Category: Manumissions
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John Covington Manumission to Negro Ann 1829
Know all men by these presents that I John Covington of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and consideration me thereunto moveing do Manumit enfranchise and Set free a certain Negro girl named Ann to be free and at her perfect liberty at the expiration thirteen years from the date…
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Manumission John Covington to Negro Hariott & Maria Covington 1828
Know all men by these presents that I John Covington of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes me thereunto Moving do by these presents Manumit infranchise and set free the following female slaves to wit Harriott Covington aged about twenty years to be in nine years from the first day…
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Hezekiah Vickery Manumission to Negro Nathan 1828
State of Delaware to wit. to all persons to whome these presents may come Know ye that I Hezekiah Vickery of Kent County and State aforesaid divers good causes & considerations me thereunto moving have Emancipated and Set free and by these presents do Emancipate infranchise and Set free the following Negro boy to wit…
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Manumission Sundry Negroes from Curtis Jacobs 1822
Know all men by these presents that I Curtis Jacobs do emasepate & set free all the underneath mentioned negroes at such & such ages as I shall mention against there different names vis. Levisey to be free in the year of 1844, Sidney to be free in the year of Sold David Houston 1846 my…
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Sussex Co DE Probate Estate Files – Dr. Lemuel A Hall 1851-1860
Will Lemuel A Hall Sr 1851 I Lemuel A Hall Senr of Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County, State of Delaware Being now Sound in mind but of feble helth and calling to mind the Uncertainty of this human life do make & Establish this my Last Will & Testament this Ninth day of July in the…
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David Owins Mann. to Negro Mary 1828
Know all men by these presents that I David Owins of Murderkill Hundred in Kent County & State of Delaware do hereby Manumate infranchise and Set free from and after the term of ten years from the thirty first day of April last 1828 a Negro woman named Mary I purchased of a certain Doctr…
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Manumission Clement Morris to Rachel Morris Negro 1828
Know all men by these presents that I Clement Morriss of the village of Milford Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good Causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby Manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free my negro Girl named Rachel Morris from and after the tenth day of February Eighteen hundred and…
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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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