Alexandria County Register of Free Negroes, 1858
From the Library of Virginia, courtesy of Wesley E. Pippenger and transcribed by Tim Dennee. Alexandria County, retroceded from the District of Columbia in 1846, included all of what was then the town of Alexandria plus the territory that is now Arlington County (and the land in between, which was annexed by the City of Alexandria from Arlington County in 1930). Alexandria was by far the most densely populated part of the county, so most individuals below would have been found in the town. Most of these names are likely also listed in Dorothy Provine’s transcription of Alexandria County free negro registers (published by Heritage Books, Bowie, Maryland). This source, however, is a snapshot of one moment in time, presumably covering all free blacks in the county (except that children seem under-represented). The document also lists ages and occupations. The names are in rough alphabetical order by first letter of the surname. They have generally been left in their original order, because some groupings are suggestive of possible family relationships. The original spellings have been retained also. * indicates a missing or illegible numeral; e.g., 7* means seventy "something" years old. Ashton, Lucy, 45 Ashton, Isabella, 18 Ashton, Fenton, 16 Adams, Adolphus, 30 Addison, Frederic, 48, caulker Anderson, Thomas, 40 Asher, Sydney, 50, washing Allen, James, 38, carpenter Butler, Mary, 22 Bruce, Robert, 46, porter Ball, Mary, 30 Ball, William, 65 Bell, Margeret, 35 Bell, Mary, 20 Burke, Sarah, 25 Burke, Dulany, 35 Bell, Rosalie, 15 Brooks, George, 75 Brooks, Fred, 35 Bowden, Alexander, 29, cooper Bowden, Martha, 18 Bowden, Virginia, 15 Bowden, Rebecca, 14 Bowden, Amanda, 20 Bowden, Reverdy, 27, cartman Bowden, Addison, 25, cartman Bronson, Henry, 40 Bronson, Malinda, 25 Burbon, Dennis, 40 Burbon, Rachal, 22 Bell, Mary, 7* Blackburn, Harrison, 4* Blackburn, Amelia, 22 Blackburn, James, 28 Blackburn, Winnie, 22 Blackburn, Helen, 25 Bumry, Meria, 37 Bumry, Mary, 16 Bradshaw, Hepsy, 40 Bradshaw, Henry, 40 Bradshaw, J.T., 12 Berry, Betsey, 57 Berry, Richard, 60 Berry, Cristiana, 19 Berry, Patsey, 55 Brown, Dysey, 50 Butler, Flora of Fannie, 48 ([in the] "county") Braddock, Robert, 40, carpenter Braddock, Mary, 35 Bumry, Richard, 30, stevedore Brown, Alexus, 40 Brawner, James, 30 Berry, George, 34 Berry, William, 25 Berry, Mary, 70 Beckly, Edgar, 20, waiter Beckly, Rozier, 25, brickmaker Beckly, Amos, 24, brickmaker Beckly, William, 52, wire worker Bruce, Charles, 45, baker Bruce, Rachal, 39 Bell, Jacob, 50, wood sawyer Butler, Andrew, 28 Butler, Thomas, 45 Butler, Nathaniel, 40 Brown, Daniel, 41 Berry, James, 25, porter and clerk Berry Ann, 31 Burwell, James, 25 Bond, James, 60 Brooks, Henry, 50, whitewasher Brooks, Eliza, 35 Bryan, George, 30 Brown, Meria, 25 Burke, John Branan, Samuel, brickmaker Branan, Lorenze Crump, Milly, 55 Chase, Betsey, 90 Caval, Precilla, 15 Cole, Jesse, 40 Cole, Mary Ann, 13 Cole, Charlotte, 37 Chase, Henry, 38 Campbell, John, 60 Cryer, John, 30 Cryer, Sarah, 20 Credit, John, 30 Collins, Armstead, 17 Collins, Sarah Ann, 50 Collins, Anna, 26 Collins, Margerett, 15 Campbell, Jesse, 45 Carmikle, William, 60 Carmikle, Mary, 50 Carmikle, Emely, 28 Cole, Thomas, 60 Cole, Jane, 60 Cyphax, Louis, 24 Cyphax, Martha, 18 Cyphax, Meria, 20 Cyphax, Eliza, 24, servant Chase, George, 35, baker Chase, Jane, 65 Carmicle, Daniel, 40, clerk Conway, Gilbert, 30, cook shop Carrol, Jesse, 40, laborer Cupid, Robert, 25, porter Cupid, Emanuel, 45, porter Claggett, William, 26, plasterer Curtis, Elijah, 40 Carter, James, 42, baker Carter, Adeline, 50 Carter, William, 35 Carter, Albert, 29 Chapman, George, 55, barker keeper Chinn, Charles, 50 Cotson, Richard, 42 Cotson, John, 28 Chase, Samuel, 27 Curtis, Dianna, 80 Curtis, Ann, 28 Claggett, Mary, 22 Collins, Lucy, 50 Carter, Edward Diggs, Melinda, 55?, seaman Davidson, Eliza, 25 Dudley, Nancy, 76 Dudley, William, 78 Dudley, Virginia, 20 Diggs, Martha, 15 Dogan, George, 25 Duval, Betsey, 50 Davis, Melvina, 43 Dogan, Richard, 25, plaster Davis, Liand, 48 Douglas, Harriot, 30 Douglass, G.P., 35, blacksmith Dundass, Samuel, 38, carpenter Dundass, Eliza, 40 Darnel, Louiza, 40 Darnel, Westly, 41 Dixon, John, 30 Dixon, Sally, 30 Dogan, Charles, 42 Dogan, Meria, 45 Dogan, Anthony, 53 Dogan, John, 22 Digs, Richard, 25, cooper Digs, Govener, 31 Dulany, Henry, 28 Darnell, J.W., 38 Dyson, James, 45 Derix, James Derix, Robert Derix, William Derix, Ann Evans, Edward, 40 Evans, Olanda, 25 Evans, Lyla, 34 Evans, John, 35 Evans, Mary, 20 Evans, William, 59 Ebbs, John, 58 Ford, Louisa, 30 Ford, Daniel, 40 Ford, William, 32, cartman Frazier, Jerry, 26 Frazier, Joseph, 60 Frazier, Richard, 23 Fuller, Julia, 20 Foster, Lydia, 35 Foster, Jesse, 40 Fare, Alfred Gibson, James, 44 Gibson, Cecelia, 50 Gray, William, 40 Grason, Thomas, 38 Gibson, Henry, 40 Gray, John, 50 Gallahan, Ann Guy, Henry Hepburn, Susan Hoe, Mary, 15 Hoe, Sarah, 17 Haggerty, Samuel, 25 Harrison, Lucy, 40 Harrison, Charles, 17 Harrison, Walter, 19 Hunter, Adeline, 30 Hunter, Lucy, 26 Hall, Eliza, 45 Huchinson, Ann, 50 Huchinson, Joseph, 50 Huchinson, Meria, 18 Huchinson, Jane Eliza, 14 Hopkins, Peter, 45 Hall, Fanny, 50 Hall, Isaac, 54 Hepburn, John, 26 Henry, Charles, 20 Hawkins, Robert, 35 Hawkins, Cloe, 25 Henry, Rachael, 20 Henry, Robert, 53 Hyson, Henry, 27 Hyson, Ellen, 20 Hanley, Lora, 25 Harris, Elizabeth, 13 Harper, Rachael, 35 Harper, Claire?, 36 Hamett, Benjamin, 32 Holley, Dennis, 40 Hacket, Dennia, 6 Hacket, Azrey?, 50 Hyson, Isaac, 20 Honesty, Henry Hyson, Louisa Hyson, Thornton, 25 Jones, Benjamin, 56 Jones, Herbert, 22 Jones, Sarah, 30 Jones, Elizabeth, 25 Jones, Catherine, 16 Jones, Susan, 60 Jones, Nancy, 65 Jackson, Letha, 75 Jackson, Robert, 22 Joyce, Daniel, 50 Joyce, Mary, 32 Jones, Albert, 26 Jackson, Spencer, 40 Jackson, Ignatious, 38 Johnson, Smith, 45 Jackson, Henry, 46, plasterer Jackson, Jesse, 30 Jackson, Andrew, 22 Jackson, John, 24 Jones, Levi, 45, farmer Jones, Joseph H., 40, farmer Jones, William, 42, farmer Jones, Joseph, 20, farmer King, Betsy, 40 King, Sarah, 30 Long, Elizabeth, 38 Louden, Fred, 52 Louden, Caroline, 26 Lee, Henry, 45 Lee, Rebecca, 29 Logan, Sally, 56 Lee, Nancy, 45 Lyles, W., 56 Lyles, Hannah, 60 Lomax, Thomas, 34 Lomax, William, 27 Lomax, Ellen, 60 Logan, William, 27 Logan, Noble, 23 Lomax, Ann, 35 Lancaster, Richard, 40 Lancaster, Sarah, 41 Lancaster, Louisa, 14 Logan, Cristiana, 45 Logan, Lucy, 35 Mason, George, 30 Mason, Sydney, 50 Marshall, Charles, 36 McCoy, H., 56 Madella, Betsy, 25 Madella, Armstead, 30 Mason, Victor, 12 Morgan, Daniel, 40 Madella, Richard, 50 Madella, Silas, 47 Merreck, Alfred, 45 Merreck, Jane, 25 Merreck, Rebecca, 45 Madella, Henry, 40 Madella, Lewis, 35 Mills, William, 40 Madella, Henrieta, 26 Miller, William, 31 Marble, Isreal, 45 Madella, John, 24 Madella, Roxana, 30, thief Mortimore, Luce, 45, farmer Mortimore, Hensen, 22, farmer Meridith, Elijah Nookes, Henson, 27 Norris, Rachael, 35 Nickins, James, 12 Nickins, Joseph, 50 Nugin, Eli, 50 Nookes, Jesse, 56 Nookes, Edward, 24 Nookes, Charles, 17 Nelson, George, 30 Nookes, Daniel, 21 Norris, William, 30 Nickins, John, 50, clerk Norris, Rachal, 40 Oldham, Edward, 75, measurer Oxen, Ann, 40 Parker, Joe, 30 Payne, John, 40 Payne, Meria, 20 Peters, Lucy, 35 Peters, Fanny, 16 Piper, W.H., 33 Piper, James E., 38 Piper, Ann, 20 Piper, Cornelia, 35 Piper, Rachael, 31 Phenix, Alice, 29 Pinn, James, 40, blacksmith Peck, Margaret, 25, servant for Pennybacker Payne, Elijah Quander, Adam, 50, farmer Rusell, Moses, 58 Rusell, Mary, 57 Robinson, Robert, 40, miller Robinson, Thomas, 35 Roe, Henry, 36, cartman Robinson, Meria, 30 Ross, John, 36 Rose, Andrew, 26 Roads, John Steele, Winnie, 45 Skinner, Daniel, 58 Skinner, Laura, 5 Scott, Anna, 27 Sutton, Martha, 25 Summers, Caroline, 26 Summers, Jane, 14 Smith, W.H., 21 Smith, J. Louis, 19 Sincler, Chalotte, 35 Starker, Fanny, 75 Seaton, George, 40 Seaton, Meria, 36 Seaton, Adolphus, 34 Seaton, Lucinda, 56 Solomon, W. Simes, Mary Seals, Spencer, 45 Solomon, Townsend Stepne, William, 45 Smith, Randolph Seals, Charles, 40 Syphax, Cornenia Syphax, Osten Syphax, Slater Syphax, Charles Syphax, Calvert Syphax, William [Syphax, see also Cyphax] Thompson, Amos Thornton, Lucy, 25 Toleson, Phebe, 16 Tolbert, Ann, 25 Tolbert, John, 24 Taylor, Alen, 40 Thompson, Eli, 45, baker Taylor, Joshua Thompson, Rodolp, 32 Taylor, Virginia, 30 Thomas, Oscar Tulley, George, 38, brickmaker Thornton, Thomas, 30 Thornton, Cloe Ann, 46 Thornton, John, 35 Taylor, Elizabeth, 20 Thornton, Major, 28 Turley, Henson, 49 Valentine, Thomas, 50 Washington, Mary, 35 Washington, George, 40, engineer Washington, Hannah, 28 Woody, Mary, 25 Winsor, Maria, 26 Winsor, George, 12 Williams, Sarrah, 65 Williams, Mary, 56 Williams, Jane E., 20 Weaver, William, 58 Weaver, Charles H., 19 Weaver, Hannah A., 17 Wright, Frank, 21 Wright, Joe, 18 Williams, Joe, 50 Williams, Samuel, 46 Williams, Charles, 33 Williams, Laura, 25 Williams, Julia, 26 Whiting, John, 40 Whiting, J.T., 18 Washington, Catherine, 20 Ware, Philip, 34 Ward, Jane, 25 Webster, Patsy, 50 Webster, Helen, 25 Webster, Harriet, 14 Watson, Henry, 40 Watson, Rachael, 30 Wheeler, Lyda, 30 Wheeler, Mary, 40 Wheeler, Martha, 20 Wheeler, Josephine, 18 Wheeler, Madorah, 40 Watson, Ann, 30 Watson, Edgar, 18 William, Mary, 42 Winter, William, 21 Ware, [Kenz, Kenry, Kerry, Henry?], 60, oysterman Williams, Agnes, 50 Watson, James, 48 West, Daniel, 43 Williams, Louis, 55, blacksmith West, C.H. Young, Catherine, 35
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