Census records of free Black heads of household in the antebellum South
| Name | State | Num In Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read, Sarah | Maryland | — | — |
| Reason | Maryland | — | — |
| Reece, Amy | Maryland | — | — |
| Regan, James | Maryland | — | — |
| Richard (free Negro) | Maryland | — | — |
| Richard (Negro) | Maryland | — | — |
| Richard (Negro) | Maryland | — | — |
| Ridgewary, Ben | Maryland | — | — |
| Ringold, Tom | Maryland | — | — |
| Risner, George | Maryland | — | — |
| Roach, Charles | Maryland | — | — |
| Roach, James | Maryland | — | — |
| Roach, Moses | Maryland | — | — |
| Robert | Maryland | — | — |
| Robin (Negro) | Maryland | — | — |
| Robinson, Abram | Maryland | — | — |
| Roden, Richard | Maryland | — | — |
| Roderock, Philip | Maryland | — | — |
| Rogers, James | Maryland | — | — |
| Rogers, Rowland | Maryland | — | — |
| Rogers, Samuel | Maryland | — | — |
| Rose (Negro) | Maryland | — | — |
| Rose (Negro) | Maryland | — | — |
| Rose (Negro) | Maryland | — | — |
| Russellon, Silvester | Maryland | — | — |