	do	–	do	do
Caroline Hunt	3	do	–	do	do
Lemuel Hunt	2	do	–	do	do
John Watkins	60	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer	1837	Old age
Mary Watkins	3	do	–	do	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Sarah Watkins	1	do	–	do	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Nelson Watkins	7	do	–	do	do
King Hunt	3	do	–	do	do
Abduhl Rahahman*	60	Tennessee	–	–	Monrovia	–	Farmer	1830	Diseased lungs
Isabella Rahahman*	55	do	–	–	do
John Stewart	50	Virginia	Free born	–	do	–	Blacksmith	1837	Decline
Francis Stewart	30	do	do	–	do	–	–	1839	Unknown
Eliza Stewart	18	do	do	–	do	–	–	–	–	G. C. Mt.	1832
Thomas Stewart	6	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
John Stewart, infant	–	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Fever
Johannah Stewart	60	do	do	–	do	–	–	1829	Old age
*Purchased their freedom

Sources

• 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/shipharriet1829/