Tag: Murderkill Hundred
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Negro Ann Manumission from Mary Jarrell 1818
State of Delaware Kent County Be it Remembered that I Mary Jarrell of Murderkill hundred Kent County in the State aforesaid for divers good Causes and Considerations me thereto Moving Have Manumitted Emancipated Liberated and set free a Certain Negro Girl the Slave of Me the Said Mary Jarrell by the Name of Ann Reserving…
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Negro Letitia Crage Manumission from William Allaband 1818
Know all men by these presents that I William Allaband of Murdertherkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good Causes and Considerations do by these presents manumit liberated and set free a certain Negro named Letitia Crage aged twenty seven years and upwards and I do here by further agree that She…
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Phenar Buck & Children Manumission for Levi Walcott 1816
State of Delaware Kent County } Be it Remembered That I Levi Wolcott of Murderkill hundred in Said County for divers good causes and Considerations me thereunto Moveing have and do hereby Manumit Emancipate Liberate and Set free and at Liberty from the day of the date here of a certain Negro Woman By the…
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Negro Ralph Manumission from Nicholas Ridgely Esqr. 1815
Know all men by these presents that I Nicholas Ridgely of Dover in the county of Kent and State of Delaware Esquire, for Divers good Causes and Consideration Me thereunto moveing do from and after the fourteenth day of March which will be in the year of our Lord one & thousand eight hundred and…
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Manumission Negro Tamer From Samuel Warren Senr 1812
To all to whome these presents shall come, Know ye that I Samuel Warren the elder of Murderkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware, do by these presents Manumate liberate and set free my negro Girl Tamer when she shall arive to the age of thirty yeares which said negro girl Tamer was born…
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Will George Blackiston 1778
In the name of God, Amen I George Blackiston of the new acquired part of Kent County and Delaware State being in a low estate of body though of a perfect sound disposing mind and memory thanks be to God for the same and knowing the frailty and uncertainty of human life Do make and…
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Deed Samuel Copper from Aaron Copper & wife 1823
This Indenture made this third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three Between Aaron Copper and Rebecca his wife (free people of colour) of Murderkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware of the one part and Samuel Copper a free man of coulor of the…
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Deed Samuel Copper & Wife to John G. Conwell 1857
This Indenture made this Sixth day of May on the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty Six, by & between Samuel Copper, negro, of Camden Kent County & State of Delaware & Rachel his wife of the one part & John G. Conwell Mercht. of the same place of the other…
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Will of Stepney Jackson 1846
In the name of God amen I Stepney Jackson free negro of Kent County being of a sound mind and disposing memory thanks be given to God for the same Calling to mind the mortality of my body and Knowing that it is appointed to all men once to die do make and ordain this…
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Will Henry Smith of Murderkill Hundred 1744
In The Name of God Amen I Henry Smith of the County of Kent upon Delaware being in Good Health and of sound and disposing mind and memory Thanks be to God Do make and Ordain this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and Form following. Imprimis I Give and Bequeath to my Son…
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