Tag: Kent County Delaware
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Manumission Pompey and Hannah from Nimrod and Elizabeth Maxwell 1799
Know all Me by this Instrument of Writing that We Nimrod Maxwell & Elizabeth Maxwell of Motherkiln Hundred and County of Kent on Delaware, do hereby manumit & set absolutely free the following named Negroes, towitt, Negro Man named Pompey aged about forty five years, & his Wife named Hannah aged about thirty-three years; so…
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Manumission Chloe and her Children from Henry and Margaret Newell 1779
Know all Men by this present Instrument that We Henry and Margaret Newell of Motherkiln Hundred in Kent County on Delaware do hereby manumit & set absolutely free ^all our Negroes hereafter particularly named towitt Negro Woman named Chloe aged upwards of fifty years, and her children towitt Chloe aged about___ years, her Daughter named…
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Estate Inventory James McKnitt 1771-1774
A Just and Perfect Inventory of all & Singular the goods and Chattels Belonging to James Mcknitt Deceased Shown by Magdelin McKnitt Administratrix and appraised this 2th Day of Decr 1777 By us the Subscribers Viz… … To 1 Negro man named Bozzey @ £40 To 1 Negro Woman named Phillis with a Child £65…
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Apprentice Indentureship John Henry McKnitt to Henry Harrington 1831
This Indenture made this nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one – Witnesses that Jeremiah McKnitt free negro of Kent County and State of Delaware hath put and bound and by these presents doth put and bind his son John Henry McKnitt now of the…
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Probate Records: McKnitt, John 1812-1816
Estate Inventory… … Negro man William $160. Negro Boy Jesse $120 Negro Boy Nehemiah $80. Negro Boy Samuel $50 Negro Girl Matilda $50…. State of Delaware Kent County Personally appeared beforeme James Millchop one of the justices of the peace for said County John Mitchell & John Adams Esquires and proved the above Inventory &…
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Will, Magdalene McKnit 1784
In the Name of God Amen The twelvth day of November in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty four I Magdalene McKnit of the County of Kent on Delaware Widow being very Sick and Weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore Calling…
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Peter Patten Probate File 1833 – 1835
To Henry M Ridgely, Register of Kent County James Kimmy administrator of Peter Patten free negro, deceased, respectfully represents, that on the 6th day of September 1834. he passed a final account of his administration of the said deceased, shewing in his hands an unappropriated balance of DUS 44.601/2 for distribution among the children, and…
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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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