Denise's
Ancestor Pages:Free People of Color (FPOC)
in the 1850 Census of Loudoun County Virginia
The surnames listed on these pages are excerpted from a complete transcription of the 1850 Census of Loudoun County VA , which was transcribed by Carly Josephson, and data presented here are used with her permission.
Once you have identified a surname, that might be your ancestor(s), I would suggest that you look at the person or family in the context of the complete census, in order to see who they were enumerated with, in what district of Loudoun, and the names of neighboring families, which can provide clues to other relatives and former slaveholders. After viewing the transcription, I'd suggest that you also look at photocopies of the actual record.
Loudoun County had one of the largest percentages of free African Americans in the state of VA, prior to emancipation. For information about many of the surnames presented here, in earlier time periods, please visit Paul Heinegg's website "Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware"
Click on the letter to go to a surname on the table of contents list - then follow that name to an alphabetized listing of those persons enumerated in the census (detailed index currently includes surnames A through D - will be uploading the rest within a few days) ) I have included first name, age, color, birthplace, occupation, and some other notes when those were listed. The majority of persons listed were born in VA.
Be aware that surname spellings changed, from census to census, many names were mis-spelled, and family members did not always have the same surname.
The use of "M" for mulatto and "B" for black - does not necessarily indicate a persons skin color, nor amount of perceived admixture, and also varies from one census period to the next. For a complete discussion of FPOC visit the Free Persons of Color Forum at Afrigeneas, where you can share information or get assistance in your family research.
Table of Contents
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T W Y
Aleander
Allen
Allison
Ambrose
Arms
Ashton
Balinger
Ball
Banks
Bantz
Beamer
Beaver
Bigsby
Bigwood
Binns
Bird
Bisse
Blue
Board
Boer
Boulton
Boyd
Braden
Brady
Bran
Braun
Brent
Briant
Brice
Brooks
Brown
Buckingham
Burke
Bush
Byrnes
Cale
Calvert
Canady
Carey
Carr
Carter
Cartwright
Chalmer
Champ
Clemons
Co
Colbert
Coleman
Corben
Crimny
Cross
Cubbins
Curtis
Dade
Day
Detta
Devaneshire
Dick
Diggs
Dimy
Dion
Doglass
Dorsey
Downing
Duval
Dyer
Edwards
Ellet
Elsey
Ferrill
Fields
Fitz Hugh
Fletcher
Fo
Ford
Frey
Furr
Gaines
Gant
Garrison
Geo
Goings
Gordon
Gray
Grayson
Green
Grider
Grimes
Guider
Gulick
Gumby
Guy
Guyder
Gwin
Hagan
Hagans
Hall
Hanady
Hanes
Harper
Harris
Heater
Hemmings
Henny
Henry
Hill
Hobert
Hogan
Holbert
Hollyday
Honestty
Honesty
Hooe
Hudley
Hudly
James
Janes
Jenning
Johnson
Jones
Kenedy
Kile
Kins
Lane
Lawson
Lee
Lewis
Love
Lucas
Lucast
Lucus
Mafan
Magahe
Maginus
Mahony
Mandley
Mandly
Mankins
Manly
Maron
Mason
Massey
Mavin
McCarty
McDaniel
McGinny
McPhearson
McQuinn
Mead
Mercer
Minor
Mitchell
Mobbly
Monday
Moran
Morgan
Morton
Moss
Mudd
Murphy
Myers
Nakes
Newman
Nickans
Nickens
Nickons
Nigger
Nion
Norris
Oden
Osborn
Page
Palmer
Parker
Payne
Pen
Perry
Peyton
Philips
Pierce
Plamer
Porter
Redman
Ribber
Richards
Rideout
Rivers
Rives
Robinson
Russell
Rust
Samlin
Sanders
Seals
Seldan
Seldon
Selvin
Semms
Sennett
Shipe
Shore
Shouder
Shrather
Simbers
Simms
Sinclar
Sinkfield
Skinner
Small
Smith
Spanlings
Stacks
Steptoe
Stewar
Stinger
Stuart
Thomas
Thompson
Thorton
Throckmorton
Timbers
Tramel
Trockmorton
Turner
Warner
Warwick
Wast
Waters
Watson
Webster
West
Whaley
Wheeler
White
Wider
Williams
Willis
Winters
Wood
Wright
Young
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