Tag: African American Genealogy
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Dr James Jones Manumission to Negro Perry Carrol 1829
To all whom it may concern, This is to certify that I James Jones Phycican in Duck Creek hundred in the county of Kent and State of Delaware do hereby manumit release and set free my negro man Perry Carrol aged 30 years the 17th day of July 1828 and that on the first day…
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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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Indenture Mary Hackett to Thomas Hawkins 1841
This Indenture made the fourth day of August A.D. 1841 between Robert Palmatory one of the trustees of the poor and Nehemiah Stockly, two of the justices of the peace for Kent County in the State of Delaware, of the one part and Thomas Hawkins of the Said County and State of the other part.…
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Indenture Eliza Hackett to Thomas Hawkins 1840
This Indenture made the fifteenth day of August A.D. 1840 between Robert Palmatory one of the trustees of the poor and Nehemiah Stockly one of the Justices of the Peace for Kent County in the State of Delaware of the one Part and ________ the justices of the peace of the Said County and State…
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Indenture John Hackett to Ebenezer Cloak 1841
This Indenture made the fourth day of August A.D. 1841 between Robert Palmatory one of the trustees of the poor and Nehemiah Stockly one of the justices of the peace for Kent County, in the State of Delaware, of the one part, and Ebenezar Cloak of the said county and State of the other part;…
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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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