Tag: African American Genealogy
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Indenture Major Huffington (N) to John Bell 1854
This Indenture made this twenty sixth day of January A.D. 1854 between Trustin L. Davis and James L Smith two of the Justices of the Peace for Kent County in the state of Delaware, of the one part, and John Bell of the said County and State, of the other part: Whereas the said Trustin…
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Indenture John Whitaker To John Bell (n) 1849
This Indenture made the third day of July A.D. 1849 Witnesseth: That Catharine Whitaker, Mother of John Whitaker a minor in consideration of the sum of Ten dollars lawful money of the State of Delaware advanced and paid to the said Catharine Whitaker by John Bell Colored man of Kent County in the said State…
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Apprentice Indenture James Whittaker to John Bell 1849
This Indenture made the third day of July A.D. 1849 Witnesseth that Catharine Whitaker Mother of James Whitaker a minor in consideration of the sum of Ten dollars lawful money of the State of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said Catharine Whitaker by John Bell colored man of Kent County in the said State,…
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An Act for the Relief of Mary Bell, et al. 1856
An Act for the Relief of Mary Bell, John Bell, Joseph Bell, Isaac Bell, Anna Bell, Leonard Bell, and Alexander Bell: WhereasJohn Bell, (negro), late of Dover Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware Departed this life possesed of a clear personal estate amounting to about two thousand Dollars and seized in his demesne as…
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Will, Edmund Badger 1763
In the Name of God Aamen I Edmund Badger of the town of Dover in the County of Kent of Delaware Cordwainer being very sick and weak in body But of Perfect Minds nd Memory blessed be God therefore & Calling to Mind the Mortality of the Body & Knowing that it is appointed for…
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Manumission Jane Smith to Negroes Casar and Ann 1776
Know all Men by these presents that I Janes Smith, Widow of Duckcreek Hundred in Kent County on Delaware do hereby manumit & set absolutely free all my Negroes hereafter particularly named Viz my negro man Casar aged twenty one years & about eight months; also my negro Woman named Ann aged about thirty six…
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Probate Estate Files – John Emerson 1755-1756
[Partial Estate Inventory Mentioning Slaves 1 Mar 1756] one negro man named wemoth £45 one negro woman named Curthena £50 one negro Girl named Sall £32 10s one negro man named George £55 one negro woman named Sidney with her Child named Venus £55 one negro man named Mingo £55 one negro woman named Filliss…
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Manumission Jonathan Emerson to Sundry Negroes 1776
Know all Men by this present Instrument of Writing that I Jonathan Emerson of murtherkiln Hundred of Kent County on Delaware Yeoman do hereby manumitt & set absolutely free all my Negroes as hereafter particularly named viz Negro Man called Mingo aged, as judged, near fifty years, Andrew a negro Man aged about thirty years,…
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Manumission Vincent Emerson to Sundry Negroes 1776
Know all Men by these presents that I Vincent Emerson of murtherkill Hundred in Kent County on Delaware Farmer, do hereby manumitt and set absolutely free all my Negroes as particularly hereafter named towitt, negro Man called George, aged (supposed) about fifty years; Alice a negro Woman aged upwards of forty Years, Judah Woman aged…
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Manumission Levi Oliver to Negro Esther 1776
Know all Men by this Instrument of Writing that I Levi Oliver of Sussex County on Delaw, do hereby manumit & set absolutely free my Negro Girl named Esther aged eleven years and three Months, so that henceforth she shall be deemed adjudged & taken as and for a free Persons; and when she arives…
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