Tag: Duck Creek Hundred
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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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Slave Inventory of the Estate of William Jordan 1793
[Taken} 19 Nov 1793 [Slaves] 1 negro man Simon £20 1 Negro boy Stevan for 10 years £30 Negro Woman Hannah £5 1 Negro Girl Ruth 10 years Old £4 1 Negro Girl Diner 9 years Old $3 1 Negro Ephraim 2 years old £2 1 Negro Jacob 8 months £1 “Kent, Delaware, United States…
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Manumission Julian Boulden (n) from Henry T. Hoffecker 1850
Know all men by these presents that I Henry T. Hoffecker of Duck Creek hundred Kent County & State of Delaware have manumitted enfranchised & set free & hereby do manumit enfranchise and free my negro slave named July Ann Boulden to be free son and from this first day of November in the year…
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Negro Alexander Manumission from Abraham Moore 1817
Know all men by these Presents, That I Abraham Moore of Duck creek hundred in Kent County and State of Delaware do by these presents manumit and enfranchise a certain Negro man named Alexander now about the age of twenty eight years and the proper slave of me the Said Abraham Moore to be free…
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Deed Aaron Cook and wife to James Hazzard 1846
This Indenture, Made the Sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six. Between Aaron Cook negro of Duck Creek Hundred in the County of Kent and State of Delaware and Mary his wife of the one part and James Hazzard (negro) of the same place of…
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Indenture Sarah E. Anderson to Henry Viney 1844
This Indenture made this 29th day of November A.D. 1844. Witnesseth: That Mary Ann Anderson mother of Sarah Elizabeth Anderson a minor in consideration of the sum of one dollar lawful money of the State of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said Mary Ann Anderson by Henry Viney of Kent County in the said…
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Indenture of John Viney N to Wm H Hoffecker 1860
This Indenture made this twenty eight day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty Witnesseth: That Elijah Viney the father of John Viney a minor hath in the presence and with the approbation of Ezekiel W Reid a Justice of the Peace for Kent County in the State…
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Deed Ayres Stockley and Wife to James Tomlinson 1861
This Indenture made this fifth day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixty one Between Ayres Stockley of Kent County and State of Delaware and Margaret Stockley, his wife of the one part; and James Tomlinson (n) of the same County and state of the other part; Witnesseth: Whereas…
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Kent County Delaware Orphans’ Court Records John Viney Estate
March Term A.D. 1859 March 31st To the Honorable the Orphans Court of the State of Delaware in and for Kent County. The petition of Isaac Sutton of New Castle County in the State of Delaware respectfully represents; That at the last Term of this Honorable Court an order was granted appointing freeholders to go…
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Deed Henry Viney & wife to Elijah Viney 1859
Deed from Henry Viney & wife To Elijah Viney This Indenture made this 4th day of June in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight Hundred and fifty nine Between Henry Viney and Elizabeth his wife of the first part of New Jersey and Elijah Viney of Duck Creek Hundred Kent County and State…
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