Tag: African American Genealogy
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Negro Rhoda & Child from Charles Turner 1824
Know all men by these presents that I Charles Turner free Negro of kent county in the State of Delaware from divers Good Causes and Consideration me hereunto moving hath Manumitted emancepated liberated and set free a certain Negro woman Named Rhoda who is my wife & also a Negro child named Jane the daughter…
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Negro Thomas Stevens Manumission from Eben Burrows 1824
To all whom it may concern be it known that I Eben Burrows of Q A County and State of Maryland for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving as also in further consideration of one dollar current money to me in hand paid have released from Slavery liberated manumitted and Set free and…
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Negros Juliana & Phillis Young Manumission from Robert Young 1824
Know all men by these Presents that I Robert young of Murderkill Hundred Kent County & State of Delaware being Possesed with the true Principale of Seventy six I do hereby Sett free from this day my two Negro Garles Juliann young & Phillis young & declare them free from my self my heirs Execr.…
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Negro Milford Manumission from Robert Frame Esqr. 1824
Know all men by these presents that I Robert Frame of the county of Kent and State of Delaware have manumitted liberated and forever set free and for good cause and consideration me thereunto moving by these presents do manumitted liberate and set free from and after the date hereof my negro man Milford aged…
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Negro Ebenezer Harris Manumission from William A Budd & Mary L Budd his Wife 1824
Know all men by these presents that we William A Budd & Mary L Budd wife of said William A Budd of the City of Phila and State of Pennsylvania for divers good Cause us thereunto moveing do Manumate Ebenezer Harris Negro (late the Property of Robert Wilson Decd. Of Kent County and State of…
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Manumission Negros Jacob and Others from Peter T Causey 1823
To all whom it may concern be it known that I Peter T Causey of the village of Milford in Kent County state of Delaware for Divers good Causes and Considerations me there unto moveing, as also in further Consideration of ten Cents current money to me in hand paid, I do hereby release from…
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Manumission Negro Ignatious from John Clayton 1823
Know all men by these presents that I John Clayton of Kent County and state of Delaware do hereby for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moveing, manumit set free and for ever liberate and Discharge from my service my negro boy named Ignatiaus aged about thirty three years the said Ignatious hence forth…
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Manumission Negro Robert Boulden from Outten L Davis 1823
Know all men by these presents that I Outten L. Davis of Dover Hundred in the County of Kent and state of Delaware for Divers good Causes and considerations me thereunto moveing have released from slavery liberated manumated and set free and by these presents do hereby release from slavery liberate manumit and set free…
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Manumission Negro Jane Hopkins & 5 Children from Andrew Patten 1818
Manumission State of Delaware Kent County Be it remembered that I Andrew Patten of Murderkill Hundred Kent County in the state of Delaware For diverious good causes and Considerations me hereto Moving Have Manumated Emancipated Liberated and set free A Certain Negro Woman by the name Jane Hopkins as also her five Children, Viz. Ruth…
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Apprentice Indenture James McNatt n to James L Heverin 1851
This Indenture made this Twenty fifth day of November A.D. 1851 between Trustin S. Davis and James S. Smith two of the Justices of the Peace for Kent County, in the State of Delaware, of the one part, and James McNatt of the said County and State, of the other part: Whereas, the said Trustin…
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