Brig Ajax’s Company, arrived at Monrovia July 11, 1833

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Surnames/tags: black_heritage American_Colonization_Society Liberia

American Colonization Society
Kentucky Colonization Society
Emigrants to Liberia

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 page 2 2 Slave Owners 3 Sources

Introduction

The Big Ajax arrived in Monrovia on July 11, 1833. It was one of the first ships to sail from Kentucky and Tennessee to the continent of Africa to secure a colony for American free people of color and eventually for some emancipated slaves.

This table is taken from the "Roll Of Emigrants That Have Been Sent To The Colony of Liberia, Western Africa, By the American Colonization Society and its Auxiliaries, To September, 1843, &c" ^[1]

These 148 passengers embarked: 99 from Kentucky, 2 from Louisiana, 5 from Tennessee, 41 from Ohio, and one passenger from Illinois.

Names	Age	State or place from which they emigrated	Free born or otherwise	Emancipated in view of emigrating to Liberia and by whom	Where located on their arrial in the colony	Extent of education	Profession	Date of death	Cause of death	Removed to what place	Removal date
Joseph Blackburn	42	Kentucky	-	Rev. G. Blackburn	Caldwell	-	-	1839	Decline
Clara Blackburn	42	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Lewis Baker	35	do	-	J. Becroft, Esq.	do	-	-	1839	Diseased brain
Thomas Baker	30	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Eleanor Baker	37	do	-	do	do	-	-	1838	Diseased brain
John Baylor	45	Ohio	-	B. Johnson, Esq.	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Henry Cook	19	do	-	do	do	-	-	1836	Pleurisy
Priscilla Thompson	30	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Eliza Thompson	8	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Courtney Thompson	5	do	-	do	do	-	-
Martha Thompson	3	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Martin Anderson	25	Kentucky	-	J. Todd, Esq.	do	-	-	1839	Diseased brain
Amelia Anderson	4	do	-	do	do	-	-	1837	Diseased brain
Elizabeth Anderson	3	do	-	do	do	-	-	-	Fits
Rachel Anderson, inf.	-	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Jane Williams	34	do	-	A. J. Alexander, Esq.	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Moses Dixon	38	do	-	J. Hood, Esq.	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Ann Dixon	15	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Peter Dixon	10	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Dennis P. Tergusun	22	do	-	Rev. J. Paxton & wife	do	-	-
Judith Paxton	26	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Armstead Paxton	6	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Sarah Paxton	5	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
James Paxton	3	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	At sea
Jacob Caldwell	27	do	-	Mr. Caldwell and A. Minor, Esq.	Caldwell	-	-	-	-	U. S.	1833
America Caldwell	21	do	-	do	do	-	-	-	-	U. S.	1833
Catharine Caldwell	3	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Chaney Caldwell	43	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Susan Jacobs	22	do	-	Mrs. Powell	do	-	-	1836	Decline
Jane E. Jacobs	4	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
John N. Jacobs	2	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Whooop'g cough
Alvina Jones	23	do	-	Rev. J. C. Young	do	-	-	1833	Cholera
James Jones	2	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Cholera
Amelia Crawford	30	do	-	Mrs. M. O. Wickliffe	Monrovia	-	-
Alfred Russell	15	do	-	do	do	-	-
Lucretia Russell	29	do	-	do	do	-	-
Cynthia Russell	13	do	-	do	do	-	-
Henry Russell	11	do	-	do	do	-	-
Gilbert Russell	9	do	-	do	do	-	-
George Russell	5	do	-	do	do	-	-
Abraham Fletcher	34	do	Free born	-	Caldwell	-	-	1837	Diseased brain
Rachel Fletcher	31	do	-	William Dudley, Esq.	do	-	-	1833	Fever
John Fletcher	8	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Leonard Fletcher	6	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Fever
Isaac M. Fletcher	4	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Whoop'g cough
Malinda Fletcher	2	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Whoop'g cough
Moses Dudley	34	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Whoop'g cough
Flora Dudley	33	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Whoop'g cough
Alfred Dudley	11	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Whoop'g cough
Martha Dudley	9	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	Whoop'g cough
Sarah Dudley	5	do	-	do	do	-	-
Francis Dudley	3	do	-	do	do	-	-
Malisa Dudley	2	do	-	do	do	-	-	1833	At sea
Spencer Walker	22	do	-	Cyrus Walker, Esq.	do	-	Farmer	1842	Consumption
Mary Walker	23	do	-	do	do	-
Hardin Walker	1	do	-	do	do	-
John Walker	15	do	-	do	do	-	do
Franklin Walker	14	do	-	do	do	-	do
Robert Walker	25	do	-	do	do	-	do	1833	Fever
Elijah White	30	do	Free born	-	do	-	do	1833	Fever
John Hobson	35	do	-	J. Hobson, Esq.	do	-	do	1833	Fever
Sarah Adams	50	do	Free born	-	do	-	-	1833	Fever
George Adams	17	do	do	-	do	-	Farmer	1837	Consumption

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Names	Age	State or place from which they emigrated	Free born or otherwise	Emancipated in view of emigrating to Liberia and by whom	Where located on their arrival in the colony	Extent of education	Profession	Date of death	Cause of death	Removed to what place	Removal date
Hannah Adams	11	Kentucky	Free born	–	Caldwell	–	–	1838	Consumption
George Adams, 2d	9	do	do	–	do	–	–	1837	Anasarca
Rachel Adams	7	do	do	–	do	–	–	1837	Consumption
Patience Bibb	21	do	–	R. Bibb, sr. Esq.	do	–	–
Lavina Bibb	15	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1837
Lucretia Bibb	12	do	–	do	do	–	–
Lydia Bibb	10	do	–	do	do	–	–
Anderson Bibb	8	do	–	do	do	–	–	1834	Unknown
Charity Bibb	6	do	–	do	do	–	–	1836	Unknown
Thomas Bibb	2	do	–	do	do	–	–	1835	Unknown
Phillis Bibb	28	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1837
Jane Bibb	7	do	–	do	do	–	–
George Bibb	5	do	–	do	do	–	–	1839	Pleurisy
Adam Bibb	3	do	–	do	do	–	–	1836	Pleurisy
Elizabeth Bibb	24	do	–	do	do	–	–	1838	Diseased brain
Eleanor Bibb	5	do	–	–	do	–	–
James H. Bibb	3	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	Before arrival in colony
Hannah Bibb	28	do	–	–	do	–	–
Richard Morton	–	do	–	Dr. Boanerges	do	–	–
James Morton	12	do	–	R. Bibb, sr. Esq.	do	–	Farmer
Lorinda Morton	8	do	–	do	do	–	–	1837	Diseased brain
Lewis Morton	6	do	–	do	do	–	–
Harriet Morton	4	do	–	do	do	–	–
S. Jane Morton	2	do	–	do	do	–	–	1840	Unknown
Lucinda Morton	1	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	Whoop’g cough
Mary Bibb	31	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	Whoop’g cough
John Bibb	13	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer
Wesley Bibb	8	do	–	do	do	–	–	1838	Pleurisy
Arthur Granville	4	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	Worms
William Greenfield	1	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	Worms
Catharine Bibb	25	do	–	do	do	–	–
William Bibb	8	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	Before arrival in colony
Amanda Bibb	6	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	Before arrival in colony
Oscar Bibb	1	do	–	do	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Andrew Bibb	38	do	–	do	do	–	Farmer	1838	Diseased brain
William Bibb	24	do	–	do	do	–	do	1837	Diseased brain
Basley Edwards	–	Tennessee	–	C. Edwards, Esq.	do	–	–	–	Cholera
Peter McFarland*	54	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	Cholera
Phillis McFarland*	55	do	–	–	do	–	–	1838	Unknown
Phillis Millet*	1	do	–	–	do	–	–	1838	Unknown
Matilda Mitchell*	18	do	–	–	do	–	–	1834	Drowning
Jefferson Mitchell*	1	do	–	–	do	–	–	1834	Unknown
Samuel Jones	35	Kentucky	–	–	do	–	Farmer	–	–	U. S.	1833
Cato Wilson	36	do	–	–	do	–	do	1835	Decline
Joshua Wilson	9	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	Diarrhea; before arrival in colony
Henry Wilson	7	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Alfred Wilson	5	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Francis Wilson	4	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Jane Wilson	3	do	–	–	do	–	–
Allen Bates	57	do	–	–	do	–	Farmer	1833	Fever
Martha Bates	47	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Jane Bates	25	do	–	–	do	–	–
Andrew J. Bates	14	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Marshall Bates	12	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	Consumption
James Bates	6	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Clarinda Bates	5	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	Whoop’g cough at sea
Charles Carroll	5	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Evander Bates	2	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Edith Harden	26	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	Cholera
Martha Harden	3	do	–	–	do	–	–	1837	Unknown
Amelia Harden	1	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	Worms
Sarah Nelson	56	Kentucky	Free born	–	Millsburg	–	–	1842	Decline
Cyrus Nelson	39	do	do	–	do	–	–
Rachel Nelson	37	do	do	–	do	–	–	1843	Decline
Lucinda Nelson	13	do	do	–	do	–	–
Sarah Nelson	11	do	do	–	do	–	–	1842	Childbirth
Mary Nelson	10	do	do	–	do	–	–
Nancy Nelson	7	do	do	–	do	–	–
Joseph Nelson	5	do	do	–	do	–	–
Robert Nelson	1	do	do	–	do	–	–
Sarah McEwin	50	Ohio	–	–	do	–	–	–	Cholera before arrival in colony
Handy McGie	34	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Dorothy McGie	34	do	–	–	do	–	–	1835	Unknown
Claborn McGie	15	do	–	–	do	–	–
Devorix McGie	13	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	–	S. Leone	1837
Sarah McGie	11	do	–	–	do	–	–	1837	Anasarca
Timothy McGie	9	do	–	–	do	–	–	1839	Anasarca
Mary A. McGie	7	do	–	–	do	–	–	1836	Pleurisy
Hannah McGie	5	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Margaret McGie	3	do	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Fever
Jane R. McGie	1	do	–	–	do	–	–	1837	Unknown
Jane E. McGie	16	do	–	–	do	–	–
Louisa Chinn	17	do	–	–	do	–	–
Isaac Caldwell	–	New Orleans	–	–	do	–	–	–	–	U. S.	1833
Elijah Warren	–	do	–	–	do	–	–	1837	Anasarca
* Manumitted by different persons in Jonesborough, Tennessee

Slave Owners

Mentioned in the Alphabetical Index to the African repository, Vol 1-10, ^[2]

William 0. Dudley liberates 12 slaves; Cyrus Walker, of Adair county, Ky., 6; Mrs. Mary O. Wicklitle, of Lexington, 7 ; Rev.J. D. Paxton, 5; A. Mil or and D. Caldwell, 4 ; Mrs. Powell, 3; Rev. John C Young, of Mercer county, 2 ; The heirs of Dr. A. Todd, 4; Jonathan Berralt, of Bourbon county,3: Benjamin Johnson, of Hillsboro,Oh. 6; Rev. D. Blackburn, of Versailles, 2; James Hood, of Fleming co, 3; A. J. Alexander, of Franklin co., 1; John Hobson, of Warren co., 1; Pr. B. Roberts, of Logan co., 1; and Cyrus Edwards, of Illinois,1; who go in the brig Ajax to Liberia, ix. 126.

The full report is more specific and includes additional slave owners: ^[3]
A report on the Second Western Expedition to Liberia, which reports that 102 were sent from Kentucky, who departed KY on 22 Mar, 1833 on the steamboat Mediterranean, Capt. Shrodes, who provided free passage.

The number amounted to 102, - of which
32 were liberated by Rev. Richard Bibb, of Logan County;
12 by Mr. William O Dudley, and
6 by Cyrus Walker, Esq of Adair county;
12 by Mr. Willima O. Dudley and
6 by Cyrus Walker, Esq. of Adair county;
7 by Mrs. Mary O Wikliffe, of Lexington;
5 by Rev j D Paxton,
4 by a Min and D Caldwell,
3 by Mrs. Powell, and
2 by. Rev John C Young, of Mercer county;
4 by the heirs of Dr. A Todd, deceased, and
3 by Jonathan Becraft of Burbon (sic) county;
6 by Benjamin Johnson, Esq. of Hillsboro, Ohio:
2 by Rev. Dr. Blackburn of Versailles;
3 by James Hood of Fleming count;
1 by A J Alexander of Franklin county;
1 by John Hobson of W Warren county;
1 by Dr. B Roberts of Logan County; and
one by Cyrus Edwards of Illinois; and
the remainder were free persons.
They were joined at New Orleans by 44 from Tennessee, 1 from St Louis, 1 from Ohio, and one or two from New Orleans, making the whole number about 150.……… They were accompanied by Mr. A H Savage of Ohio, a young gentleman who expects to spend his life in the interior of Af rican. Mr. H D King, an Agent from Tennessee also went out a passenger, to examine the country and return in a short time.

The Big Ajax, commanded by Capt Wm H. Taylor, departed New Orleans on the evening of the 20th of April.The expedition cost $5000, of which 42300 were paid by the Ky. Col. Society
-- T.A. Mills, Cor. Sec Ky Col. Society, Frankfort, May 4, 1833.

Sources

1. ↑ Christine's African American Genealogy Website: https://ccharity.com/contents/roll-emigrants-have-been-sent-colony-liberia-western-africa/emigrants-to-liberia-ship-lists/brignautilus1821/
2. ↑ Alphabetical index to the African repository, from volume one to volume ten
3. ↑ African Repository and Colonial Journal, Volume 9 page 126