Tag: African American Genealogy
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Manumission Diner from Samuel Lambdin 1806
Manumission Negro Diner from Samuel Lambdin Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Lamdin of Murderkill hundred in Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes me moveing thereunto have and by these presents do manumate and set free my negro Girl Diner aged nine years. when she shall arrive to…
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Manumission David From Peter Parker 1807
Manumission Negro David From Peter Parker Know all Men by these presents that I Peter Parker of Sussex County & State of Delaware for divers good causes & considerations me thereunto moving do Manumate and set free a certain Negro boy by the name of David now in the possession of Moses Biddle, negro, aged…
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Manumission David from Mary Beswick 1805
Manumission Negro David from Mary Beswick Know all men by these presents that I Mary Beswick widow of Vincent Beswick decd. of Kent County and State of Delaware, for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving, do hereby manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free a certain negro Boy named David aged about Eleven years…
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Manumission David from Francis Barber 1805
Manumission Negro David from Francis Barber Know all men by these presents, that I Francis Barber, of Dover 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 Man named David aged twenty-five years or there abouts, and do hereby further…
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Manumission David Crosby from Samuel Patterson 1815
Manumission Samuel Patterson to Negro David Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Patterson, by these presents as hereby manumit my negro Boy David Crosby now being the age of sixe years to be free at the age of thirty retaining to my self his servis untill that Period. as Witness my hand…
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Manumission David & others From Rachel Laws 1811
Manumission Negro David & others From Rachel Laws Know all men by these presents that I Rachel Laws of Kent County and State of Delaware have this day manumitted and set free the following named negroe men – first David aged thirty four years last may past _ he has had his liberty for four…
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Manumission Darkey from Levin Hatfield 1804
Manumission Negro Darkey from Levi Hatfield Know all men by these presents that I Levin Hatfield of Murderkill hundred in Kent county and State of Delaware beleaving it wrong and oppressive to hold negroes in abject slavery do hereby manumate and set free my negro woman Darkey which I sold to Joseph Jervis after the…
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Manumission Daniel From Caleb Barratt 1808
Manumission Negro Daniel From Caleb Barratt Know all men by these presents that I Caleb Barratt of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me hereto moving, hath manumitted emancipated liberated and set free, and by these present doth manumit liberate and set free a certain negro male Slave…
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Manumission Cuffee and others from George Cummins and Thomas Clayton 1805
Manumission Negro Cuffee & others from George Cummins & Thos. Clayton To all persons to whom these presents shall come Know ye that we George Cummins and Thomas Clayton have manumitted and freed and by these presents do manumit and free the following named negroes at the several times and ages herein after mentioned to…
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Manumission Charles from John Cook 1808
Manumission Negro Charles from John Cook This may certify whom it may concern that I John Cook Carpenter of Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby manumit and set free a negro boy named Charles, when he arrives at twenty eight years of age (he being twenty one years of age the 20th day…
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