Fourth Generation Inclusive

Historical Documents of Genealogical Interest to Researchers of North Carolina's Free People of Color

Category: Censuses

Surnames: Perquimans County, 1850.

ARMSTRONG, BAGLEY, BAINS, BARRINGTON, BRAYMOND, BLANCHARD, BOGIN, BOGUE, BOW, BOYCE, BURK, BUTLER, CAIL, COPELAND, COOPER, CORNELIUS, DEMPSEY, DOUGLASS, DOZIER, FAULKS, GREEN, HAMILTON, HASKET, HARE, JAMES, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, JONES, LANE, LAWRENCE, LIGHTFOOT, LILLY, MILTON, MODLIN, MOORE, MORRIS, MULLER, NEWBY, NIXON, NORFLEET, NOX, OVERTON, RANDOL, READ, ROBBINS, ROGERSON, ROOKS, RUD, SCOTT, SMITH, SPINNER, TOBSON, TRUEBLOOD, TURNER, WARD, WHITE, WINSLOW and WRIGHT.

Surnames: Chowan County, 1850.

ARTICE, BANKS, BEASLEY, BILLUPS, BLAIR, BLOUNT, BOWEN, BURKE, CROTHERS, DAIL, DEMPSEY, DICKERSON, FOLK, FULLER, GOODWIN, GREGORY, GRIFFIN, HANKINS, HENDRIX, HORNEYBLUE, JAMES, JORDAN, LANE, LAWRENCE, LEE, MANSFIELD, MILLER, OVERTON, PRICE, RAMSEY, REED, SAVAGE, SIFFY, SMALL, SOUTHER, STEPHENSON, STUART, SUTTON, VICTORY, WHITMORE, WIGGINS and WILDER.

 

Surnames: Lenoir County, 1850.

BIRD, BRUGMAN, CANNON, CARLILES, CARTER, CONLEY/CONALLY, CULLIN, CUTTEN, DUNCAN, DUNK, EDGLEY, ENDRICK, GARNES, GREENFIELD, HAND, HOP, HUGHES, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, LANGLEY, LOCUS, LOVETT, LUTTON, MAZINGO, MEDLIN, MURVIN, MOON, MORGAN, PATE, POTTER, POWERS, ROBINSON, SEARS, SKEIN, SUTTON, TYLER and WEST.

 

Surnames: Currituck County, 1850.

ARCHY, AYDELOTT, BARCOW, BASS, BOUDER, BOWSER, BRABBLE, BRIAN, BURGESS, CAPS, CASE, DOWDY, DOXEY, FULFORD, GARRETT, GORDON, GREGORY, HARRIS, HITER, HUNT, JONES, McBRIDE, MERCER, PATERSON, PEAR, ROBERT, SANDERS, SANDLING, SAWYER, STONE, THOMAS, WALKER, WILLIAMS, WILSON, and WOODHOUSE.

Carteret County Free Colored Heads of Household, 1790.

Martin Black; Absalom Martin; Cesar Burgase; John Carter; Jenny; Old Samson; Free Peter; Free Carolina; Free Toby, Sr.; Free Dinah; Elizabeth Fisher; Geo. Carter; Peter Cooper; Peter Braddock; Joe Pie Stanton; Jerry; John Carter; Ann Norwood; 92 total free people of color.

Free People of Color Listed in Mortality Schedule: 1850.

Jane Hagens, 16, female, black, born NC, died June, “bilious f[ever]”, Wayne County.

Raiford Artice, 22, male, black, born NC, died July, farmer, unknown causes, Wayne County.

Jesse Hall, 20, male, black, born NC, died June, farmhand, bilious f[ever], Wayne County.

Robert Mitchell, 2, male, mulatto, born NC, died July, unknown causes, Wayne County.

Dempsey Read, 70, male, black, born NC, died March, hatter, unknown causes, Wayne County.

Allen Read, 60, male, black, born NC, died May, hatter, unknown reasons, Wayne County.

Hannah Croom, 43, female, mulatto, married, born Wayne County, died June, “bil fever,” Wayne County.

Gray Simmons, 33, mulatto, married, died January, farmer, pneumonia, Wayne County.

Sally Read, 80, female, mulatto, born Davis district, died January, old age, Franklin County.

Adeline(?) Finch, 26, female, mulatto, born Davis district, died December, pauper, Franklin County.

Lucy Dunstone, 30, female, black, died January, dropsy, Franklin County.

Lucy Mayho, 20 female, black, died May, unknown causes, Nash County.

Surnames: Alexander County, 1850.

BASS, COBBLE, COOPER, LIGINS, LONG, LOOPER, MOCK and SCOTT.

North from North Carolina, no. 1.

On 4 October 1835, Henderson Artis married Nancy Wilkins in Northampton County.

In the 1850 census of Northampton County: Nancy Artis, 35, with children Narcissa, 8, William, 5, and Cherry, 3.

In the 1860 census of Jefferson, Logan County, Ohio: Henderson Artis, 43, wife Nancy, 36, and children Narcissa, 15, William, 13, and Charity, 12.  Henderson was a farmer and all were born in NC.

Surnames: Cumberland County, 1850.

ADAMS, ALLEN, ANDREWS, ARTIS, AVERITT, BAKER, BARNET, BASS, BEASLEY, BEBEE, BEGGS, BELL, BERNARD, BICE, BIRD, BISHOP, BLAKE, BOWEN, BOWZER, BOYDEN, BRABOY, BRIMAGE, BROOKS, BROWN, BRYANT, BURNET/BURNETT, CALVIN, CAMPBELL, CANADAY, CAPPS, CAREY, CARROLL, CARTER, CHAIRS, CHANCE, CHAVIS, CHESTER, CHESTNUT, COOKER, CORBIN, DANIELS, DAUGHTRY, DAVIS, DEAL, DEAN, DONALSON, DUNSTAN, EDIE/EDY, EMANUEL, EMMITT, EVANS, FLOWERS, FRANKLIN, FRAZIER, FREEMAN, GEE, GIBBS, GLASGOW, GOINS, GRAHAM, GRIMES, GROVER, HACKETT, HADLEY, HAGANS/HAGINS, HAMMONDS, HARRIS, HATCHER, HATHCOCK, HAWLEY, HAYS/HAYES, HAYWOOD, HEADSPETH/HEDGEPETH, HEGGINS, HENDERSON, HOLDER, HOLMES, HOSTLER, HUNTINGTON, INGRAM, JACKSON, JACOBS, JAMES,JASPER, JENKINS, JOHNSON, JONES, KADAR, KING, LANE, LEARY, LEE, LEVY, LEWINS, LOCKLIN, LOMAC/LOMACK, LOVER, LUCAS, MACKY, MANIER, MASON, MAYNER, McCULLOUGH, McDONALD, McDOUGALD, McKENZIE, McLEOD, MERRITT, MILLINER, MILLS, MITCHELL, MONROE/MUNRO, MORGAN, MUMFORD, MURCHISON, NASH, NELSON, NICHOLSON, NORRIS, OCHILTREE, OVERTON, OXENDINE, PAIN, PATTERSON, PEARCE, PETTIFORD, PINKINS, POTTS, POWELL, RAGLAND, RALSTON, RAY, REDDIN, REVELS, RISING, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, RUSSELL, SAMPSON, SCOTT, SEAWELL, SEDBURY, SIMMONS, SIMPSON, SMITH, SPEARS, SPENCER, STEPHENS, STEWART, TABON, TAYLOR, TECUMBSHIRE, TERRY, THIGPEN, THOMAS, TUCKER, TUTLE, TYLER, WALKER, WARRICK, WEBB, WHITE, WHITEHEAD, WILLIAMS, WOODS, WORLDS and YOUNG.

Edgecombe County Free Colored Heads of Household, 1790.

John Stephens, Lauer Artist, Thomas Mitchell, Israel Scott, Isham Scott, Edward Griffin, Matthew Wiggins, Shadrack Hammons, and Jordan Hammons.