On 14 May 1868 the ship Golconda set sail from Savannah, Georgia. Onboard were 39 Eufaula residents heading for Bexley, Grand Bassa County, Liberia. According to letters received by the American Colonization Society (ACS), there were hundreds of African Americans from the Eufaula area requesting passage to Africa. Below is a transcribed list of Eufaula emigrants originally published by the ACS in The African Repository.
Nos., Name. , Age., Occupation, Education., Religion.
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255, Willis Fort, 36, Carpenter, R&W,
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256, Paulina Fort, 42, , R&W, Methodist
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257, Wiley Fort, 19, Farmer, ,
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258, Catherine Fort, 12, , Read,
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259, Charles Fort, 9, , ,
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260, Harriet Bludworth, 23, , Read, Methodist
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261, William M. Rhodes, 20, Barber, R&W,
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262, Gilbert Hall, 67, Blacksmith, , Methodist
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263, Emily Hall, 27, , , Methodist
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264, Allen Hall, 1, , ,
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265, Jordan Hall, 33, Shoemaker, , Methodist
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266, Gilbert Hall, 38, Shoemaker, Read, Methodist
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267, Cecilia Hall, 33, , R&W, Methodist
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268, Fillmore Hall, 18, , R&W,
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269, Reece Ann Hall, 14, , Read,
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270, Ferguson Hall, 12, , ,
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271, Macon Hall, 6, , ,
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272, Gilbert Hall, 4, , ,
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273, Adeline Hall, 2, , ,
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274, Maria Hall, 2 mos, , ,
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275, Sandy Hall, 24, Blacksmith, R&W,
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276, Caroline Hall, 26, , R&W,
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277, Hannah Hall, 28, , , Methodist
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278, Isaac Hall, 37, Minister, R&W, Methodist
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279, Ellen Hall, 27, , , Methodist
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280, Isaiah Hall, 7, , ,
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281, Margaret Hall, 6, , ,
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282, Samuel Hall, 3, , ,
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283, Isaac Jr Hall, 4 mos, , ,
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284, Frank Junior, 27, Farmer, ,
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285, Frances Junior, 26, , ,
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286, Amanda Junior, 11, , ,
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287, Frances Junior, 6, , ,
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288, Essick Junior, 5, , ,
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289, Alice Junior, 9 mos, , ,
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290, Archibald Brown, 32, Farmer, , Methodist
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291, Millie Brown, 30, , , Methodist
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292, Squire Brown, 12, , ,
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293, Oscar Brown, 7, , ,
Source: American Colonization Society, The African Repository, {Washington: Colonization Society Building, 1868). Volume XLIV-1868:178-79: digital image, Google Book Search, (http://books.google.com/books?as_brr=1&id=ZDUfaNo7HOgC&vid=LCCN05039691&dq=eufaula+alabama&jtp=178 :accessed 28 June 2006)
Al said
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I was born in Liberia, West Africa. Thanks for making this information public for those of us trying to connect the dots. Could you please advise me on finding emmigration records on the Kings from Malcolm, GA or there abouts that went to Bassa, Liberia post 1852. They established a town called Kingstown in Bassa. My dad who was born in 1919 also told me that his maternal grandparents Lewis and Laura Marks emmigrated to Liberia with their son Lewis Jr. and daughter Laura. They also settled in Bassa. Any assistance is appreciated.
Thanks,
A. D. King
Shamele Jordon said
I am not an expert in US emigration to Liberia, but I do know of a couple of internet sources. First go to google books and search for “The African Repository” the journal of the American Colonization. Then do a search within the book for Malcolm, GA and your surname. You will have a full view of these text as they are in the public domain. The other source is Christine’s Genealogy Website at ccharity.com. Unfortunately this sit appears to be down at this time. I learned about this information via the Immigration ships transcriber’s guild. The have links to passengers lists online. They are at http://immigrantships.net
James T. Forte, Jr. said
This is a piece of information that I have searched for many, many years to no avail. I really wanted to know which ship took my great grand father/mother to Liberia; and, when. Through these articles, I now know that my great grand father–Wiley Henderson Forte, and his future wife Reece Ann Hall travelled from Eafaula, AL in 1868. I also know that patriach Wiley H. Forte left Bexley, and founded his own settlment, which he named Fortsville. It is in that precint that I was born some years ago.
It is my hope that other families will be able to trace thgeir roots; as, we have done. Thanks to gogglebooks.
Michelle Forte said
I am researching my Forte (Forte’) family tree. I don’t know if I am a descendent of Afro-Cuban slaves brought in Mobile, Alabama (after 1843 empancipation whites still got slaves from Cuba, Brazil, and West Indies) and my people may have escape or left Mobile went East. Or, I am a descendent of Spanish, Portuguese or French Creole slaveholders/hunters who had taken slaves with them from West Africa and/or West Indies. Or, I am a direct descendant of West Africans (Yoruba or Dahomey) who were snuck into Alabama as slaves even after the emancipation.
Last year, I stumbled a thesis from one of the universities in Georgia regarding Golconda (or Golgonda) ship. Currently, I cannot get an answer the correct spelling of our last name (slave surname Forte or Forte’ or Fort or Ford). I was raised to pronounce For-ta (Forte’). My parents are from Eufaula, Alabama. I am first generation North “city-fied”. I am interested in finding out more about what happened to my great-great-great uncle Willis Fort and his family in Liberia. I have a number of uncles and great-uncles named Willis.
This is good information.
jarsea burphy said
Hello there! Wow! My great grand father was on the Golconda, Macon hall and settled in Grand Bassa in a aettlement named Fortesville after the Forte family who also came on the ship. The two famlies were later intermarried. The Hall maiden names continue in my family today which is confirmation of our lineage. My mother was Ella Hall she passed away in 2004 at age 78 here in the U.S. her younger sister Hannah Hall and Anna Hall are still alive also in the U.S. I know of some Fortes (pronounced Forts) from Fortesville. I think this is great news for you, email me at jarseaburphy@yahoo.com. good luck!
My question is, incase you can help, where was the plantation the Halls worked on to get their name.
annette said
Hello! I’m trying to find out what plantation my family (Tate Family) is from in eufaula al