Tag: Delaware History
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Manumission Negro Aaron from Charles Numbers 1815
To all whome it may or Shall concern; Know ye that whereas I the undersigned Charles Numbers of Kent County in the State of Delaware did on the twentyeth day of January one thousand Eight Hundred and ten, sell and Dispose of a certain negro man named Aaron to a certain Thomas Rothwell of the…
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Manumission Negroe Catharine Cohee from James Finsthwait 1815
Know all men by these presents that I James Finsthwait of Mispillion 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 woman named Catharine Cohee aged forty years or thereabouts, and do hereby further agree, that the said Catharine…
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Manumission Negro Robert from James Finsthwait 1815
Know all men by these presents that I James Finsthwait of Mispillion hundred, Kent County, in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations, do by these presents manumit, liberate and set free a negro man Named Robert, which formerly belonged to the estate of Matthew Clark, which said negro I sold to…
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Manumission Negro Daniel From Hillery Couderight 1813
Know all men by these presents that I Hilry Coudwright of Little Creek Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby manumate and set free my negro boy called Daniel a slave which I purchased of McKimmey Smack to be free at the full end and term of twelve years from the date hereof,…
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Manumission Negro Tamer From Samuel Warren Senr 1812
To all to whome these presents shall come, Know ye that I Samuel Warren the elder of Murderkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware, do by these presents Manumate liberate and set free my negro Girl Tamer when she shall arive to the age of thirty yeares which said negro girl Tamer was born…
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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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