Tag: African American History
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Kent County Delaware Deed Index Grantor Records,, Grantee Deed Indexes N, Continued 1811 – 1835 (Manumissions and Passes with Deed Book and Page)
(Note: Books listed are all volume 2 unless noted) 1811 Negroes Ann Vinning & others from Abraham Allee (Mans) M 226 1811 Negro David Crafford from William McClyment (Pass) N 26 1812 Negro Delia from Peter Caverly (Mans) N 72 &c 1812 Negro Caleb from Purnel Darnel (Mans) N 114 1811 Negro David & others…
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Negros Jacob & others Manumission from Sarah Hoffecker 1816
Know all men by these presents That I Sarah Hoffecier of Kent County and State of Delaware for and in consideration of the gratitude and good will I have to my three Negroe boys Jacob Lebo John Crosby and Thomas Crosby have given and granted and do by these presents give and grant to my…
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Manumission Negro Harriott from Mark Greer 1817
Know all men by these presents that I Mark Greer of the village of Milford Kent County & State of Delaware; for Divers good Causes & Considerations me hereunto Moving do hereby manumit enfranchise & absolutely set free my negro Girl Hariott to be free & at her perfect Liberty on the twenty ninth day…
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Deed James Harmon Negro from Israel Peterson 1816
This Indenture made this twenty sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen Between Israel Peterson of Duck Creek hundred in the county of Kent and State of Delaware and Araminta his wife of the one part and James Harmon of Sent Jones’s hundred county and State…
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Deed James Harmon to David Hopper 1829
This Indenture made this 13th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine Between James Harman (Colored Man) formerly St Jones’s hundred but now of Dover hundred in the county of Kent and State of Delaware of the one part, and David Hopper of the same hundred…
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Deed Elizabeth Jackson N to Stephen Gibbs N 1832
This Indenture made this Eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two by and Between Elizabeth Jackson free black woman of Dover in Dover hundred Kent County and State of Delaware of the one part and Stephen Gibbs a free Black man of Dover forrest in…
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Will George Blackiston 1778
In the name of God, Amen I George Blackiston of the new acquired part of Kent County and Delaware State being in a low estate of body though of a perfect sound disposing mind and memory thanks be to God for the same and knowing the frailty and uncertainty of human life Do make and…
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Deed Samuel Copper from Aaron Copper & wife 1823
This Indenture made this third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three Between Aaron Copper and Rebecca his wife (free people of colour) of Murderkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware of the one part and Samuel Copper a free man of coulor of the…
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Deed Samuel Copper & Wife to John G. Conwell 1857
This Indenture made this Sixth day of May on the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty Six, by & between Samuel Copper, negro, of Camden Kent County & State of Delaware & Rachel his wife of the one part & John G. Conwell Mercht. of the same place of the other…
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Will of Stepney Jackson 1846
In the name of God amen I Stepney Jackson free negro of Kent County being of a sound mind and disposing memory thanks be given to God for the same Calling to mind the mortality of my body and Knowing that it is appointed to all men once to die do make and ordain this…
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