Tag: African American Genealogy
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Indenture Joseph Young N. From Solomon Truitt N 1839
This Indenture Made this Eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine Between John Pinder a Justice of the Peace and George Hall a Trustee of the Poor for Sussex County in the State of Delaware of the one part and Joseph Young Jun of the said…
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Manumission Negro Isaac from Mary Hall & David Hall 1809
Know all men by these presents that I Mary Hall (widow of William Hall Decd) of Sussex County and the State of Delaware for Divers good Causes me thereunto moving do hereby manumit and set free my negro man named Isaac from the Day of the Date hereof for him to enjoy all the benefits…
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Negro William Manumission from Richard L Harris 1826
Know all men by these presents that I Richard Harris of Mispillion hundred Kent County in the State of Delaware do by these presents Manimate and set free a certain Negro boy by the name of William aged Eight years old in May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty…
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Negro Manumission Jack P. Number from Cornelius P Comegys 1827
Know all men by these presents That I Cornelius P Comedy’s of the Town of Dover in the County of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and consideration me here unto moving do hereby enfranchise manumit and set free my negro man John P Numbers commonly called Jack about twenty four years…
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Negro Sealeah from Zadok C. Clark 1827
Know all men by these presents that I Zadok C Clark of Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes and Considerations me thereunto moving doe hereby enfranchise and set free my negro woman Sealeah she being about thirty five years of age and She the Said Negro to be free and at…
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Manumission Negro Samuel from Samuel Graham 1826
Know all men by these presents That I Samuel Graham of the count of Kent and State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations by me thereunto moving do hereby Enfranchise and set free and at his liberty my Negro Man Named Samuel Turner formerly belonged in the Estate of Jessee Turner Dec’d. about…
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Negro Tobias Benson Manumission from John Travers 1821
Know all men by these presents that I John Travers of Mispillion Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby set free and discharge Tobias Benson Negro heretofore the Slave of my father and afterward my slave from all claim and demand which I may have to him or his Service and declare that…
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Negro William Lockerman Manumission from Thomas Wainwright 1826
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Wainwright of the Village of Camden in Kent County and State of Delaware have and by these presents doth Manumit and Set Free my negro Boy William Lockerman from and after the Seventh day of the Six month one thousand eight hundred and thirty 1830. He…
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Manumission Negro Cutter, from Arthur Milby 1812
Know all men by these Presents, that I Arthur Milby of the County of Sussex and State of Delaware being now the sole and entire owner, of Negro Boy known by the name of Cutter Milby aged thirteen years or there abouts, for Certain good reasons me thereunto moveing do after Reserving to my self…
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Manumission Negro Hester Gibbs from Richard Green 1798
Know all men by these Presents That I Richard Green of Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred in the County of Sussex in the State of Delaware being now the Sole Owner and having the entire and exclusive Right and Property of a Negro Woman named Hester Gibbs aged Thirty three years or thereabouts, Do, for certain…
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