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Historical Documents of Genealogical Interest to Researchers of North Carolina's Free People of Color

Category: Censuses

April 22, 2013

Free Colored Inhabitants of the Town of Milton, Caswell County, 1850.

#243. Lucy Pulliam, 60, in the household of William Terrill, boot & shoemaker.

#244. William Philips, 12, in the household of James R. Collum, druggist.

#246. Sarah Hutson, 40, born in Virginia, in the household of Wiley Kezort, blacksmith.

#248. Dabney Palmer, 20, tailor, born Person County, in the household of Benjamin Hines, tailor.

#266. William Pounds, 20, and James Harris, 22, both laborers, in the household of Hugh M. Raimey, mechanic.

#269. Willis Freeman, 25, laborer, wife Jane, 24, and Mary Piles, 6.

#271. Anderson Piles, 12, born Caswell County, in the household of L.R. Atkinson, jeweler.

#272. Francis Weaver, 30, born Hertford, in the household of Archibald McDorrett, teacher.

#287. Tannin(?) Sawyers, 21, born in Virginia, in the household of James Nuttall, tavern keeper.

#288. R. Mills, 40, laborer, born in Virginia, in the household of G.W. Thompson.

#289. Thomas Day, 49, cabinet maker, born in Virginia; wife Aquila, 44, born in Virginia; son Devereux J., 17, born Milton; Morning S. Day, 84, born Virginia; plus Joshua Wood, 21, cabinet maker, born in Virginia; James Hutchinson, 30, cabinet maker, born Guilford; Aaron McCormick, 20, born Virginia; James Wallace, 21, laborer, born Virginia; Burg[illegible] Smith, 20, cabinet maker, born Raleigh; Daniel Proctor, 20, cabinet maker, born Granville; and William Slate, 14, cabinet maker, born Virginia. All mulatto except Wood, Hutchinson, McCormick, Wallace, Proctor and Slate, who were white. Day reported $800 real property.

#298. Nancy Cousins, 50, born Virginia, in the household of Joana Hancock.

#307. Jane Watkins, 23, Mary Cousins, 27, and Cornelia Cousins, 4, all born Caswell.

#309. Harriet Jones, 29, and children Lewis, 6, Virginia, 4, and Caroline, 10 months, all born in Milton.

#310. John Freeman, 30, blacksmith, born Virginia, in the household of Alexander Smith.

#311. Lucy Sawyer, 39; Eliza A. Palmer, 17; Clem Palmer, 13; John Palmer, 8; Susan Sawyers, 2; and Sallie A. Palmer, 1.

#312. Rhoda Lovet, 80, Sallie Piles, 50, and Mary Piles, 20.

#314. Fanny McMunn, 20, born Orange, in the household of C.N.B. Evans, S. Editor.

#316. Jenny Watkins, 72, born Virginia; Tabitha A. Jones, 25, Andrew, 7, Marcus, 5, and Edward, 2, all born in Milton.

#317. Caroline Thomas, 24; Lavinia Thomas, 20; Isabella Thomas, 5; and James Thomas, 2.

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April 17, 2013

Northampton County Free Colored Heads of Households, 1790.

Saul Scott, Werling Scott, Stephen Scott, Edward Harris, Randol Scott, Ezekiel Groves, Robert Brown, John Hattaway, David Scott, Lemon Land, William Morgan, Odam Poythress, John Morgan, Hardiman Poythriss, Mark Morgan, Jno. Brown, Drury Walden, Newman Hathcock, Jonathan Roberts, William Roberts, Isaac Scott, Nathan Tabon, Jeremiah Anderson, Elias Roberts, Allen Tabor, James Roberts, Jr., Isaac Tabor, John Roberts, Abraham Artis, Cannon Cumbo, Peter Stewart, Lyson Lewelling, Hardy Scott, Jesse James, Jeremiah James, David James, John Waldin, Jubalough, Booth Newsom, Moses Newsom, Amos Newsom, Nath’l Newsom, John Hathcock, Drury Tann, Arthur Byrd, George Artice, James Newsom, Arthur Allen, Silas Banks, Daniel Demory, Wm. Bittle, Jeremiah Bittle, Jethro Bass, Council Bass, Robert Fuller, Jacob Smith, Littleton Manly, Benjamin Hawley, William Manly, Ann Welk, Jarrot Doby, Phil Byrd, Michail Walden, Christo. Stewart, Joyce Mitchell, Ruth Byrd, Charity Cunningham, Obediah Plumbly, Nathan Byrd and William Dales.

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April 9, 2013

Surnames: Cleveland County, 1850.

The following surnames are found among free people of color in Cleveland County in 1850:

BLACK, BROOKS, CLARKE, CROW, DAVIS, FORNEY, HUSKIN, JOHNSON, McLEAN, MORGAN, PRIOR, PROCTOR, REVELS, and ROBISON.

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March 29, 2013

Surnames: Hyde County, 1850.

The following surnames are found among free people of color in Hyde County in the 1850 census:

ALEXANDER, BARBER, BARROW, BERRY, BRACHAM, BRADDOCK, BRAGG, CHANCE, CLARK, CLAYTON, COFFEE, COLLINS, COVEL/COVELL, DAVIS, DYER, ELKS, FREEMAN, GARNER, GORDON, HARRIS, HELLEN, HILL, HUDSON, KING, LONGTOM, LUTTON, MACKAY, MORRIS, POWERS, PUGH, REED, RING, SHELDON, SMITH, SUTTON and TYSON.

 

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March 28, 2013

Surnames, Polk County, 1860.

The following surnames are found among free people of color in Polk County in 1860:

FREEMAN, HADEN/HAYDEN, HARPER, HENDERSON, HUNSINGER, INGLE, JOHNSON, MANER, PAIN, PRITCHET, REVIS, SEARSY, SYBLY and WILSON.

 

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March 23, 2013

Mortality Schedule: Perquimans County, 1850.

Joseph Overton, age 3 months, mulatto, died October of unknown causes.

Christian Baines, age 40, black, died June of bilious fever.

Rosanna Winslow, age 90, black, widow, died June of old age.

Cintha Randol, age 23, black, died August of pleurisy.

Richard Dempsey, age 60, black, died June of consumption.

All died in 1849.  1850 US mortality schedule.

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March 23, 2013

Surnames: McDowell County, 1850.

The following surnames are found among free people of color in McDowell County in 1850:

ABBOT, BAILEY, BIRD, BOYCE, BROOKS, COZENS, FRANCIS, HARDY, HAYS, HEDGPETH, HONEYCUTT, HOWELL, HYATT, JACKSON, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JONES, LACKEY, LUCAS, MATHEWS, McNEAL, MITCHEL, OLIVER, OWENS, PARKER, POWELL, RED, SCOTT, SHADE, SIMMONS, SMITH, STEVELIE and WEAVER.

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March 19, 2013

Surnames: Tyrrell County, 1860.

The following surnames are found among free people of color in Tyrrell County in 1860:

ALEXANDER, ARMSTRONG, BATEMAN, BOWSER, BRICKHOUSE, BRYAN, BYARD, CARSON, DEMPSEY, HILL, JOHNSON, KENNEDY, LIVERMAN, MYERS, PAINE, PALIN, ROUGHTON, ROUSSAM, SWAIN, TURNER, and WYNN.

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March 19, 2013

Surnames: Watauga County, 1860.

The following surnames are found among free people of color in Watauga County in 1860:

ANDERSON, CUZZENS [COUSINS], EVANS, GRIMES, HATTON, MITCHEL, SCOTT, SHEARER, SMITH, THOMPSON, UNDERWOOD, and WALKER.

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March 8, 2013

Free Colored Inhabitants of the Town of Hillsborough, Orange County, 1850.

#286. Green Caudle, 33, cabinet maker, born in NC, and Catharine Strudwick, 24, born Orange County.

#287. Henry Evans, 33, cabinet maker, born Hillsboro, wife Henrietta, 22, born NC, and children Lizzy, 6, Julia, 4, Matthew, 2, and Sarah, 10 months, all born in Hillsboro, plus Fanny Evans, 65, born in Virginia, and James Allison, 66, cabinet maker, born Delaware.

#288. Martha Day, 25, Mary Day, 5, and Susan Day, 2, all born in Orange County, in the household of Anderson Vanderford, carpenter.

#289. Alexander Webb, 53, saddler, and Judy Webb, 55, both born NC.

#294. Richard Mayo, 29, cabinet maker, Martha Mayo, 40, William Mayo, 17, laborer, Mary Mayo, 12, Jane Mayo, 3, Henrietta Mayo, 3, Betsey Mayo, 60, George Mayo, 18, laborer, and Faddis Mayo, 25, laborer, all born in NC.

#295. Julia Revell, 3, born in Orange County, in the household of James Parks, shoemaker.

#298. James Volentine, 28, barber, born NC, Susan Volentine, 30, born Orange County, Manuel Strudwick, 80, shoemaker, born NC; Jack Strudwick, 24, and Umstead Mayo, both laborers, and Eliza Mayo, 15, the last three born in Orange County.

#303. Samuel Barton, 15, laborer, born NC, in the household of James M. Palmer.

#328. William Freeman, 66, laborer, born Virginia.

#329. Henry Freeman, 32, shoemaker, wife Patsey, 45, Nancy Burke, 20, Edy Mitchell, 11, and Mary Redding, 28, all born in NC.

#332. Peggy Revill, 49, Sally Day, 20, Fanny Chaveous, 10, Wilson Evans, 26, cabinet maker, Coon Chaveous, 26, laborer, James Huckabee, 23, laborer, all born NC.

#335. Waldon Jeffreis, laborer, born Orange County.

#338. Patience Chavous, 28, Polly Burnett, 20, John Burnett, 2 months, Rebecca Chavous, 14, Patsy Revills, 4 months, all born NC.

#343. George Mays, 19, laborer, born Hillsboro.

#344. Eliza Chavous, 40, Leroy Chavous, 10, and Martin Chavous, 6 months, all born NC, in the household of Andrew C. Murdock.

#349. Dicey Winstead, 51, Harriet Wilson, 28, James Wilson, 16, laborer, Egbert Wilson, 9, John Wilson, 10, Mary Wilson, 7, and Thomas Wilson, 3, all born NC.

#352. Ned Cain, 76, laborer, born NC.

#355. Mary Bush, 16, born NC, in the household of William Newman Sr., laborer.

#370. Harry Douglas, 70, laborer, born NC.

#373. “Jail” – James Mitchell, 25, laborer, born NC, “stealing money, and John McAndless, 22, laborer, born NC, “giving his free papers to a slave.”

#378. Robert Mitchell, 50, laborer, Sophia Mitchell, 46, Frances Mitchell, 7, all born NC.

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