Census records of free Black heads of household in the antebellum South
| Name | State | Num In Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose (Negro) | Maryland | — | — |
| Rose (Negro) | Connecticut | 2 | — |
| Rose (Negro) | Maryland | — | — |
| Rose (Negro) | Maryland | — | — |
| Ross, Bill | Connecticut | 2 | — |
| Ross, David | Virginia | — | — |
| Rouse, Cornelius (Negro) | South Carolina | — | — |
| Rouse, John | South Carolina | — | — |
| Rouse, Peter | South Carolina | — | — |
| Rowals, Jesse | North Carolina | — | — |
| Rowe, Adam | Massachusetts | — | — |
| Rowe, Frederick | South Carolina | — | — |
| Rozario, Elizabeth (free) | Virginia | — | — |
| Ruben (Negro) | Connecticut | 2 | — |
| Rud, Mary | North Carolina | — | — |
| Rude, Abraham | North Carolina | — | — |
| Rude, Benjamin | North Carolina | — | — |
| Rude, Hardy | North Carolina | — | — |
| Rude, Rachel | North Carolina | — | — |
| Ruffin, Edward | Virginia | — | — |
| Ruggles, Boston | Rhode Island | — | — |
| Ruggles, York | Massachusetts | — | — |
| Runnels, Jack | New Hampshire | 5 | — |
| Russel, Ann | North Carolina | — | — |
| Russel, Ceaser | Massachusetts | — | — |