Category: Manumissions
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Philip D Fiddeman Manumission Negro Peggy Fiddeman 1828
Whereas a certain negro woman named Peggy Fiddeman who formerly Belonged to my Father in law Major Anderson was given by him on my marriage with his Daughter to one when the said negroe was about eleven or twelve years of age and whereas on the first day of January 1818 I set this negroe…
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Negro Aaron Manumission from Sarah Ann Clifton & Others 1828
State of Delaware Kent County SS. Know all men by these presents That we Saryan Clifton Mary Clifton and Hezekiah Clifton of the County of Kent and State aforesaid for divers good causes and considerations us hereunto moveing do hereby manumit Enfranchise and absolutely set our Negro man named Aaron from and after the first…
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Negros Philip & Hester his wife Manumission from Elizabeth Jones 1811
Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Jones of Murderkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers Good causes and considerations do by these presents manumit librate and set free the following Negroes to wit, a Negro man by the name of Philip chase aged about Twenty nine years and Negro…
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Manumission of Negroes Roda & Henry from Samuel Warren Senr 1835
Know all men by these presence, That I Samuel Warren Senior of Kent County and State of Delaware did in December in the Year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty one set at liberty my negro girl named Rhoda then my slave, who was born the twenty second day of November in the year…
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Negroes Judith & Others from Pompey Warren Neg 1824
Know all men by these presents that I Pompey Warren of Kent County and State of Delaware do now in May the 7th in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four Set at liberty my wife namely Judith now my Slave and that I do by these presents absolutely manumit…
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Negro Nan Manumission from Samuel Warren Senior 1827
Know all men by these presence that I Samuel Warren Senr. of Kent County in the State of Delaware do manumit and enfranchise a Negro Woman by the name of Nan who is now my Slave I the aforesaid Samuel Warren Senr. do grant to her full liberty to act and transact buisness for her…
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Negro George Manumission from Joseph Hoffecker 1827
Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Hoffecker of Duck creek hundred in the county of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moveing do hereby enfranchise manumit an set free my negro man named George whom I purchased of a certain Jonathan Finsthwait for and during…
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Bill of Sale or Manumission Negro Isaac from Henson Graham 1821
Know all men by these presents that I James S Primrose of the county of Kent and State of Delaware for and in consideration of the Sum of one hundred & fifty Dollars Lawfull money of the Said State to me to be paid by Henson Graham his heirs Executors Admr have Bargained Sold and…
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Negro Joseph Manumission from Thomas Marim 1827
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Marim of Little Creek neck and hundred in the county of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving do hereby enfranchise manumit and Set free my negro boy named Joe whom I purchased of the administrator of Joseph Harper…
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Manumission Negro Isaac from Mary Hall & David Hall 1809
Know all men by these presents that I Mary Hall (widow of William Hall Decd) of Sussex County and the State of Delaware for Divers good Causes me thereunto moving do hereby manumit and set free my negro man named Isaac from the Day of the Date hereof for him to enjoy all the benefits…
