Inspection Roll of Negroes

British inspection rolls documenting persons formerly enslaved by Loyalists departing New York

MilitaryRevolutionaryNational2,520 records

Book	Year	Vessel	Where Bound	Name	Age	Description	In Possession Of	Remarks
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Hagar Thomson	22	Stout Wench	Jacob Getcheus, Mast	Free born at Newark New Jersey
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Kassey Aitken	19	Stout Lad	Jacob Getcheus, Mast	formerly slave to Joseph Allen of Newark New Jersey left him in November 1776
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Henry Bruen	45	Stout fellow	Jacob Getcheus, Mast	formerly slave to Eliza Bauer of Newark who died about 2 years ago & at his death gave him his freedom
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Peter Huams	50	ditto	Jacob Getcheus, Mast	formerly slave to Solomon Bostick of New Milford New Jersey left him in Novm. 1776
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Eli Atken	14	Stout boy	Jacob Getcheus, Mast	formerly slave to Joseph Allen of Newark New Jersey left him in Novm. 1776
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Hager Bruen	44	Stout wench	Jacob Getcheus, Mast	formerly slave to Joseph Allen of Newark New Jersey left him in Novm. 1776
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	James Johnson	15	Stout Lad	Jacob Getcheus	formerly slave to Tyna Hudson of Hannaryka James River Virginia from whence he was brought by L Rogers Royal Artillery about 2 years ago who hired him to Mr Prior of the Engr. department who has since hir'd him to this Sloop
1	1783	Sloop 3 Friends	River St. Johns	Tom Gunn	43	Stout pock mark’d	Sam Wilson	formerly slave to Enos Gunn of Waterbury Connecticut
1	1783	Sloop 3 Friends	River St. Johns	Richd Merrick	32	Stout likely fellow	Sam Wilson	formerly slave to Samuel Merrick of Springfield Massachts. who gave him his freedom & produces a Certificate dated 4th Novr. 74 Signd by S Merrick S Philips
1	1783	Sloop 3 Friends	River St. Johns	Eliza Merrick	27	Stout Wench M	Luther Hatheway	Born free serv'd her time with Lambert Woodward of Newtown Long Island
1	1783	Sloop 3 Friends	River St. Johns	William Johnson	21	Stout likely fellow	Lt Richd Holland	formerly slave to John Chapman of Princess Ann County Virginia left him 4 years
1	1783	Sloop 3 Friends	River St. Johns	Hannah	16	Stout wench	Lt Richd Holland	Born free on Cow Neck Long Island lived with Caleb Merrill till within this last year
1	1783	Sloop 3 Friends	River St. Johns	Sally (child)	8 mo	—	Lt Richd Holland	—
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	River St. Johns	Charles	10	fine boy	Sam Stretch	Property of Samuel Stretch as per bill of sale produced
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Brutus Junius	42	Stout fellow	John Bridgewater	formerly slave to James Devaux in the province of Georgia join'd the British troops upon their landing there in 1778
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Amey Junius	35	Stout wench	John Bridgewater	formerly slave to James Devaux in the province of Georgia join'd the British troops upon their landing there in 1778
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Grace (infant)	7 mos	—	John Bridgewater	—
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Cato	25	Stout fellow	John Bridgewater	Property of John Bridgewater who bought him 18 years ago out of a Guinea Ship at New York
1	1783	Sloop Lydia	Annapolis Royal	Bristol	35	Stout Fellow	Isaac Brown	Property of Isaac Brown whose father bought him at One Year Old
1	1783	Name of Vessel	Where Bound	Name of Emigrant	Age	Description	Name of Person in whose possession they are now in	Remarks
1	1783	Ann	St Johns River	Pompey Wanton	25	Squat fellow B	John Burgis	formerly slave to Stephen Wanton, Rhode Island left him at the Evacuation of sd Place
1	1783	Ann	St Johns River	Peter Stogdon	23	Stout do M	James Scot	formerly slave to Robt Stogdon Prince Town left him about 3 years past
1	1783	Ann	St Johns River	Jacob Smith	20	do B	Thos Cropper	formerly slave to Reuben Waterhouse near Horntown East Shore Virga left him summer 82 & join'd Capt Kid in his Whaleboat in the Chesepeak
1	1783	Ann	St Johns River	Dinah Simmons	40	Stout wench M	Peter Fitzsimmons	Mr Fitzimmon's property as appears by a Bill of Sale produced
1	1783	Ann	St Johns River	Sylvia Smith	14	likely do B	Robt Chillas	formerly slave to Smith, Norfolk Virga left him 4 years past & join'd the Troops at New York

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