To all to whom these presents shall come: Know ye that I William Warner of Murderkill Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby Liberate, Manumate Discharge and set Free my Negro woman Susannah Lightfoot wife of George Lightfoot free negro aged Twenty seven years so that she may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter Enjoy the Rights and Privileges of a Free negro agreeably to the Laws and Customs of the State of Delaware aforesaid Given under my hand and Seal this Eleventh day of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand, Seven Hundred and ninety Six. William Warner {seal}

Signed Sealed & Acknowledged in Presence of Us John Marim. Manlove Emerson

A True copy test Simon Wilmer Wilson Recorder.

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 787, Image 445, Book E, Vol 2, Page 160. Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61025/images/31303_221874-00444?pId=2437025

Transcribed 18 Sep 2024 by Nancy Maliwesky