Free Negroes & Mulattos, Surname Merchant, 1803-1831 - Bedford Co. VA Entry for July 26th 1803 Fifty (age) BILLY MERCHANT - Black - Five foot 6 inches and a 1/2, Moderate scar on the back of the left hand, Emancipated Bedford. At a court held on 27th day of Sept. 1803 Twenty (age) BILLY MERCHANT, Jr.; five feet 3 1/2 inches; a small scar on the back of the left hand; Emancipated Bedford 17 Yarmer MERCHANT 49 Nancy 22 Cicila Merchant 25 Flora 25 Amey 50 Patty 24th day of Sept. 1803 74 MATT MERCHANT Mulatto 5ft 9 3/4 Emancipated Bedford. Entry for 24 Oct 1831: CHARLES LEWIS MERCHANT; 3 feet four 1/2 inches high; dark mulatto; 4 years old...born free WILLIAM HENRY MERCHANT; dark mulatto; 12 months old; born free. probably brothers. 22 Years old NANCY MERCHANT...born free 19 years old BITSY MERCHANT ...born free 17 years old PAMELIA MERCHANT...born free 21 years old ANN MERCHANT..born free Submitted by Linel Merchant **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************