Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition
"Return of black people at Halifax arrived from the Chesapeake"
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| List of Names of the Black Men, Women and Children from the Chesapeake in Halifax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men without families | Women without families | Boys & Girls from 1 to 13 years old not living with their families | Men without families | Families | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Lovett William Boadly John Sherbert Roger Cormack Landrew Lamb Frances Shepherd William Patterson James Sutton John Parker Henry Willson Solomon Bushingpin William Bushingpin William Williams Benjamen Salmon Jacob Goring Moses Cocks Edward Edwards Jonah Stephens Dennis McCruther Pompy Cooper John Woodhouse Henry Woodhouse Paul Woodhouse Edward Cooper Ago Shepherd Abraham Hallyard James Jonson Nathan Jones Joseph Keyes Moses Smith Lenard Smith George Wilkins Randel Raslet Simon Brags Henry Jonson Caleb Keil Perry Donig John Mildway John Carter William Williams Scipeo Cooper Jesse Clark Richard Parron Major Richardson Samuel Warren George Willson Adam Worth William Lord William Parker Jacob Parker Benjamen Keils General Taylor George Nichols George Brown James Coarsey William Ruffe Nielson Winder Roger Kain William Rogerson Jacob Gorden Edmond Tuckle Lawrence Hughs Abraham Green Henry Maker John Green William Jones Edward Baker Charles Stewart Nielson Brown Henry Weeks John Grant | Mary Ann Jackson Mary Ann Polly Weaver Hannah Dickson Polly Jones Molly Roads Molly Young Nancy Young Juddy Blair Johana Blackwell Susan John Margaret Brooks Viney Casket Juddy Ruthy King Jetty Wakefield Cloey Hagan Susan Bailey Betsey Chanahan Eliza Harwood Lucy Rolley Sally Stratton Matilda Smith Betsey Compton Ann Perry Catherine Brush Harriett Bowls Eliza Weeks Mary Gardner Betsey Duke Kitty Hawkins Dina Saunders Hannah Gardner Wina Crawley Ruth Travern Rose Silands Sally Hound Eliza Campbell Betsey White 39 Women | Mary Young Henry Young Henry Smith Joseph John Lee John Bush William George Blackwell Gerrard Munow Benson Smothers Anna Smothers James Richards Eliza Holmes Nathan Ford Thomas Ashley Gabriel Hall Linley Harris David Jackson Jacob Randall Rose Parker Thomas Brooks John Lewis Joseph Carey John Christian Spencer Young Brown Stephen Bailey Bistow Merrick Joseph Washington Charles Lee John Sewell George Isles Daniel Arskin Amey Aarskins Augustus Deeke Mary Mears Charles Stewart Guy Warren Matilda Jacob Elizabeth Ellen Jones Thomas Lane Francis Russ William Mingo 45 — | James Simson Davy Barns William Myers John Sutton George Nottingham Henry Lovett Isaac Killam Samuel Lane Abraham Dorsett John Stratton Joseph Hall Peter Hazard George Brown Moses Seymor David Neilson Stephen Campbell Anthony Bishop Eddy Layton Neilson Cooper Benjamen Cooper Samuel Burgh Henry Maby Lewis Cormack Robert Angus William Robinson Gabriel Jones Joshua Lord Thomas Saunders John Thomas Holden Grace Abraham Green Harry Hoper Robert Stayton James Thomas James Martin Jacob Robbins Samuel Bailey Stepheny Elias Thomas Anderson Caleb Stratton Robert Comma Daniel Tennis Thomas Warner Thomas Bailey Richard Lee Samuel Galaway Robert Flood Lenard Brown Moses Topwell Benjamen Manson Peter Pollin Solomon Cocks Stephen Bailey Henry Baker Prince Williams Bright Brown Caleb Blair Paul Jonson Joseph Lee Samuel Robinson 131 Men |
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Return includes 375 names of refugees who arrived in the autumn of 1815. 39 women and 131 men came without families, as did 45 children between the ages of eight and thirteen. The remaining 160 came as families.
The total of 336 which appears on the document is wrong, since it omits the 39 women listed as coming on their own.
Date: [1815]
Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 305 number 7 (microfilm 15387)