Tag: Delaware History
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Will, Edmund Badger 1763
In the Name of God Aamen I Edmund Badger of the town of Dover in the County of Kent of Delaware Cordwainer being very sick and weak in body But of Perfect Minds nd Memory blessed be God therefore & Calling to Mind the Mortality of the Body & Knowing that it is appointed for…
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Manumission Jane Smith to Negroes Casar and Ann 1776
Know all Men by these presents that I Janes Smith, Widow of Duckcreek Hundred in Kent County on Delaware do hereby manumit & set absolutely free all my Negroes hereafter particularly named Viz my negro man Casar aged twenty one years & about eight months; also my negro Woman named Ann aged about thirty six…
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Probate Estate Files – John Emerson 1755-1756
[Partial Estate Inventory Mentioning Slaves 1 Mar 1756] one negro man named wemoth £45 one negro woman named Curthena £50 one negro Girl named Sall £32 10s one negro man named George £55 one negro woman named Sidney with her Child named Venus £55 one negro man named Mingo £55 one negro woman named Filliss…
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Manumission Jonathan Emerson to Sundry Negroes 1776
Know all Men by this present Instrument of Writing that I Jonathan Emerson of murtherkiln Hundred of Kent County on Delaware Yeoman do hereby manumitt & set absolutely free all my Negroes as hereafter particularly named viz Negro Man called Mingo aged, as judged, near fifty years, Andrew a negro Man aged about thirty years,…
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Manumission Vincent Emerson to Sundry Negroes 1776
Know all Men by these presents that I Vincent Emerson of murtherkill Hundred in Kent County on Delaware Farmer, do hereby manumitt and set absolutely free all my Negroes as particularly hereafter named towitt, negro Man called George, aged (supposed) about fifty years; Alice a negro Woman aged upwards of forty Years, Judah Woman aged…
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Manumission Levi Oliver to Negro Esther 1776
Know all Men by this Instrument of Writing that I Levi Oliver of Sussex County on Delaw, do hereby manumit & set absolutely free my Negro Girl named Esther aged eleven years and three Months, so that henceforth she shall be deemed adjudged & taken as and for a free Persons; and when she arives…
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Manumission Lydia Sipple to Sundry Negroes 1776
I Lydia Sipple of murtherkiln Hundred in Kent County on Delaware do hereby from an apprehension of its being there equitable Right, manumit & set absolutely free all my Negroes towitt, Anthony aged nineteen years the tenth Day of last Month; negro Woman named Barbara aged about seventeen years & three Months, & her child…
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Will, Jonathan Emerson 1784
Be it Remembered that I Jonathan Emerson of Kent County upon Delaware being Weak in body but through Mercy of sound disposing mind and memory, for the better ordering of what Estate I have been favored with in this world do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following Vizt. Imprimis.…
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Manumission Rachel Bowers to Negroes Charles & Fill 1776
Whereas my beloved Husband John Bowers did in his last Will & Testament devise unto Me the following Negroes towitt, Charles a negro Man aged about forty years to be for my use during my natural Life, also his Wife called Fill aged about forty years also to my own use and Behoof forever, Now…
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Will, John Bower 1765
Be it Remembered That I John Bowers of the County of Kent upon Delaware Calling to mind the uncertainty of time here in the world and being but weak in Body yet through Divine favor of Sound mind and memory in order to Settle my outward affairs whilst in this Situation of mind I do…
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