Tag: Kent County Delaware
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Manumission Cooper, Ann, Jack, Jude, Joan and Phebe from Thomas Hanson 1778
I Thomas Hanson of Kent County on Delaware do hereby ^set free from Bondage my hereafter named Negroes Viz my negro Man named Cooper about forty ___ years of Age, who has been at his Liberty & away from Me about ___ years; also my negro Woman Ann about forty ___ years of aged &…
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Manumission Celia, Hannah, Israel, Daniel, Charles, Barbara, Aaron, Martha & Rebecca from Thomas Hanson 1778
I Thomas Hanson of Kent County of Delaware do hereby set free from Bondage my hereafter named Negroes Viz: my negro girl named Celia, born 1st Day of 9th Month 1760; also my negro girl named Hannah born 22nd of 2d Month 1762; also my negro Boy named Israel born 5th of 10th Month 1764;…
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Manumission York from Thomas Hanson 1778
I Thomas Hanson of the County of Kent on Delaware, do hereby set free from Bondage my Negro Man named York when he shall arive at the age of twenty-one years, which will be on the twelth Day of the fifth Month, Anno-Domini, one thousand seven Hundred and seventy eight, and do for Myself my…
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Manumission Simon, Flora, Jacob, Abram, Rachel and Eben from Henry and John Farson 1778
Know all Men by this present Instrument of Writing that We Henry & John Farson of Duck Creek Hundred in Kent County on Delaware do hereby manumit and se absolutely free the following named Negroes towitt negro Man called Simon aged about fifty years, who has been at Liberty about two years; also Woman named…
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Manumission Several Slaves from Charles & Elizabeth Hillyard 1778
Know all Men by this present Instrument of Writing that We Charles & Elizabeth Hillyard of Kent County on Delaware do hereby, from an apprehension of Duty & a Belief that Freedom is the unalienable Birth-right of all Men, manumit & set absolutely free all the negroes we are possessed of as hereafter particularly named…
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Manumission Grace and Children from Samuel Hanson 1778
I Samuel Hanson Junior of Little creek Hundred in Kent County on Delaware, Farmer do hereby manumit and set absolutely free my negro Woman named Grace aged about Thirty two years, and her children towitt, her Boy named Phil aged about thirteen years, her girl Henny aged about ten years, her boy Charles aged five…
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Deed Andrew Hamilton & Wife Mary to Samuel Chew 1742
This Indenture made the Twenty Eight Day of February in the Sixteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France & Ireland King Defender of this faith &c Annoq Dom: 1742. Between Andrew Hamilton of the City of Philadelphia & province of Pennsylvania…
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Kent County Delaware Probate Estate Files – Samuel L Chew 1738-1761
Samuel L. Chew’s Estate Inventory [Partial Transcription – Slaves] Negroes at house Plantation 1 old Negro man Forrest Acc per £20.. & one Do Whitehorn £16 36..0..0 1 young Negroman Johney £45 & one Do London £45 90..0..0 I Negro boy Dempshare £25 & a Negro woman Sue Sicklee £20 45..0..0 1 Negro woman Moll…
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Sale of Slaves to Benjamin Chew by Mary Alford 1759
This Indenture made this Twenty eighth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Fifty nine Between Mary Alford of Kent County on Delaware Executrix of the Testament and last Will of Thomas Alford deceased of the one part, And Benjamin Chew of the City of Philadelphia Attorney at…
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Apprentice Indenture Mariah Vining to James Cowgill 1833
This Indenture, made this twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and thirty three witnesseth that Jacob Biddle and Thos. Stevenson two of the Justices of the peace in Kent County and State of Delaware hath put and bound and by these presents do put and…
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