Category: Wills & Probate
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Kent Co DE Probate Estate Files – Elizabeth Baynard 1786 – 1793 (w/slaves)
Admrs Elizabeth Baynards last Will & Testament Dated 21st Feby 1786 Recorded in Book M folio 127 In the Name of God Amen – I Elizabeth Baynard of of Kent County on Delaware Widow of Mr. Thomas Baynard of the Same place late Deceased, being of Sound disposing mind memry and Understanding and being desirous…
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Kent Co DE Probate Estate File Thomas Baynard, 1777 – 1789 (w/slaves)
[Will] In the Name of God Amen — I Thomas Baynard of Kent County upon Delaware in the Government of the three Lower Counties Called New Castle Kent and Sussex – being in Perfect health of Body and of Sound disposeing mind memory and Understanding, Considering the Certainty of Death and the Uncertainty of the…
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Kent County DE Probate Estate Files – John Baynard 1809-1818 (w/Slave Inventory)
Adm.n Bond John Baynard Sept 18th 1809 Caleb Lockwood Jas. Metcalf } app KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTSThat we Margarett Baynard Thomas B Turpins Doctr. William Whitely & Samuel Neal of the county of Kent, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Delaware, in the sum of ten Thousand dollars current money…
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Kent Co DE Probate Estate Files – Abraham Allee Sr 1770-1785 [Inventory of Slaves]
Inventory of the Goods of Abraham Allee sen Deceased 1770 … To one Old neagro man named Dick £00.10..0 To one young neagro man named Noke £75..0..0 To one Neagro woman named Mende £55..0..0 To one Neagro Boy named Perry £17..0..0 To Neagro girl named Bett £10..0,.0 To Neagro Boy Dave for Abrm Allee £20..0..0…
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Probate Estate File – William Carpenter, Sr 1786 – 1789
Will In the name of God amen, I William Carpenter Senr of Kent County in the Delaware State, being in perfect health of body, and of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be…
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Probate Estate File – Walter Dulany 1804-1831 (and manumission of slaves)
[Will] I Walter Dulany of the State of Delaware being in perfect Health and of sound and disposing mind do make this my last Will and testament Imprimis I direct that all my just Debts and the just Debts of my Deceased Mother to whom I am Executor and residuary Legatee be paid as soon…
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Will James Jones 1830
In the name of God, Amen, I James Jones of Duck Creek hundred in Kent County and State of Delaware knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, and being now of sound mind, memory and understanding (blessed be God) do on this Sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord…
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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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Will Elizabeth Warren 1807
In the Name of God Amen, I Elizabeth Warren of Murderkill Hundred Kent County in the State of Delaware Being at this time Very Sick and weak of Body though of Perfect Sound disposing Mind and Memory do make and ordain This my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to…
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Article of Agreement between Samuel Warren Jr. and Benjamin Warren 1809
Articles of Agreement made and concluded on the Thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and nine Between Benjamin Warren of Kent County in the State of Delaware Surviving Administrator of the Goods and chattell rights and credits of John Warren late of said County dec’d on the…
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