Know all men by these presents that I Ayres Stockley of the county of Kent & State of Delaware do hereby manumit set free & forever discharge from bondage my Negro man named Robert the Son of Ezekiel & Esther formerly the Slaves of my father Charles Stockley Esqr. Dec’d late of Accomac County State of Virginia he being now in the twenty sixth year of his age Robert was brought into this State from the State of Virginia under authority of an act of the General Assembly entitled “An act to authorize Ayres Stockley of Kent  county to bring into this State from the State of Virginia two certain Negro boys slaves” passed at the January Session 1829 & is now by these presents forever discharged from all Servitude to me my heirs executors administrators  or assigns from and after the date of this instrument. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this twenty fifth day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & thirty two 1832. A. Stockley {seal}

Witness Alex. Peterson John Wilson

State of Delaware Kent County SS. Be it Remembered that on the twenty sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for Said County personally appeared Ayres Stockley and acknowledged the above manumission to his act and Deed Wm. A. Budd

A true copy recorded and compared with the original this 14th day of January A D 1833. Attest John W Many Recdr.

Delaware, U.S., Land Records, 1677-1947, Kent County, Roll 799, Image 106. Book F, Volume 3, Page 218.

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Transcribed 5 Dec 2025 by Nancy Maliwesky