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St. John Free Colored, 1824 (Transcribed by David Knight & Lolly Prime of the St. John Historical Society for the Caribbean Genealogical Library, 2011) # Full Names Age Native Abode Religion Trade How became Free ? If he has any family in the island or STT Property Owner How long in the Island Remarks 1 William [H.] Lind 37 St. John Cruz Bay Reformed Dutch Church Carpenter born A Wife, 2 Children, Mother in STJ 1 child in STT Part of a House & lot & 1 Slave 37 years Decent & well behaved 2 [John] Jacob Shoy 34 St. John Cruz Bay Lutheran Carpenter bought A Wife, 2 Children & Mother in Law in St. John none 34 years Decent & well behaved 3 Hans Cronenberg 40 St. John Cruz Bay Lutheran Seaman born A wife & 5 Children A House & Lot 40 years Tolerable well behaved 4 John Jacob 40 Tortola Cruz Bay Moravian Carpenter A Mother in Law & 5 Children none 30 years Tolerable well Behaved 5 John Henly 40 Tortola Cruz Bay Moravian Carpenter bought A wife & 3 children A house & lot & 2 slaves 25 years Tolerable well behaved 6 John Scipio 23 Tortola Cruz Bay Lutheran Fisherman A wife none 21 years Impertinent & Unruly 7 Wm. [J.] Zyteman 25 St. John Gift Estate Lutheran Fisherman bought Mother Heir to some land 25 years Impertinent & Unruly 8 Peter Titcomb 24 St. Croix Cruz Bay Lutheran Carpenter born none none 3 ½ years Behaves as Coloured people in general do 9 Isaac Scipio 20 Tortola Cruz Bay Lutheran Fisherman born A Mother none 20 years Behaves as Coloured people in general do 10 John Zyteman 27 St. John Cruz Bay Lutheran Fisherman bought A wife and 1 child Heir to some land 27 years Behaves as Coloured people in general do 11 Wm.[Henry] Henly 17 St. John Cruz Bay Lutheran Fisherman bought Lives with his father John Henly none 17 years Behaves as Coloured people in general do 12 John Van Brakle 19 St. Croix Cruz Bay Lutheran Carpenter none none 2 ½ Months Behaves as Coloured people in general do 13 Christian Lind 20 St. John Cruz Bay Moravian Carpenter Lives with his brother Wm. Lind none 20 years Behaves as Coloured people in general do 14 Wigo Faye 23 Tortola Cruz Bay Protestant Seaman none none 2 years Behaves as Coloured people in general do 15 Christian Meyer 25 St. Croix Rusten- Lutheran Carpenter none none 5 years Behaves as St. John Free Colored, 1824 (Transcribed by David Knight & Lolly Prime of the St. John Historical Society for the Caribbean Genealogical Library, 2011) # Full Names Age Native Abode Religion Trade How became Free ? If he has any family in the island or STT Property Owner How long in the Island Remarks berg Coloured people in general do 16 Hugh Inglis 34 Demerara Adrian Protestant Overseer none none 11 years Very decent & well behaved 17 Jacob George 52 St. John Rande- vous Estate Moravian Lime burner A Wife Randeevous Estate and 3 Slaves 52 years Unsettled and Noisy Tempered 18 John Peter Hodge 50 Tortola Little Reef Bay Moravian Seaman none A sail boat 18 years Unsettled & Noisy Tempered 19 Lucas [Elias] 18 St. John Reef Bay Moravian Fisherman bought Related to some of the slaves of Reef Bay Estate none 18 years Behaves as Coloured people in general 20 Mingo Pedro 52 St. John Fish Bay Moravian Fisherman None none 52 years Much given to drinking 21 Henry George 65 St. John (Spanish- town is crossed out East End (Metho- dist crossed out) Fisherman A Wife a & 3 Children A House & lot 50 Years Well Behaved 22 Wm. George 19 St. John East End Moravian Seaman born Lives with his Father Henry George none 19 years Well Behaved 23 Isaac George 17 St. John (Spanish town and Tortola are crossed out East End Methodist (moravia n crossed out) Seaman Lives with his father Henry George none 17 Well Behaved 24 Timote George 50 St. John East End Moravian Plants provisions bought A Wife and Child A shallop, a House & lot & 1 Slave 24 years Well Behaved 25 Peter George 57 St. John East End Methodist Plants provisions 2 Children in St. Thomas A house & lot & 1 Slave 57 years Well Behaved 26 Isaac George 19 St. John East End Lutheran Fisherman Lives with his father Peter George none 19 years Well Behaved 27 John Sullivan 62 Spanish- town East End Moravian Plants provisions bought A Wife and 7 Children A house & Lot & a small boat 25 years Well Behaved St. John Free Colored, 1824 (Transcribed by David Knight & Lolly Prime of the St. John Historical Society for the Caribbean Genealogical Library, 2011) # Full Names Age Native Abode Religion Trade How became Free ? If he has any family in the island or STT Property Owner How long in the Island Remarks 28 George Sullivan 22 St. John East End Moravian Seaman bought none none 22 years Well Behaved 29 Andrew Hughes 62 St. John East End Moravian Seaman A Wife none 62 years Well behaved 30 Christian Hughes 25 St. John East End Moravian Seaman bought A Wife and 2 Children A house & lot 37 [sic.] years Very Civil and Well Behaved 31 John Hughes 30 St. John East End Methodist Seaman bought A Wife and 2 children A house & lot 40 [sic.] years Well Behaved 32 Johannes Hughes 40 St. John East End Moravian Seaman bought A Wife & 4 Children All Slaves Some land 45 [sic] years Well Behaved 33 Ch... Needle [looks like Charles] Peter do. [under] 45 NB Tortola East End Methodist Plants Provisions born A Wife , 4 children & Mother A house & lot (2 slaves crossed out) 5 years Well Behaved 34 Simon Sewer 40 Jos Van Dyke East End Methodist Plants Provisions A Wife & Daughter in Law A House & Lot 15 years Quarrelsome sometimes 35 Wm. Finch [aka: Lettsome] 36 Jos Van Dyke East End Protestant Seaman given none none 30 years Well Behaved 36 Samual Finch 56 Tortola East End Methodist Seaman given 1 Child none 30 years Sometimes bad behaved 37 Johannis Timoth 30 St. John East End Moravian Fisherman none none 30 years Well Behaved 38 Adam Arnett 32 St. Thomas East End Methodist Seaman A Wife & 3 Children A House & lot & a Shallop 32 years Behaves ill sometimes 39 John S. Berdet [?] 33 St. Thomas East End Calvinist Seaman A Wife & daughter in law None 7 years Well Behaved 40 Wm. Cuyler [aka: Keiller] 22 St. Thomas Coral Bay Calvinist Shoemaker born none none 2 years Industrious & well behaved 41 Jacob Isaacs 30 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Fisherman given A Wife & 3 step children none 30 years Quarrelsome sometimes & Occasionally drunk 42 Joashy Willhelm 50 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Seaman 2 Children none 50 years Quarrelsome sometimes ..... [illegible] 43 Andrew Burress 60 St. John Coral Bay Lutheran Seaman A Wife & 3 Children A house & Lot, A shallop & 1 Slave 60 years Well Behaved 44 John Burress 27 St. John Coral Bay Lutheran Fisherman born A Wife & 2 Children All Slaves none 27 years Well Behaved but given to drink St. John Free Colored, 1824 (Transcribed by David Knight & Lolly Prime of the St. John Historical Society for the Caribbean Genealogical Library, 2011) # Full Names Age Native Abode Religion Trade How became Free ? If he has any family in the island or STT Property Owner How long in the Island Remarks 45 Peter Burress 22 St. John Coral Bay Lutheran Fisherman born No family, he lives with his father Andrew Burress none 22 years Well Behaved 46 Inglehart Burress 17 St. John Coral Bay Lutheran Fisherman born No family, hel lives with his father Andrew Burress None 17 years Well Behaved 47 Jacob Alman 40 St. Thomas Coral Bay Moravian Carpenter A Wife and child A house & Lot 18 years Well Behaved 48 Claus Black [aka: Nicolas] 60 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Fisherman born A Wife House lot 40 years Well Behaved 49 Johannes Black 30 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Fisherman A Wife none 30 years Well Behaved 50 Thomas Wilhelm 20 St. John Coral Bay Roman Catholic Fisherman none none 20 years Well Behaved 51 Peter Jacob very old [in Danish] [aka: Peter Peterson] 60 St. Thomas Coral Bay Roman Catholic Fisherman given A daughter & 4 Grandchildren A house & Lot 50 years Well Behaved 52 Johan Peterson 32 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Carpenter none none 32 years Given to liquor 53 Peter Peterson 40 St. John Coral Gay Moravian Carpenter none none 40 years Given to liquor 54 Christian Peterson 30 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Carpenter born none none 30 years Given to drink 55 Inglehart Peterson 44 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Carpenter none A lot of land 44 years Given to drink 56 Jacob Black 20 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Fisherman born A Mother A House & Lot 20 years Too fond of Liquor 57 Thomas Black 18 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Fisherman A Mother A house & Lot 18 years Well Behaved 58 [John] Peter Parrott 44 St. John Coral Bay Bass Carpenter given A Wife A house & land 44 years A quarrelsome temper & too fond of liquor 59 James Dogherty 22 St. John Coral Bay Roman Catholic Carpenter Lives with his Mother none 20 years Well Behaved 60 James Cummings 40 Spanish- town Coral Bay Moravian Carpenter A Wife & Child in St. Thomas & 3 Children in St. John A house & Lot & part of a shallop 30 years Much given to drunkenness 61 John E. Sewer 37 St. John Coral Moravian Plants bought A Wife A house & Lot 37 years Well Behaved St. John Free Colored, 1824 (Transcribed by David Knight & Lolly Prime of the St. John Historical Society for the Caribbean Genealogical Library, 2011) # Full Names Age Native Abode Religion Trade How became Free ? If he has any family in the island or STT Property Owner How long in the Island Remarks Sic. John Abr. Sewer Bay Provisions 62 Peter Sewer 44 St. John East End Methodist Carpenter given A Wife & 3 children A house & lot 34 [sic.] years Well Behaved 63 Christian C. Sewer [note:] gone to St. Thomas 31 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Shoe Maker bought A Wife A house & Lot & Boat 31 years Well Behaved 64 Philip M. Sewer 28 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Taylor bought none A house & Lot 28 years Well Behaved 65 Jacob [Henry] Sewer 25 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Fisherman bought none A house & lot 25 years Well Behaved 66 David Tucker 50 Bermuda [St. Baarth Crossed out] East End Moravian Seaman given none none 6 years Well Behaved 67 Sharper Lack 40 Anguilla East End Lutheran Fisherman bought none A Sail boat & fishing boat 8 years Well Behaved 68 Henry J. Hill 27 Tortola Maho Bay Protestant Planter born Mother, Sister & Niece Heir to Abrams Fancy Estate 6 years Well Behaved 69 Charles Dogherty 42 St. Croix East End Roman Catholic Carpenter A Wife, mother in law and 3 children A house 4 years Well Behaved 70 Peter Amey 32 Peter Island Maho Bay Protestant Seaman Wife none 4 years Civil & Well Behaved 71 George Lewis 26 Peter Island Maho Bay Protestant Seaman none none 1 year Well Behaved 72 Tony Peterson Aka: Anthony 46 St. Croix Maho Bay Moravian Mason born none none 20 years Much given to drink 73 William Wilhelm 28 St. John Coral Bay Moravian Fisher - - - [a drawing] 74 Martin Popedo Aka: Poppolo 17 St. John Coral Bay - - born Mother - - - 75 Peter Needle - No#33 born St. John 15th June 1824 [Signed] N. L. Usher [Noble Luke Usher, Stadshauptman] St. John Free Colored, 1824 (Transcribed by David Knight & Lolly Prime of the St. John Historical Society for the Caribbean Genealogical Library, 2011)