Whereas Isaac Turner of Queen Anns County ^Maryland died intestate leaving a Widow & several Children, and he in his Life Time having a Number of Negroes held as Slaves; and Whereas his Widow and Administx hath since intermarried with Samuel Rowland of Sussex County on Delaware, and by the Laws of the Province of Maryland the Widow was intituled to one third part thereof and the other two thirds divided among the Children; that is to say, the appraised Value, some of which negroes have been delivered to some of the Children & set free.

Now Know all Men by these presents that We Samuel and Hannah Rowland do hereby manumit & set absolutely free the residuary Part of the afsd Negroes, being the whole that remain in our Possession towitt Negro Man named Jersey aged about thirty years, Woman named Pegg about twenty-five years, Woman Phillis aged about seventeen years, Boy named David aged about fourteen years, Girl named Cate aged about eleven years, Boy named Jacob aged about seven years, and Boy named Peter about two years; so that henceforth the afsd Negroes shall be deemed adjudged & taken as & for free People, that is to say, Man Jersey and Woman Pegg from this Day to be at their own Disposal & at Liberty to act for themselves; and girls Phillis & Cate when they arrive of lawful age, towitt, Eighteen; and Boys David Jacob & Peter when they arrive to lawful age, towitt, twenty-one; then they, as they arrive at the afsd ages, to be at their own Disposal & at Liberty to act for themselves as free Men & Women without the left Hindrance or Molestation of us or any Person or Persons claiming or to claim by from or under us or either of us forever: hereby binding ourselves our Heirs Executors Admrs and every of us unto the afsd Negroes and to each of them in the penal Sum of one hundred Pounds lawful Money of the Government of the lower Counties on Delaware, to be recovered from such of us as may attempt to deprive them or either of them of their Liberty granted as afsd, by such of them on whom such attempt may be made; as also in the like Sum to compel such as may so attempt, to do or perform any other or further Act or Deed that they or either of them may reasonably require or need in Order to, further confirm their just Liberty granted as afsd. In Witness whereof We have hereunto set our Hands and affixed our Seals this Eleventh Day of ye first Month, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy Eight 1778. Samuel Rowland {seal} Hannah Rowland her mark {seal}

Sealed & delivered in presence of us Warner Mifflin Philena Lay Isaiah Rowland Isaac Turner  Eliza Cowgill John Turner Hannah Turner

Record Examined Warner Mifflin

U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Delaware, Kent County, Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Manumissions 1774-1792

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Transcribed 21 May 2026 by Nancy Maliwesky