Anthony Census
The names below were recorded in 1827 under the direction of Aaron Anthony and added to in subsequent years. Frederick Douglass is listed as Frederick Augustus, his full name being Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. He later settled on Frederick Douglass. What is is most promising about this census in terms of historical research is that it provides familial relationships between individuals. With this information, it is possible to create a family tree of sorts for the people on this list—restoring the family connections that slavery had attempted to take away.
| Name | Birth | Death | Relationship | Age in 1827 | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah | 1765 | 1804 | Daughter of Emblem and Phil | |||
| Bale; Henry Bailey | 1767 | Son of Emblem | ||||
| Bets (Old Bets) | 1774 | 1849 | Daughter of Jinny | 53 | $20 | Betsey, wife of free black Isaac Bailey. |
| Cate (Kate) | 1789 | Daughter of Sarah | 38 | $60 | ||
| Milly | 1790 | Daughter of Betts | 37 | $100 | ||
| Harriott | 1792 | Daughter of Betts | F. Douglass: "Harriet." | |||
| Tom | 1795 | 181[?] | Son of Sarah | |||
| Noah | 1799 | Son of Sarah | ||||
| Jinney | 1799 | Daughter of Bets | ||||
| Betty (Young Betts/Betty) | 1801 | Daughter of Betts | 26 | $200 | ||
| Areryanna (1826: Arianna) | 1802 | Daughter of Sarah | 25 | $200 | ||
| Sarah | 1804 | 1816 | Daughter of Bets | |||
| Marary (1826: Mary) | 1805 | Daughter of Cate | 22 | $200 | ||
| Bill | 1806 | 1813 | Son of Milly | |||
| Maryann | 1806 | Daughter of Betts | ||||
| Stephen | 1808 | 1816 | Son of Betts | |||
| Easter (1826: Hester) | 1810 | Daughter of Betts | 17 | $220 | ||
| Betts (Ledger B, p. 165: Bett Parmer) | 1811 | Daughter of Milly | ||||
| Augustus | 1812 | 1816 | Son of Betts | |||
| Margret | 1812 | 181[5?] | Daughter of Milly | |||
| Perry | 1813 | Son of Harriott | 14 | $160 | ||
| Jerry | 1813 | Son of Cate | 14 | $180 | ||
| Sarah | 1814 | Daughter of Harriott | 13 | $135 | ||
| Tom | 1814 | Son of Milly | 13 | $160 | ||
| Cate | 1815 | 181[5?] | Daughter of Betts | |||
| Phill | 1815 | Son of Cate | 12 | $150 | ||
| Eliza | 1816 | Daughter of Hariott | 11 | $120 | ||
| Prissey (1826: Prissa) | 1816 | Daughter of Betts | 11 | $120 | ||
| Henny | 1816 | Daughter of Milly | 11 | $50 | ||
| Mary | 1818 | Daughter of Jainey (i.e., Jinney?) | ||||
| Frederick Augustus | 1818 | Son of Harriott | 9 | $110 | ||
| James | 1819 | Son of Cate | ||||
| Nancy | 1819 | Daughter of Milly | 9 | $90 | ||
| Isaac | 1819 | Son of Jinny | ||||
| Henry | 1820 | Son of old Betts | 7 | $85 | ||
| Kitty | 1820 | Daughter of Harriott | 7 | $70 | ||
| Stephen | 1819 | Son of young Betts | 8 | $100 | ||
| John | 1820 | Son of Jinney | ||||
| Dealey | 1821 | Daughter of young Betts | ||||
| Charlott | 1821 | Daughter of Areryanna | ||||
| William | 1822 | Son of Cate | 5 | $75 | ||
| Arianna | 1822 | Daughter of Harriott | 5 | $5 | ||
| Angeline (1826: Angelina) | 1825 | Daughter of Betty | 2 | $25 | ||
| Susan | 1828 | Daughter of Betty | ||||
| Rowena | 1830 | Daughter of Betty | ||||
| Caroline | 1824 | Daughter of Cate | 2 | $25 | ||
| Arian | 1824 | Daughter of Harriott | ||||
| Maria | 1825 | Daughter of Ariana | 1 | $20 | ||
| Harry | 40 | $275 | ||||
| Harriott | 1 | $10 | ||||
| Charles | 5 | $70 | ||||
| Tom | 2 | $30 |