Tag: Kent County Delaware
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Manumission of Mariah Warren (n) to Shadrach Raughley 1834
Know all men by these presents, That I Shadrach Raughley of Kent County in the State of Delaware from motives of benevolence, and humanity, have manumitted, and do hereby manumit and set free from slavery my negro woman Mariah Warren, aged about thirty three years and six months as nearly as can be ascertained. And…
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Kent Co DE Probate Estate Files – Abraham Allee Sr 1770-1785 [Inventory of Slaves]
Inventory of the Goods of Abraham Allee sen Deceased 1770 … To one Old neagro man named Dick £00.10..0 To one young neagro man named Noke £75..0..0 To one Neagro woman named Mende £55..0..0 To one Neagro Boy named Perry £17..0..0 To Neagro girl named Bett £10..0,.0 To Neagro Boy Dave for Abrm Allee £20..0..0…
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Probate Estate File – William Carpenter, Sr 1786 – 1789
Will In the name of God amen, I William Carpenter Senr of Kent County in the Delaware State, being in perfect health of body, and of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding, considering the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be…
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Probate Estate File – Walter Dulany 1804-1831 (and manumission of slaves)
[Will] I Walter Dulany of the State of Delaware being in perfect Health and of sound and disposing mind do make this my last Will and testament Imprimis I direct that all my just Debts and the just Debts of my Deceased Mother to whom I am Executor and residuary Legatee be paid as soon…
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Anthony Blackiston Ng to Stephen Gibbs 1833
This Indenture made this thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three Witnesseth That Joseph Jenkins one of the Justices of the Peace for Kent County in the State of Delaware and Nathaniel Coombe one of the Justices of the poor of Kent County in Said…
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Deed Jas Barratt Senr & wife & Jas Barratt Jr. & wife et all To T. G. Marvell 1860
This Indenture made this thirtyeth day of October in the year o our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty Between James Barratt Senior and Mary his wife James Barratt Junior and Fannie his wife and William Carpenter and Hester his wife all of Kent County and State of Delaware of the one part, and…
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Deed Solomon Mumford & wife to Isaac Gibbs Negro 1831
This Indenture made this Sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty one Between Solomon Mumford of Dover hundred Kent County and State of Delaware and Lucy his wife of the one part and Isaac Gibbs of Dover hundred of county and State aforesaid of the other…
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Indenture William Carpenter to William Smith 1855
This Indenture, made the twenty third day of January 1855, Witnesseth; That William Carpenter father of William Carpenter a minor, in consideration of the sum of twenty one & 26ct dollars lawful money of the state of Delaware, advanced and paid to the said William Carpenter ng, by William Smith of Kent County in said…
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Indenture of Charles Henry Carpenter To Isaac Jump 1865
This Indenture made this 8th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Sixty five Witnesseth that Mary Carpenter mother of Charles Henry Carpenter a minor in consideration of the sum of Five Dollars lawful money of the State of Delaware advanced and paid to the said Mary A.…
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Indenture John Wesley Carpenter to John Slay 1860
This Indenture made this thirty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and sixty witnesseth: That Henry Carpenter father of John Wesley Carpenter a minor hath in the presence and with the approbation of William D. Voshell a Justice of the Peace for Kent County in the state…
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