Census records of free Black heads of household in the antebellum South
| Name | State | Num In Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewary, Ben | Maryland | — | — |
| Ridlie, Peter (free) | New York | — | — |
| Ringold, Tom | Maryland | — | — |
| Ripley, Joseph | New York | — | — |
| Risner, George | Maryland | — | — |
| Riveers, John, St. | Virginia | — | — |
| Roach, Charles | Maryland | — | — |
| Roach, James | Maryland | — | — |
| Roach, Moses | Maryland | — | — |
| Robart (Negro) | Connecticut | 3 | — |
| Robart, Mollenstone (free Negro) | Delaware | 3 | — |
| Robberscore, August | Connecticut | 4 | — |
| Robbin | New York | — | — |
| Robbin | New York | — | — |
| Robbin, Sarah | Massachusetts | — | — |
| Robbins, Jessemy | Massachusetts | — | — |
| Robbins, Pardon (Negro) | Rhode Island | — | — |
| Roberds, Ishmael | North Carolina | 10 | — |
| Robert | New York | — | — |
| Robert | Maryland | — | — |
| Robert | New York | — | — |
| Robert | New York | — | — |
| Robert, Eseck | Rhode Island | — | — |
| Robert, Francis | Rhode Island | — | — |
| Robert, Jack | Maine | 5 | — |