Tag: Mispillion Hundred
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Elizabeth Dormond Man. To Negroes Harriett & others 1831
Know all men by these presents that I Elizabeth Dormond Mispillion hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers Good causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby manumit Enfranchise and absolutely Set free my two negro women named as follows to wit Zelpha Dormond aged about thirty four years also Trephina Dormond aged…
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Manumission Clement Morris to Rachel Morris Negro 1828
Know all men by these presents that I Clement Morriss of the village of Milford Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good Causes and Considerations me hereunto moving do hereby Manumit enfranchise and absolutely set free my negro Girl named Rachel Morris from and after the tenth day of February Eighteen hundred and…
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Philip D Fiddeman Manumission Negro Peggy Fiddeman 1828
Whereas a certain negro woman named Peggy Fiddeman who formerly Belonged to my Father in law Major Anderson was given by him on my marriage with his Daughter to one when the said negroe was about eleven or twelve years of age and whereas on the first day of January 1818 I set this negroe…
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Negro William Manumission from Richard L Harris 1826
Know all men by these presents that I Richard Harris of Mispillion hundred Kent County in the State of Delaware do by these presents Manimate and set free a certain Negro boy by the name of William aged Eight years old in May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty…
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Negro Tobias Benson Manumission from John Travers 1821
Know all men by these presents that I John Travers of Mispillion Hundred Kent County and State of Delaware do hereby set free and discharge Tobias Benson Negro heretofore the Slave of my father and afterward my slave from all claim and demand which I may have to him or his Service and declare that…
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Will Samuel Bevans Turner 1793
In the name of God amen, the 22d day of Feb 1793, I Samuel Bevans Turner of Mispilion hund’d in the County of Kent and State of Delaware being Weak & infirm of Body, but of perfect Mind and Memory thanks be to God for his Mercies, and Calling to Mind the Mortality of my…
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Will Major A McNatt 1815
In the name of God Amen, I Major A. McNatt of Mispillion Hundred, Kent County & State of Delaware being weak in boy but of sound and perfect memory, do ??? and publish this my last will and Testament revoking all former wills by me made. First it is my will and desire that all…
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Will Jehu Turner 1796
In the name of God Amen this Tenth day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety six I Jehu Turner of Mispillion Hundred in the County of Kent in the State of Delaware, being at this time sick and weak in Boddy but of Pefect sound mind, and…
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Negro Unity Craig & Children Manumission from Isaac Lowber 1822
Be it Remembered by all whom it may concern. That I Isaac Lowber yeoman of Mispillion hundred in the county of Kent and State of Delaware do and by these presents have hereby Manumated and Sett free & at their liberty The following negro slaves (viz) Unity Craig now the wife of Michael Johnson (negro)…
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Negro Arramintta & others Manumission from Ralf Colescott 1819
Know all men by these presents that I Ralf Colescott of Mispillion hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes and Considerations do by these presents liberate and set free the following black people to wit Arramintta aged between twenty and twenty five years and her three children Mary aged about six…
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