Tag: Kent County Delaware
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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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Manumission Isaac, Hampshire and Patience from Mary Nock 1777
I Mary Nock of Duck Creek Hundred in Kent County on Delaware do hereby manumit & set absolutely free all my Negroes as hereafter particularly named towitt: Isaac young Man aged ____ and Hampshire a Boy born in ye 9th Mo. 1765, and Patience a girl aged ___ so that henceforth they shall be deemed…
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Kent County DE Orphan’s Court Dockets – Henry Viney 1860
Henry Viney (n) Land Edward Ridgely counsel for George Morris’ Administrater of Henry Viney (n) deceased prepared the following petition to the Court praying an order for the sale of the said deceased land for the payment of his debts viz: Administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits which were…
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Probate Estate File Joseph Nicholson 1816
Will Joseph Nicholson 1809 Be it Remembered that I Joseph Nicholson of the Borough of Wilmington County of Newcastle and State of Delaware (Couleredman) being (though weak of body) of sound disposing mind and memory have thought proper by this my last will and Testament to dispose of my worldly affairs in manner and form…
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Manumission Margaret & Darcas from Joseph Nock 1777
I Joseph Nock of Duckcreek Hundred in Kent County on Delaware (Farmer) do hereby manumit & set absolutely free my Negro Woman named Margaret aged about forty years, and her Child named Darcas aged about three years; so that henceforth the said Woman named Margaret shall be at her own Disposal and at Liberty to…
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Manumission Negro Paris Freedom from Joshua Fisher 1776
Whereas I Joshua Fisher of Philadelphia Merchant did some years ago sell and dispose of a certain negro Woman named Sue as a Slave, but have since (upon Consideration that in so doing I exercised a Power which, however it may be warranted by the Laws of the Land, one human Creature ought not to…
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Manumission Negro Sabina Freedom from Joshua Fisher 1776
Whereas I Joshua Fisher of Philadelphia Merchant did some years ago sell and dispose of a certain negro Woman named Sue as a Slave, but have since (upon Consideration, that in so doing I exercised a Power which however it may be warranted by the Laws of the Land, one human Creature ought not to…
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