Tag: African American History
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Will Thomas Knock and Reparation of Slaves 1782
I Thomas Nock of Kent County on Delaware Being weak in Body but favored through mercy with a sound disposing mind and memory, and not knowing how soon it may please the great Disposer of all Events to call me home out of this life; and Being desirous to order my temporal concerns and Estate…
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Will Henry Smith of Murderkill Hundred 1744
In The Name of God Amen I Henry Smith of the County of Kent upon Delaware being in Good Health and of sound and disposing mind and memory Thanks be to God Do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and Form following. Imprimis I Give and Bequeath to my Son…
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Will Jeremiah Deputy of Cedar Creek Hundred 1833
In the Name of God Amen I Jeremiah Deputy of Cedar Creek hundred Sussex County and State of Delaware Being weak in Body but of Sound disposing mind memory and Judgment do make this my Last will and Testament in manner and form following vix: Imprimis It is my Will that all my Just debts…
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Deed of Mortgage Ferman S. Turner to William Ryan 1882
This Indenture made (in duplicate) the Seventeenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and eighty two. In pursuance of an act respecting Short Forms of Mortgages. Between Ferman S. Turner of the Town of Chatham in the County of Kent an unmarried man one of the heirs-at-law of Jeremiah S. Turner late of the…
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Deed Dennis Hill and wife Isabella to Absalom W Shadd 1854
A Memorial to be registered of an Indenture tripartite made Sixth day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty four in pursuance of an act to facilitate the conveyance of real property. Between Dennis Hill of the township of Camden in the County of Kent and Province of Canada Yeoman, of the part, Isabella…
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Will Absalom Williams Shadd 1857
Will of Real and Personal Estate. I Absolam Williams Shadd of Township of Raleigh County of Kent, and Province of Canada of the age of Forty three years being of sound mind and memory, do make publish and declare this my Last Will and Testament in the manner following; to Wit, My Will is That…
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Will Rebecca Brown Philadelphia 1876
In the name of God, Amen, I, Rebecca Brown, widow, of the Fifth ward City of Philadelphia, Pa, being aware of the uncertainty of this life, and being desirous of settling all my worldly affairs, while reason and memory and understanding are good and sound, do make and ordain and Publish and declare this to…
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Orphans Court Petition of Daniel B Anderson Admr of Wm Anderson 1851
[Thanks to Cecelia Ann Morris for her research on this family.] Orphans Court Feby. Term 1851 Petition of Daniel B. Anderson Admr of Wm. Anderson decd for order of sale of Estate to pay debts. To the Honorable the Judges of the Orphans Court of the State of Delaware now sitting at NewCastle in and…
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Apprentice Indenture Sarah Elizabeth Richardson to Margaret Thompson 1844
[Thanks to Cecilia Ann Morris for her excellent research on this family.] This Indenture witnesseth, That Jonas Richardson colored man of the City of Willmington in the State of Delaware Hath put, and by these presents doth put, place and bind his Daughter Sarah Elizabeth Richardson a Minor, who was born on the first day…
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Will Abraham D Shadd 1879
This is the Last Will and Testament of me Abraham D Shadd of the Township of Raleigh in the County of Kent and Province of Ontario, Yeoman and First – I hereby revoke all and every former Will, codicil or Testamentary disposition at any time by me made and declare this to be my last…
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