Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Sex	male
Legal Status	Enslaved Free

Individuals

Joseph Washington Moor

Recorded Names

Joseph Washington 2
Joseph Moor 5

Recorded Ages

5
8

Associated Individuals

child of Harriet Moor (potential ACS emigrant) 2

enslaved by Nancy Sanks (slaveholder) 2

facilitated by John W. Stewart (facilitator, supporter of colonization) 1 3 4

Events

Berkeley Co., Virginia (primary location)	2	View Event Details	Enslaved
Berkeley Co., Virginia (primary location)	2	View Event Details	Free
Berkeley Co., Virginia (Origin) Brownsville, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania (Destination)	5	View Event Details	Free

Citations

[1] John W. Stewart (Gerardstown, Berkeley Co., Virginia) to William McLain (Washington City), letter, 29 Jul 1845; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 47; (https://www.fold3.com/image/43438246: accessed 10 May 2022).
[2] Nancy Sanks to Harriet, Moses, Baker, Francis Maria, Joseph Washington, Henry, Nancy, digital image, Berkeley Co., West Virginia Deed Book 49: 227, signed 6 Sep 1845, recorded 13 Oct 1845 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR7-4S5C-Z?i=391&cat=81066 : accessed 10 May 2022).
[3] John W. Stewart (Gerardstown, Berkeley Co., Virginia) to William McLain (Washington City), letter, 27 Oct 1845; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 47; (https://www.fold3.com/image/43439487: accessed 10 May 2022).
[4] John W. Stewart (Gerardstown, Berkeley Co., Virginia) to William McLain (Washington City), letter, 8 Apr 1846; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 49; (https://www.fold3.com/image/43440051: accessed 10 May 2022).
[5] 1850 U.S. Census, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Brownsville, enumeration district (ED) , stamped page 304 B, household of William Moor; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4204723_00194) : accessed 14 May 2022
[6] John W. Stewart (Gerardstown, Berkeley Co., Virginia) to William McLain (Washington City), letter, 29 Jul 1845; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 47; (https://www.fold3.com/image/43438246: accessed 19 Sep 2022).