Manumission Negro Sussus & others from John A L Houston

Delaware State To all whom these presents shall come Greeting I John Houston of the County of Kent and State afsd. for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto mov do hereby free, manumit and Enfranchise the following Negroes, in manner and form following to wit: Susus aged fifty one years, to be free from the date of this presents Elizebeth aged twenty nine years, in like manner; George aged twenty four years two months & sixteen days, to be free at the age of twenty five years, Joseph, aged twenty one years two months & fifteen days, to be free at the age of Twenty five years Grase, aged twelve years, six months & twenty days, to be free at the age of Twenty years, Leah aged nine years & six months, to be free at the age of twenty years, Ann, aged seven years and eight months, to be free at the age of twenty years, Suse aged six years & nine months, to be free at the age of Twenty years, Tobias, aged four years & four months to be free at the age of twenty five years. Elizabeth Jur. aged two years & four months, to be free at the age of eighteen years, Joseph Jur. Aged two months and twenty days, to be free at the age of twenty one years, Hereby acknowledging the afsd. Negroes discharged from all and all manner of claim, service, right or property whatever, from me my heirs, Exr. Or Admn. or assigns As Witness my hand and seal, this twenty seventh day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine 1789. John Alex L. Houston {seal}

Testis Elias Shockley J. Brinckle John Taylor

Kent County I hereby Certify that on the thirteenth day of June in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty nine Personally appeared before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the peace for the county afsd. John Houston party to the within instrument of writing, who acknowledged the said Instrument to be his act and deed, and the signature and seal thereunto anexed to be respectively his. John Dill

A True Copy recorded and compared with the Original this 18th day of August Anno Domini 1808. Attest William P. Russel Recr.

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 790, Image 235, Book K, Vol 2, Page 277

Transcribed 22 May 2024 by Nancy Maliwesky