Tag: African American Genealogy
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Manumission Negroes from Daniel Mifflin 1775
This following Manumissions were executed by a Friend living within the Confines of Virginia in which Place there being no monthly Meeting of Friends settled to him contiguous his Manumissions are therefore admitted to Record here as deemed a Member ^ Resident of this Mo Meeting To all whom this may come Know ye that…
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Manumission Adult Negroes by Daniel Mifflin 1775
To all whom this may come, Know Ye that I Daniel Mifflin of Accomack County in the Colony of Virginia Farer being fully convinced of the Iniquity & Injustice of detaining my fellow Creatures in Bondage (it being contrary to the standing & perpetual Command enjoined by our blessed Lord to his followers, to do…
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Manumission Negro Cato Freeset from Joshua Fisher 1776
Whereas I Joshua Fisher of Philadelphia Merchant did some years ago sell & dispose of a certain Negro Man named Cato as a slave but have since (upon Consideration that in so doing I exercised a Power which, however it may be warranted by the Laws of the Land, one human Creature cannot and ought…
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Manumission Negro James Freeman from Joshua Fisher 1776
Whereas I Joshua Fisher of Philad’a Merchant did some years ago sell and dispose of a certain negro Man named James as a slave, but have since (upon Consideration that in so doing I exercised a Power, which, however it may be warranted by the Laws of the Land, one human Creature cannot & ought…
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Manumission Negro Abram from Daniel Mifflin 1777
I Daniel Mifflin of Kent County on Delaware Merchant do hereby manumit and set absolutely free my negro Boy named Abram born the 16th Day of 1st Month 1763 so that henceforth he shall be deemed & adjudged and taken as and for a free Person as fully as though he was free born, &…
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Manumission Negroes Charles, Mingo, Prince & Bett from Isaac Lowber 1775
To all whom this may come Know ye that I Isaac Lowber of Kent County on Delaware Farmer, out of a conscientious Discharge of my Duty and doing Justice to them, do hereby manumit and set absolutely free my following named Negroes towitt Charles my negro Man aged about thirty nine years, & Mingo my…
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Manumission Negro Thomas from Martha Williams 1775
I Martha Williams of St Georges Hundred, New Castle County in Delaware Widow, do hereby manumitt and set absolutely free my negro Man Thomas aged about twenty five years, so that henceforth he shall be adjudged, deemed & taken as and for a free Man to all Intents & Purposes without the Lett Hindrance or…
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Manumission 7 Negros from Edward Fisher 1776
Know all Men by these presents that I Edward Fisher of mispilion Hundred in Kent County on Delaware, Farmer, do hereby manumit & set absolutely, free the following named Negroes Towitt, negro Woman called Nan aged about thirty-five years and her Child named Lydia aged about twelve months; also Woman called Ambo aged about twenty…
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Manumission Sundry Negroes from Thomas Nock 1777
I Thomas Nock of murtherkiln hundred & County of Kent on Delawa Fully persuaded in my own Breast of the Iniquity of detaining my fellow Man in Bondage & believing it to be the natural equitable & unalienable Right of all Men to have the Liberty of disposing of their Persons & Property, do form…
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Manumission Negro Samuel Bungee from Jabez Jenkins 1777
Whereas my Father Jabez Jenkins did by his last Will and Testament give and bequeath me a legacy of a Negro Man called Samuel Bungee and whereas I Jabez Jenkins of Kent County on Delaware, Chaise-maker believe it to be the natural ^equitable and just Right of all Men to have the Liberty of disposing…
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