Tag: African American Genealogy
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Manumission Major from Solomon Townsend 1809
Manumission Negro Major from Solomon Townsend State of Delaware Kent County } To all whome it may concern, This may certify that I Solomon Townsend of the county and hundred aforesaid for divers good causes me thereunto moveing Do hereby Manumate and set free the following Negro Man name Major when he arives at the…
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Manumission Lydia From Curtis Beswick 1807
Manumission Negro Lydia From Curtis Beswick. Know all men by these presents that I Curtis Beswick of Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving do hereby Manumit and absolutely set free a certain Negro Girl named Lidia aged twenty three years the first day of April last…
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Manumission Lurana From Samuel Wharton 1813
Manumission Negro Lurano From Samuel Wharton Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Wharton of St Jones hundred, Kent County and State of Delaware, for divers good causes and considerations do by these presents manumit liberate and set free a certain negro Girl by the name of Lurana aged about eighteen years which…
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Manumission Lovey from James Tharp 1809
Manumission Negro Lovey from James Tharp Know all men by these presents that I James Tharp of Mispillion hundred 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 woman named Lovey. commonly called Lovey Tharp, to be free and…
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Manumission London from James Clayton 1805
Manumission Negro London from James Clayton Know all men by these presents, that I James Clayton of Murtherkill Hundred Kent County & State of Delaware, for divers good causes and considerations, do by these presents, manumit, liberate and set free, a certain Negro Man named London aged about twenty years or there abouts, at the…
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Manumission Levin from William S. Whiteley Jr. 1811
Manumission Negro Levin from William S. Whiteley Jun. To all whome it may concern, be it known, that I William S. Whiteley Junr of Kent County and state of Delaware, for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving do manumate and set free my Negro man Levin (aged Eighteen years) from and after Twelve…
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Manumission Leah and others from John Pettigrew 1810
Manumission Negro Leah & others from John Pettigrew Know all men by these presents that I John Pettigrew of the Village of Milford in the County of Kent and state of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving Do hereby manumit infranchise and absolutely set free a certain Negro Woman named Leah,…
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Manumission Kitty from John Clarke 1813
Manumission Negro Kitty by John Clark Know all men by these presents that I John Clarke of the County of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and consideration em herein to moving Have and by these presents do here by Manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free my Negro Girl named Kitty to…
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Manumission Jude and others from James Raymond 1806
Manumission Negro Jude & others from James Raymond To all people before whom these presents may come Greeting Know ye, that I James Raymond of Duck Creek hundred Kent County in the state of Delaware having weighed in the scale of Justice the conditions of slavry am sensibly convinced that it is unwarrantable as well by…
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Manumission Joseph from James Jones 1803
To all whom it may concern. This is to certify that I James Jones of Duck creek hundred in Kent County & State of Delaware do hereby manumit, release and set free me negroe boy Joseph aged nine years and six months old after he shall have served me, my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns…
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