The Study of Racialism

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1 i. Amy, born about 1758.

ii. John, a "free Negro" taxable in Henrico County on a slave over the age of 16 in 1790 [Personal Property Tax List 1782-1814, frame 219].

iii. Betty, born about 1767, registered in Petersburg on 3 August 1805: a dark brown Mulatto woman, five feet high, thirty eight years old, born free and raised in the County of Chesterfield according to a register of that County [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. 348].

iv. Polly, born about 1769, registered in Petersburg on 18 August 1794: a stout well made dark brown Mulatto woman, five feet four inches high, twenty five years old, born free in Chesterfield County [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. 36]. She was head of a Petersburg household of 3 "other free" in 1810 [VA:122a].

v. Anna, born about 1772, registered in Petersburg on 14 August 1800: a dark brown Mulatto girl, five feet two inches high, eighteen years old, short bushy hair, well made and born free & raised by William Alvis in Chesterfield County. Renewed 9 July 1805: 5'3" has holes in ears [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. 158].

vi. Dolly, born about 1775, registered in Petersburg on 15 August 1800: a dark brown Mulatto woman, four feet ten inches high, twenty five years old, short bushy hair & holes in her ears for rings, born free & raised in the Town of Petersburg [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. 179]. She was head of an "other free" Petersburg Town household in 1810 [VA:123b].

1. Amy Joiner, born about 1758, registered in Petersburg on 18 August 1794: a dark brown Mulatto woman, five feet two inches high, about thirty six years old, born free in Chesterfield County [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. 35]. She was taxable on (her son?) John Joiner in Dinwiddie County in 1800 [Personal Property Tax List 1800-9, B, p.8]. She may have been the mother of

i. John, born about 1780, registered in Petersburg on 8 December 1801: a dark brown Mulatto man, twenty one years old, five feet four and a half inches high, short wooly hair, born free in Chesterfield County & raised in the Town of Petersburg [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. 219]. He was head of a Dinwiddie County household of 6 "other free" in 1810 [VA:150].

ii. Eliza, born about 1782, registered in Petersburg on 15 August 1800: a brown Mulatto woman, four feet eleven inches, eighteen years old, short bushy hair, born free & raised in the Town of Petersburg [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. 180].

iii. Thomas, born about 1783, registered in Petersburg on 10 July 1805: a dark brown Mulatto man, five feet five inches high, twenty two years old, born free & raised in the Town of Petersburg [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. 322]. He was head of a Petersburg Town household of 4 "other free" in 1810 [VA:126a].

iv. Nancy, born in November 1785, registered in Petersburg on 10 July 1805: a dark brown Negro woman, four feet and a half inches high, twenty years old Nov. next, born free & raised in the Town of Petersburg [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. 323]. She was head of a Petersburg Town household of 3 "other free" in 1810 [VA:117a].

v. Billy, born about 1786, registered in Petersburg on 22 June 1807: a dark brown Negro man, five feet four and a half inches high, twenty one years old Oct. last. a Blacksmith, born free & raised in the Town of Petersburg [Register of Free Negroes 1794-1819, no. 410].