Tag: New Castle County
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Negro John Claxton Manumission from Edward Manning Grey 1792
Know all men by these presents that I Edward Manning Grey late of the Island of St Christophers now living and inhabiting in the Borough of Wilmington in the County of New Castle in the State of Delaware in consideration of long and faithful Services rendered to me by my Negro Man Slave named John…
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Will Rachel Wilmer 1837
By the permission of almighty God, I Rachel Wilmer, of the Town of Smyrna, Kent County, and State of Delaware being in feeble health, but of sound and disposing mind, memory, and understanding, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs that I may be the better prepared to leave this world whenever it shall…
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Will Absalom Williams Shadd 1857
Will of Real and Personal Estate. I Absolam Williams Shadd of Township of Raleigh County of Kent, and Province of Canada of the age of Forty three years being of sound mind and memory, do make publish and declare this my Last Will and Testament in the manner following; to Wit, My Will is That…
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Will Rebecca Brown Philadelphia 1876
In the name of God, Amen, I, Rebecca Brown, widow, of the Fifth ward City of Philadelphia, Pa, being aware of the uncertainty of this life, and being desirous of settling all my worldly affairs, while reason and memory and understanding are good and sound, do make and ordain and Publish and declare this to…
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Orphans Court Petition of Daniel B Anderson Admr of Wm Anderson 1851
[Thanks to Cecelia Ann Morris for her research on this family.] Orphans Court Feby. Term 1851 Petition of Daniel B. Anderson Admr of Wm. Anderson decd for order of sale of Estate to pay debts. To the Honorable the Judges of the Orphans Court of the State of Delaware now sitting at NewCastle in and…
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Inquisition on Death of Samuel Enslaved of John Allrich Jr 1811
An Inquisition on the Body of Samuel a negroe the property of John Allrick Junr taken the 5th Day of August A.D.1811 An Inquisition indented & taken at the House of John Snagg in the Village of Portpenn in the County of Newcastle & Hundred of St Georges the fifth Day of August in the…
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Sale and Manumission of Martha Bashton from James T Bird to Harriet Purnell 1850
Know all men by these presents, That I, James T. Bird of Christiana Hundred, NewCastle county and State of Delaware, for and in Consideration of the sum of Fifty dollars lawful money of the United States, to use in hand paid, by her Mother, Harriet Purnell wife of Levin Purnell of Brandywine Hundred, in the…
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Joseph Burton Will 1846
To all those whom it may concern be it known that I, Joseph Burton of the City of Wilmington in the State of Delaware do now make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following to wit. First – I direct that my funeral expenses and all just debts and claims against me…
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Manumission Jerry from Elizabeth Soper 1799 James Price Probate File 1812 – 1818
The accountant craves and Allowance for an error in the Inventory and appraisement unknown at the time of the former Settlements to wit; For the appraised value of a Black man named Jerry, appraised at the sum of $300 – whereas it appears by a manumission Duly executed by a certain Elizabeth Soper of Kent…
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Will Absalom Williams Shadd 1857
Will of Real and Personal Estate I Absolom Williams Shadd of Township of Raleigh County of Kent, and Province of Canada of the age of Forty three years being of sound mind and memory, do make publish and declare this my Last Will and Testament in the manner following; to wit, My Will is, That…
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