Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Event Type
Date	circa 1856
Count of People Involved	47

Events

534: 1856~, emigration

Associated Individuals

primary participant	James Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Jesse Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Polly Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Richard Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Spencer Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Sprigg Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Steptoe Armstrong (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Henry Byan (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Mary Campbell (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charles Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charlotte Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Cyrus Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Elias Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Nancy Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Winny Carter (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Harry Cook (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Sukey Cook (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Betty Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charles Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	John Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Margaret Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Martha Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Samuel Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Simeon Jones (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Bass Latimer (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Charlotte Latimore (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Esther Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Hannah Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Lenora Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Lewis Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Milley Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Opie Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Paulina Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Rebecca Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Solomon Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Thomas Lee (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Richard Pinn (emigrant)	Free
primary participant	Eliza Velvet (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Hiram Velvet (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Sally Velvet (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Susan Velvet (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	George Williams (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Rachel Williams (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Robert Williams (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Abigail Wright (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	Henry Wright (emigrant)	Enslaved
primary participant	William Wright (emigrant)	Enslaved

Locations

Origin	Kilmarnock, Lancaster Co., Virginia
Destination	Liberia

Citations

[1] "Ship Elvira Owen, 13 May 1856, Baltimore, Maryland, 20 May 1856, Savannah, Georgia", 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/46670140 : accessed 20 Mar 2021).
[2] "List of Emigrants by the Ship Elvira Owen, From Norfolk May 13th, and Savannah May 20th, 1856" African Repository, Vol. 32, No. 8 (Aug 1856): 248.