Brig Doris’s Company, arrived at Monrovia August 11, 1827

Date: 1827 [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surnames/tags: American_Colonization_Society black_heritage

American Colonization Society
Emigrants to Liberia
Maryland Colonization Society

Introduction

The Brig Doris’s Company passengers came from Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia.

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" and transcribed from “Information relative to the operations of the United States squadron on the west coast of Africa, the condition of the American colonies there, and the commerce of the United States therewith,” 28th Congress, 2d. Session, S. Doc. 150, serial 458.^[1]

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
Merdin Brozier	44	North Carolina	–	Unknown	Caldwell	–	–	1828	Consumption
Mirian Brozier	39	do	Free born	–	do	–	–	1830	Consumption
Henry Brozier	8	do	do	–	do	–	–	1840	Consumption
Richard Brozier	4	do	do	–	do	–	–	1841	Consumption
Martha Brozier	6	do	do	–	do
Miriam Brozier	3	do	do	–	do	–	–	1827	Fever
___Brozier	1	do	do	–	do	–	–	1842	Consumption
William Fox	25	Maryland	do	–	Monrovia	–	Farmer	1833	Consumption
Mary Harris	60	do	do	–	do	Reads
David Harris	28	do	do	–	do	Writes
John Harris	31	do	do	–	do	do	–	1833	Drowning
Julian Harris	26	do	do	–	do	Spells
Nathaniel Harris	13	do	do	–	do	do
Joseph Harris	5	do	do	–	do	–
Peter Johnson	40	North Carolina	–	do	do	Reads	do
Homer Johnson	52	do	–	do	Caldwell	–	–	1829	Consumption
Esther Johnson	48	do	do	–	do	–	–	–	–	S. Leone	1835
Phocion Johnson	23	do	do	–	do	–	do	1829	Consumption
Samuel Johnson	21	do	do	–	do	–	do	1838	Consumption
Maria Johnson	18	do	do	–	do	–	–	1840	Consumption
Edward Johnson	17	do	do	–	do	–	do
John Johnson	13	do	do	–	do	–	–	1836	By natives in the country.
Diana Johnson	11	do	do	–	do	–	–	–	–	S. Leone	1835
Ann Johnson	9	do	do	–	do	–	–	–	–	do	1835
Homer Johnson, jr.	4	do	do	–	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Nancy Johnson	2	do	do	–	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Merinda Jordan	17	do	do	–	do	–	–	1827	Fever
John Hanson*	36	Maryland	–	–	Monrovia	Writes
George R. McGill	40	do	do	–	do	Writes and ciphers	School teacher	–	–	C. Palmas	1837
Samuel F. McGill	12	do	do	–	do	Writes	–	–	–	C. Palmas	1837
Richard Morris	23	do	–	–	Caldwell	–	–	1827	Fever
Eliza Morris	19	do	–	–	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Davis Palen	22	North Carolina	–	–	do	–	–	1833	Decline
James Parker	21	do	–	–	do	–	–	1838	Shot	Country
Primus Peale	60	do	–	–	do	–	–	1829	Old age
Essex Peale	43	do	–	–	do	–	–	1831	Decline
Isaac Peale	36	do	–	–	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Judith Peale	35	do	–	–	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Temple Peale	29	do	–	–	do
Catharine Peale	26	do	–	–	do	–	–	1828	Consumption
Shepherd Peale	23	do	–	–	do	–	–	1836	Consumption
Alexander Peale	22	do	–	–	do
Randal Peale	20	do	–	–	do
Rosetta Peale	19	do	–	–	do
Amelia Peale	7	do	–	–	do
Charity Peale	17	do	–	–	do	–	–	–	–	G. C. Mt.	1843
Sabora Peale	15	do	–	–	do
Adeline Peale	13	do	–	–	do
Solomon Peale	6	do	–	–	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Selah Peale	4	do	–	–	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Henry Peale	3	do	–	–	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Martha Peale	2	do	Free born	–	do			1827	Fever
Eliza Peale	4	do	do	–	do	–	–
—Peale	1	do	do	–	do	–	–	1827	Smothered
James Pritchard	22	do	do	–	do	–	Sawyer	1832	Decline
Jacob Pritchard	19	do	do	–	do	–	Sawyer	1837	Decline
Joseph Robinson	45	Virginia	–	Unknown	Monrovia	–	Stone Mason	1833	Decline
Daniel Robinson	32	do	–	do	do	–	Stone Mason	1840	Decline
Argile Robinson	30	do	–	do	do	–	Stone Mason	–	–	S. Leone	1828
Mary Robinson	22	do	–	do	do	–	Cook
Hannah Robinson	20	Virginia	–	Unknown	Monrovia	–	–	1842	Decline
Rebecca Robinson	5	do	–	do	do
Robert Robinson, inf	–	do	–	do	do
Richard Spellman	26	North Carolina	Free born	–	Caldwell	–	Farmer	1838	Decline
Margaret Spellman	19	do	do	do	do	–	–	1839	Unknown
Judith Tisdale	36	do	–	do	do
Moses Tisdale	15	do	–	do	do	–	–	1839	Diseased brain
Rachel Tisdale	13	do	–	do	do	–	–	1837	Unknown
Aaron Tisdale	11	do	–	do	do	–	–	1839	Diseased brain
Jane Tisdale	6	do	–	do	do
John Tisdale	4	do	–	do	do
Elizabeth Tisdale	26	do	–	do	do
Jacob Tisdale	11	do	–	do	do	–	–	1840	Unknown
Dempsey Tisdale	9	do	–	do	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Margaret Tisdale	8	do	–	do	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Sarah Tisdale	6	do	–	do	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Elijah Tisdale	4	do	–	do	do	–	–	1827	Fever
Lydia Parker	22	do	–	do	do	–	–	1829	Anasarca
Samuel Wheeler	33	do	–	do	Monrovia	–	Carpenter
Hulda Wheeler	27	do	–	do	do
Catherine Wheeler	1	do	–	do	do
Phaiby Wheeler	23	do	–	do	do	–	–	–	–	C. Palmas
James Wheeler	1	do	–	do	do
Miles White	22	do	do	do	Caldwell	–	Farmer	1835	Anasarca
Jane White	21	do	do	do	do	–	–	1827	Fever
—White	1	do	do	do	do
Davis White	18	do	do	do	do
Essex White	26	do	do	do	do	–	Farmer
Nathan White	28	do	do	do	do	–	Farmer	1829	Consumption
Faithy White	22	do	do	do	do	–	–	1839	Anasarca
Margaret White	4	do	do	do	do	–	–	1836	Anasarca
—-White	1	do	do	do	do	–	–	1836	Anasarca

• Purchased his freedom

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/brigdoris1827//