Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Event Type	ship's passage
Date	2 May 1855 to unknown
Count of People Involved	34

Events

172: 1855-05-02/unknown, ship's passage, transporter: Cora

Associated Individuals

primary participant	Benjamin Cook (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Lewis R. Cook (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Sarah Ann Cook (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Rose Corpen (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Leroy Early (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Lewis Hamilton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Nancy Hamilton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Martha Houck (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Mary Ann Houck (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Richard Houck (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Levinia Legro (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	John Powell (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Ann Lucinda Thornton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Charles Thornton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Charles Henry Thornton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	James Franklin Thornton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Joseph Anthony Thornton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Lawrence W. Thornton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Lewis B. Thornton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Mary Thornton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Mary Catherine Thornton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Richard W. Thornton (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Cora Walden (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Henry Walden (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Susan Walden (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Thaddius Walden (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Viranda Walden (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charlotte Wills (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Edmund Wills (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Edward Wills (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Ellen Wills (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Fannie Wills (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Mathew Wills (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Robert Wills (emigrant)	Enslaved

Locations

Origin	Baltimore, Maryland

Vessels

Barque	Cora

Legs

Baltimore, Maryland (origin)	Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (destination)	Barque Cora	2 May 1855 to 5 May 1855 1 2 3
Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (origin)		Barque Cora	5 May 1855 to unknown 1 2 3

Notes

Maryland Colonization Society
[a] There is no deed of manumission in the Jefferson Co., WV deed books for Richard from Rebecca Hunter

Citations

[1] "Barque Cora, 2 May 1855, Baltimore, Maryland, 5 May 1855, 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/46670068 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).
[2] "Barque Cora, 2 May 1855, Baltimore, Maryland, 5 May 1855, Norfolk, Virginia", Outgoing Correspondence, 1839-1912, Letters from Liberia, 1843-1874, American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress; digital image, Fold3.com. Microfilm Reel 239 (https://www.fold3.com/image/31544077 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).
[3] "Barque Cora, 2 May 1855, Baltimore, Maryland, 5 May 1855, 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_scm13250-0360.html : accessed 30 Mar 2021).