Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Event Type	ship's passage
Date	12 May 1859 to 13 Jul 1859
Count of People Involved	35

Events

187: 1859-05-12/1859-07-13, ship's passage, transporter: Mary Caroline Stevens

Associated Individuals

primary participant	Ben Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Bettie Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charles Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Hannah Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Hannah Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Henderson Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Hiram Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Isaac Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Jacob Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Jane Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Jerry Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Laura Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Lucy Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Macrina Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Mahalia Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Polly Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Polly Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Seloma Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Sereno Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Sidney Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Thomas Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Walter Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Willoughby Burgess (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Aberilla Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Amy Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Clarissa Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Davy Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Emeline Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Frank Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Harvey Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Maria Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Sally Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Sarah Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Tom Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Rogers (emigrant)	Enslaved

Locations

Origin	Baltimore, Maryland
Destination	Monrovia

Vessels

	Mary Caroline Stevens

Notes

Maryland Colonization Society

Citations

[1] "List of Emigrants by the Mary Caroline Stevens, From Baltimore May 12, 1859." African Repository, Vol. 35, No. 6 (Jun 1859): 171.
[2] "Ship Mary Caroline Stevens, 12 May 1859, Baltimore, Maryland", 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_scm13250-0363.html : accessed 31 Mar 2021).