Category: Deeds
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Deed Charles Griffith (Griffin) and Wife To Matthew Draper 1850
This Indenture made the second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty Between Charles Griffith of the County of Kent and State of Delaware and Margaret his wife of the one part, and Matthew Draper of the same County and State of the other part, Witnesseth, that…
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Deed Charles Griffith to Susan Lightfoot 1838
Indenture Susan Lightfoot N. To Charles Griffith This Indenture made this first day of November in the year of our Lord, Eighteen hundred and thirty eight between Susan Lightfoot fem sole, eldest daughter of George Lightfoot free negro late of Dover Kent County, in the State of Delaware of the one part and Charles Griffith…
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Deed George Lightfoot from Joseph Harper & Wife 1807
This Indenture made the Eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven, Between Joseph Harper of Murderkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware and Hester Harper his wife of the one part, and George Lightfoot, of the same place free negro of the other part, Whereas…
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Deed of Gift John Robinson to Moses Butcher (Free Negro) 1792
Know all Men by these presents that I John Robinson of St. Jones’s hundred and County of Kent in the Delaware State doth give unto Moses Butcher all that Quantity or parcel of ground which I John Robinson have marked out and fixed the bounders thereunto and that During his natural life Starting from a…
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Deed John Bell and Anne his wife to Cuffee Ellis (Negro) 1793
This Indenture made the First day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety three by and between John Bell of the Town of Dover in the County of Kent in the Delaware State Merchant and Anne his Wife of the one part. And Cuffee Ellis (negroe) of the…
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Deed James Hawkins (Free Negro) to Stephen Alston and Sarah his Wife 1793
This Indenture made the Thirtieth day of August in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety three; Between Stephen Alston, Esquire, and Sarah his Wife, of the Town of Dover, in the County of Kent in the State of Delaware of the One part, and James Hawkins of the same place…
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Deed Jonas Richardson (Colored Man) to Jacob M Richardson (Colored Man) 1847
This Indenture, made the Nineteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and forty Seven, Between Jonas Richardson of the City of Wilmington in the State of Delaware Colored Man of the first part and Jacob M Richardson, of New York City, in the State of New York, Colored…
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Deed Zadock and Rebecca Townsend to the Trustees of the African Union Church 1873
This Indenture Made the Thirty first day of August in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy three Between Zadock Townsend of the City of Wilmington County of NewCastle and State of Delaware and Rebecca his wife party of the first part, and Isaac H. Peck, Kennard L. Byard Henry Loper…
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