Tag: Murderkill Hundred
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Manumission Negro Rachel from Mary Jarrell 1821
State of Delaware Kent County Sst Be it known that I Mary Jarrell of Murderkill hundred in said county for divers good Causes and considerations me thereunto moveing have manumitted emancipated liberated and set free a certain Slave Negro woman named Rachel Reserving to myself my heirs executors administrators or assigns the Service and labour…
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Deed Samuel W. Chambers from William Darnel and wife 1856
Deed from William Darnel and wife to Samuel W. Chambers This Indenture made the fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six between William Darnel N of Murderkill hundred Kent County and State of Delaware and Ruth Ann his wife of the one part and Samuel…
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Nathaniel Bell (N) Orphans Court File 1858
KENT COUNTY, SS. At an Orphans’ Court of the State of Delaware, held at Dover, in and for Kent County, on the 23d day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight before the Honorable Samuel M. Harrington Chancellor and the Honl. John W. Houston Judges of the…
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An Inquisition on the Body of Johnathan Allen 1827
Kent County State of Delaware An inquisition indented and taken at the House of Nathl. Luff in Murderkill Hundred and County aforesaid before me George Truitt, Coroner for said County upon the view of the body of Jonathan Allen colored man then lying dead upon the oaths and affirmation of James S. Lister, Job Townsend,…
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Deed William Herring to John Darnell and Elizabeth his wife 1844
Deed from John Darnell & wife to William Herring This Indenture made the thirtieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourty four betwene John Darnel Negro and Elizabeth his wife of one part & William Herring of the other part both of Murderkill Hundred Kent County &…
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Manumission of Mary from Thomas Brown, 1817
Know all men by these presents, That I Thomas Brown of the County of Kent and State of Delaware, for divers good causes and Considerations do hereby Manumit enfranchize and absolutely set free my Negro Girl Called Mary, to be free and at her full and perfect liberty on the first day of July eighteen…
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Sale of Slave John to James Moore by John Wilson for a Term of Service 1784
This Indenture of Bargain & Sale made this Eighteenth day of October anno Domini Seventeen Hundred and Eighty four Between Capt. John Wilson of the County of Kent in the Delaware State of the one part, and Capt. James Moore of the City of Philadelphia, in the State fo Pennsylvani of the other Part, Witnesseth…
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Lofland’s Record
From the Daily Gazette, Wilmington, Delaware Nov 2, 1872 I had heard about this law, where a convicted free person of color could be sold into slavery, but I had never seen the specifics in print. This is chilling. Elijah Prattis was a member of a large family of free African Americans who lived in…
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Manumission Sharper or Sharp from James McEver 1789
I James MEver of Murderkill Hundred in Kent County, and State of Delaware, yeoman, for diverse Considerations me especially moving, I do promise and engage for my self my Heirs Executors and Administrators that if my Negroe man named Sharper otherwise called Sharp, (who my Father by his Will bequeathd me) Shall well and faithfully…
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Manumission Rachel and Abraham from John White 1791
To all Whom it may concern __ know all Men by these presents that I John White of the Town of Dover in the County of Kent in the State of Delaware have and by these presents do manumit set free and at perfect liberty a certain negro Girl named Rachel born 12th March 1779…
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