Tag: Dover Hundred
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Indenture John W. Macklin to Moses America 1856
This Indenture made this twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six. Witnesseth that Rebecca Macklin in Dover hundred mother of John Wesley Macklin hath in the presence and with the approbation of Thos. Stevenson a Justice of the Peace for Kent County in the…
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Rachel Rickards Last Will and Testament 1865
I Rachel Rickards of the Town of Dover in the County of Kent and State of Delaware (colored woman) being of sound mind memory and understanding do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any time heretofore Made And as to such…
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Deed John Woodall & wife to Moses Merica 1862
This Indenture made the twenty second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two. Between John Woodall of Little Creek Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware and Anna M his wife on the one part and Moses Merica of Dover Hundred in Kent County aforesaid of…
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Conditional Manumission of Slaves by John Dickinson 1777
To all Christian People to whom these Presents shall Come. I John Dickinson of Fairhill in the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, at present in Dover Hundred in the County of Kent on Delaware, Send Greeting, Whereas I am now Possest of these Negro Men, Augustus, Joe, Toby, Abraham Nick, Nathan, Ned, Isaac, Will,…
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Deed Matthew Draper to Thomas Pearson and Wife 1865
Deed, Thomas Pearson and, wife, To, Matthew Draper (N) Stamps 50 cts This Indenture, Made the Twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five. Between Thomas Pearson of Dover Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware, farmer and Rachel his wife of the one part; and Matthew…
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Deed David Wansley and Wife to Charles Griffin 1858
This Indenture made This Twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and five – eight. Between David Wansley and Sarah Ann Wansley his wife of the Town of Dover of the one part and Charles Griffin of Dover Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware of the other…
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Deed Charles Griffith (Griffin) and Wife To Matthew Draper 1850
This Indenture made the second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty Between Charles Griffith of the County of Kent and State of Delaware and Margaret his wife of the one part, and Matthew Draper of the same County and State of the other part, Witnesseth, that…
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Manumission Cathrine from Jonathan Brown 1803
Know all men by these presents that I Jonathan Brown of Dover Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware Yeoman, for divers Good causes thereunto moaving do hereby manumit and set free my Negro woman Named Cathrine aged twenty two years or thereabouts (being the same woman which I have Sold to George Buckmaster the…
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Manumission David from Francis Barber 1805
Manumission Negro David from Francis Barber Know all men by these presents, that I Francis Barber, of Dover 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 Man named David aged twenty-five years or there abouts, and do hereby further…
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