Tag: African American Genealogy
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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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Manumission Clement Morris to Rachel Morris Negro 1828
Know all men by these presents that I Clement Morriss of the village of Milford Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good Causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby Manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free my negro Girl named Rachel Morris from and after the tenth day of February Eighteen hundred and…
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Philip D Fiddeman Manumission Negro Peggy Fiddeman 1828
Whereas a certain negro woman named Peggy Fiddeman who formerly Belonged to my Father in law Major Anderson was given by him on my marriage with his Daughter to one when the said negroe was about eleven or twelve years of age and whereas on the first day of January 1818 I set this negroe…
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Negro Aaron Manumission from Sarah Ann Clifton & Others 1828
State of Delaware Kent County SS. Know all men by these presents That we Saryan Clifton Mary Clifton and Hezekiah Clifton of the County of Kent and State aforesaid for divers good causes and considerations us hereunto moveing do hereby manumit Enfranchise and absolutely set our Negro man named Aaron from and after the first…
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Negros Philip & Hester his wife Manumission from Elizabeth Jones 1811
Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Jones of Murderkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers Good causes and considerations do by these presents manumit librate and set free the following Negroes to wit, a Negro man by the name of Philip chase aged about Twenty nine years and Negro…
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Will Elizabeth Warren 1807
In the Name of God Amen, I Elizabeth Warren of Murderkill Hundred Kent County in the State of Delaware Being at this time Very Sick and weak of Body though of Perfect Sound disposing Mind and Memory do make and ordain This my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to…
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Article of Agreement between Samuel Warren Jr. and Benjamin Warren 1809
Articles of Agreement made and concluded on the Thirteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and nine Between Benjamin Warren of Kent County in the State of Delaware Surviving Administrator of the Goods and chattell rights and credits of John Warren late of said County dec’d on the…
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Estate Inventory of Slaves of Samuel Warren Sr 1848
1 black woman Betty aged 30 valued at $200 1 black man William aged 28 valued at $275 1 black woman Emily aged 26 valued at $250 1 black man Elijah aged 24 valued at $300 1 black man Andrew aged 19 valued at $300 1 black man Caleb aged 16 valued at $300 1…
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Manumission of Negroes Roda & Henry from Samuel Warren Senr 1835
Know all men by these presence, That I Samuel Warren Senior of Kent County and State of Delaware did in December in the Year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty one set at liberty my negro girl named Rhoda then my slave, who was born the twenty second day of November in the year…
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Negroes Judith & Others from Pompey Warren Neg 1824
Know all men by these presents that I Pompey Warren of Kent County and State of Delaware do now in May the 7th in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four Set at liberty my wife namely Judith now my Slave and that I do by these presents absolutely manumit…
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