Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Event Type	ship's passage
Date	25 Apr 1853 to unknown
Count of People Involved	82

Events

160: 1853-04-25/unknown, ship's passage, transporter: Banshee

Associated Individuals

primary participant	Henry Black (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Isaac Black (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	John Black (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Jesse H. Boswell (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Mary E. Boswell (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Rachel Boswell (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Sarah F. Boswell (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	William Boswell (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	William B. Boswell (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Jack Cary Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Celia A. Cooper (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Eliza Cooper (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Henry Cooper (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Jesse R. Cooper (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Amy Deans (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	David Deans (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Edwin Deans (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Henry Deans (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Isaac Deans (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	John Deans (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Milley Deans (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Nancy Deans (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Deans (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	James Dent (emigrant)
primary participant	Nancy Faulk (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Ann Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Bevery Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Churchill Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Clara Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Cyrus Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Edie Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	George Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	George Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Little Grace Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Grace Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Harriet Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Henry Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Isabella Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Isabella Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	James Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Jane Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Jupiter Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Louisa Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Lucy Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Lucy Ann Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Margaret Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Maria Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Martha Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Martha Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Mary Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Mary J. Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Milly Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Nancy Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Peter Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Phillip Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Richard Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Saywood Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Walker Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Wirter Gordon (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Nelson Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	George McGwin (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Edward Ragland (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Catharine Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charity Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charles Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Edy Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Frank Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	George Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	John Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Joseph Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Maria Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Mary Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Robert Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Violet Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Smart (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Cyrus Taylor (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Isaac Truss (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	David Wiles (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Martha Wiles (emigrant)	Free

Locations

Origin	Baltimore, Maryland

Vessels

	Banshee

Legs

Baltimore, Maryland (origin)	Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (destination)	Ship Banshee	25 Apr 1853 to 30 Apr 1853 1 2 3
Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (origin)		Ship Banshee	30 Apr 1853 to unknown 1 2 3

Notes

Maryland Colonization Society

Citations

[1] H. J. Roberts MD (Monrovia, Liberia) to (n.p.), letter, Sep 1853; "Incoming Correspondence, Letters from Liberia, 1833-1917"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 155; (https://www.fold3.com/image/44487536: accessed 9 Mar 2021).
[2] "Ship Banshee, 25 Apr 1853, Baltimore, Maryland, 30 Apr 1853, 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/46669980 : accessed 19 Mar 2021).
[3] "Ship Banshee, 25 Apr 1853, Baltimore, Maryland, 30 Apr 1853, Norfolk, Virginia", Manumissions and Emigrants, Emigration, Record of Emigrants, Maryland State Colonization Society Papers, Maryland Historical Society; digital image, Maryland State Archives. Microfilm Reel 27 (http://mdhistory.msa.maryland.gov/msa_sc5977/scm013250/html/msa_sc5977_scm13250-0358.html : accessed 30 Mar 2021).