Tag: African American Genealogy
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Negroes Margarett Dixon & others Manumission from Mary Reynolds 1814
Whereas I Mary Reynals, Widdow and Admr of Michael Reynas Dec become possessed of two people of Colours – viz Margaret Dixon or Peggy Dixon about Ninteen years of age and her daughter Elizabeth Dixon now about four years old the sd. Peggy being in the Character of a Slave to serve untill she was…
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Negro Isaac Manumission from Reuben Turner 1818
Know all men by these presents that I Reuben Turner of the city of Philadelphia for diverse good causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free a certain negro man named Isaac (who I left in Kent County in the State of Delaware when I removed to Philadelphia to…
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Manumission Negro Rachel from Abraham Pierce 1819
Know all men by these that I Abraham Pierce of the Village of Smyrna Kent County & State of Delaware for Divers good Causes me thereunto moving have Emancipated & set free my Negro Woman Named Rachel a Slave to be free on the first day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen…
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Manumission Negro Joshua, Elijah & Shadrach from Sarah Townsend 1813
Know all men by these Presents that I Sarah Townsend of Indian River Sussex County & State of Delaware, Being the Just owner of three Negro Slaves, to wit, Joshua aged twenty one years, Elijah aged Nineteen years, and Shadrach aged Sixteen years, and being convinced of the Impropriety of holding Slaves for ever, in…
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Negroes Diniah & others Manumission from Thomas Jackson 1818
Know all men by these presents, that I Thomas Jackson of the County of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and Considerations me there unto moving do hereby Manumit enfranchize and absolutely set free the following Negroes hereinafter mentioned to wit, Diniah, Stepheney, Alse, Roady and Joseph to be free and at…
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Last Will and Testament Maria America 1917
I Maria America widow of James America, deceased, of Dover, Delaware being of sound mind, memory and understanding do make and publish this as and for my last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all wills at anytime heretofore made by me, IMPRIMIS: I order and direct my Executor hereinafter named…
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Deed James America and wife to Alfred Williams 1871
This Indenture, Made the nineteenth day of December in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy one, Between James America, of the Town of Dover, Kent County and State of Delaware and Electora his wife of the one part, and Alfred Williams of the Town, County and State aforesaid of the…
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An Act of Assembly Relief of James Charles & Susanna America 1853
An Act for the Relief of James Charles and Susanna America Children ofMoses America, Section 1 Be it remembered by the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Delaware in General Assembly met, That it shall and may be Lawful for certain children of Moses America, namely James, Charles and Susanna America, free…
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Last Will and Testament of Sallie Blackston 1889
I, Sallie Blackston, wife of Charles Blackston, formerly (Sallie America) of Kent County and State of Delaware being of Sound and disposing mind, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament Item 1 – I will and devise all the interest in the real estate left me by the last Will and testament…
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1859 Indenture, Daniel Green To Moses America
This Indenture made this twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine, Witnesseth, that Selina Johns mother of Daniel Green a minor in consideration of the sum of one dollar & fifty cents lawful money of the State of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said…
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