Tag: Duck Creek Hundred
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Negro Rose & child Manumission from George Cummins 1811
To all persons to whom these presents shall come, Know ye, That I George Cummins of Duck creek hundred in the County of Kent and State of Delaware Have Manumitted and freed and by these presents doth manumit and free the following Named Negros at the Several times herein after mentioned to wit, Negro woman…
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Negros Danl Sanders & others Manumission from George Cummins 1814
To all persons to whom these presents shall come. Know ye that I George Cummins of Duck Creek Hundred in the County of Kent and State of Delaware Have Manumitted and freed and do these presents, Manumit and free the following named Negros at the several times and ages herein after mentioned (to wit) Daniel…
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Will George Blackiston 1778
In the name of God, Amen I George Blackiston of the new acquired part of Kent County and Delaware State being in a low estate of body though of a perfect sound disposing mind and memory thanks be to God for the same and knowing the frailty and uncertainty of human life Do make and…
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Negro Ruth Manumission from Priscilla Rees 1821
Know all men by these presents that I Priscilla Rees of Duck Creek Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good Causes and Considerations me there unto moving have and by these presents do hereby manumit and set free my negro woman named Ruth now my Slave from and after the day of…
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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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