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11 Adam ---- 40 a Black man 5 feet 10 Inches high 4 Large Scars in the breast& 1 on the left thumb

Bedford County Court ----

Registered 22d March 1814 by aCertificate from the Clerk Bedford Court Dated 24th May 1808

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12 Jerry Jones1 ---

29- a Black man----

5 feet 10 Inches high a Scar under the left Eye }

Bedford County Court ----

Registered 26th March 1814 by a Certificate from the Clerk of Bedford County Court dated May 26th 1806

13 William Blackman

26 a Blackman ----

Near 6 feet high a scar by a Burn on the inner part of his left thigh ---- }

Emancipated in Bedford County Court ---- }

Registered the 28th day of March 1814 by a Certificate from the Clerk of Bedford County Court dated 27th May 1811

14 Betsey StonehamFamily Betsy Jackson

21 a mulatto Woman

about 5 feet 4 inches high }

Born free as appears from a certificate of this County Court

Registered the 13th of april 1814

15 Lucy Morris----

19 a Mulatto Woman ----

about 5 feet 5 inches high ---- }

Born free as p.r2 Order of Botetourt Court ---- }

Same

16 Easter ---- 42 a Black Woman about 5 feet 4 inches high a Scar near her left eye }

Emancipated by Loyd Belt In Botetourt County Court ----

Registered 9th May 1814

17 Isaac Fisher ----

25 A mulatto man ----

5 feet eleven Inches high a Scar between the thumb &fore finger of of the left hand, a Scar

Free born in Dinwiddie a Shoe Maker by trade

Registered 17th May 1814 by aCertificate from the Clerk of Dinwiddie dated the 22.d April 1812

over his right Eye }

18 Patsy Jones3 ---

25----

Dark Mulatto woman

5 feet 3 inches high a scar on the inside her right arm

Born free ---- Registered 20th July 1814 by aCertificate from the Clerk of Campbell County dated 19th Nov.r4 1813

19 Joseph Alexander5 ----

22 Yellow Complection

5 feet 8 inches high a lump on his forehead

Born free as appears byIndentures of Apprenticeship in Augusta ----

Registered 2.d January 1815 bya Certificate of the Clerk of Corporat6 of Staunton

20 Roderick ---- 25. dark Yellow----

5 feet 9 inches high

Obtain.d freedom by Suit in Montgomery Superior Court

Registered 10th October 1815By Copy Judgt of Montgy Sur7 Court

21 Jenney Martin 35 a black woman 5 feet 4 inches high

by Wm8 Peton Martin- Halifax Court

Registered 21st June 1819

22 William Liggin ----

30 Yellow Complexion----

6 feet high a Scar on the left hand ---- }

born free as appear by the Certificate from the Clerk of Staunton CorporationCourt

Registered 17th July 1819

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DATE: 1814-1819

SUBJECT: Registry of Botetourt County's Free Black Population

AUTHOR: Unknown

KEYWORDS: 1800s, Free Black Registry, Alexander, Blackman, Diggin, Fisher, Jones, Martins, Morris, Apprenticeship, Born Free, Emancipated.

SUMMARY: One of Botetourt County's free black registries, this document was written from 1814 to 1819. This registry lists the individual's name, age, color, stature, occupation, how and when they gained freedom, their number within the registry, and when they were registered.

1Jerry Jones: only found records are from the Botetourt County Personal Property Tax List, beginning in 1813 Jones is recorded as having 1 tithe. The last record of Jones is found in the 1818 Botetourt County Personal Property Tax List, found under Joseph Hannah's list Jones is again listed as having 1 tithe. http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/botetax.htm

2 Pr an abbreviation for per.

3 Patsy Jones (?-? m. Grief 1817)

4 Novr an abbreviation for November

5 Joseph Alexander: only found records are from the Botetourt County Personal Property Tax List, beginning in 1815 in which he is noted as being a free negro. The only other record for Alexander is again within the Botetourt County Personal Property Tax List, in 1819 he is listed as having 1 tithe. http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/botetax.htm

6 Corporat an abbreviation for corporation.

7 Sur an abbreviation for superior.

8 Wm an abbreviation for William.