Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Age at Emigration	27.0 specified
Emigration Origin	Jefferson Co., Virginia
Emigration Destination	Liberia
Sex	female
Legal Status	Enslaved

Individuals

Elizabeth Gibson

Recorded Names

Elizabeth Gibson 1

Associated Individuals

enslaved by Anna M. T. Washington (slaveholder) 1

spouse of Anthony Gibson (emigrant) 1

enslaved by Bushrod Corbin Washington (slaveholder) 3

Anthony Gibson (emigrant) (child of Elizabeth Gibson) 1

Mary Elizabeth Gibson (emigrant) (child of Elizabeth Gibson) 1

Wesley Ford Gibson (emigrant) (child of Elizabeth Gibson) 1

Events

	Jefferson Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1836 1	View Event Details	Enslaved
ship's passage	Monrovia (Destination) Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (Origin)	3 Mar 1836 to unknown 1 2	View Event Details	Enslaved

Citations

[1] "Brig Luna, 3 Mar 1836, Norfolk, Virginia", Subject File, 1792-1964, American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress; digital image, Fold3.com. Microfilm Reel 314 (https://www.fold3.com/image/46669700 : accessed 6 Mar 2021).
[2] "Latest from Liberia." African Repository and Colonial Journal, Vol. 12, No. 6 (Jun 1836): 169.
[3] John Allemong (New Town, Stephensburg, Frederick Co., Virginia) to P. R. Fendall (Washington City, D. C.), letter, 22 Aug 1835; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 23; (https://www.fold3.com/image/27451517: accessed 17 Aug 2022).
[4] Charles W. Andrews (Millwood, Frederick Co., Virginia) to P. R. Fendall (Washington City, D. C.), letter, 19 Oct 1835; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 24; (https://www.fold3.com/image/27448645: accessed 17 Aug 2022).
[5] Charles W. Andrews (Millwood, Frederick Co., Virginia) to P. R. Fendall (Washington, D. C.), letter, 15 Nov 1835; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 24; (https://www.fold3.com/image/27448656: accessed 17 Aug 2022).
[6] Christian Blackburn (Blakeley, Jefferson Co., Virginia) to Gurley (Washington City, D. C.), letter, 16 Oct 1835; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 24; (https://www.fold3.com/image/27448751: accessed 22 Aug 2022).