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Manumission Ruth Luff from John Gilder 1998
State of Delaware Kent County } To all Persons to whom these presents Shall come Greeting: Know ye that I John Gilder of Kent County in the State of Delaware, for divers good causes, and considerations me thereunto moving, do hereby declare that from and after the fifth day of May which will be in…
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Deed Absalom Gibbs From James Miles and Susanah Gilder Admins 1790
This Indenture made this Twenty sixth day of February One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety between James Miles and Susanah Gilder Administrators of all and singular the Goods and Chattels rights and Credits which were of Henry Gilder late of Murderkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware deceased of the one part and Absalom…
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Deed Absolom Gibbs from Rhoda Williams & Charles Martin & Wife 1813
This Indenture made the fourteenth day of Jun in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and ___ Between Rhoda Williams a free Black woman widow of Beniah Williams a free Black man late of Kent County deceased and Charles Martin a free Black man and Hester his wife a free Black woman…
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Deed Absolom Gibbs N from John Taylor Jr and wife 1817
This Indenture made this seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Seventeen Between John Taylor of Chester county in the state of Pennsylvania and Margarett his wife of the one part and Absolom Gibbs of Kent County in the State of Delaware of the other part Whereas…
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Absolom Gibbs, Free Negro, Agreement between himself and Richard Cocker, 1810
Be it Remembered that I Absolom Gibbs of Murderkill forrests, Kent County and State of Delaware free negro do this day agree with Richard Cocker Constable of the County aforesaid and it is agreed by and between the said Absolom Gibbs and Richard Cocker that if the said Richard Cocker shall bid off the Lands…
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Deed Warner Mifflin and wife to Absalom Gibbs 1829
Deed Warner Mifflin & wife to Absalom Gibbs This Indenture made this fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and twenty nine, Between Warner Mifflin of Murderkill Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware and Elizabeth his wife of the one part, and Absalom Gibbs of the…
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Mortgage Farmers Bank from Absalom Gibbs and Rebeca his Wife 1828
Mortgage Farmers Bank from Absalom Gibbs & wife This Indenture, made and executed this twenty second day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty eight by and Between Absalom Gibbs and Rebecca Gibbs his wife of Kent county in the State of Delaware of the one part, and the…
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Transfer of John from Benjamin Blackiston to James Spear 1803
Know all men by these presents that I James Spear of Duck Creek Hundred & Kent County have this 29th day of December 1803 Purchased of Benjamin Blackiston a Negro Boy named John or Jack which I agree he is to serve me the said Spear Six Years from the [illegible] Date and I do…
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Transfer and Manumission of Slave James from William Killen to Charles Harper 1805
This Indenture made the twenty third day of Feby. in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and five: Between William Killen the elder of the County of Kent in the State of Delaware yeoman, of the one part and Charles Harper of the said County and State husbandman of the other part Witnesseth; That…
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Sale of Slave Mingo from David and Evis Rees to John David 1746
Know all men by these presents That We David Rees and Evis Rees of Kent County on Delaware, for and in Consideration of the Sum of Forty Five pounds to us in hand paid by John David of the same place before ye Sealing and Delivery of these presents, whereof we do fully Acquit and Discharge…
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