Tag: Slavery
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Manumission Sarah Baynard to Stephen Fountain 1836
To all whom it may concern be it known that I Sarah Baynard of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations thereunto as also in further consideration of six cents current money to me in hand paid Have released from Slavery liberated manumitted and set free my negro man…
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Kent Co DE Probate Estate Files – Elizabeth Baynard 1786 – 1793 (w/slaves)
Admrs Elizabeth Baynards last Will & Testament Dated 21st Feby 1786 Recorded in Book M folio 127 In the Name of God Amen – I Elizabeth Baynard of of Kent County on Delaware Widow of Mr. Thomas Baynard of the Same place late Deceased, being of Sound disposing mind memry and Understanding and being desirous…
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Kent Co DE Probate Estate File Thomas Baynard, 1777 – 1789 (w/slaves)
[Will] In the Name of God Amen — I Thomas Baynard of Kent County upon Delaware in the Government of the three Lower Counties Called New Castle Kent and Sussex – being in Perfect health of Body and of Sound disposeing mind memory and Understanding, Considering the Certainty of Death and the Uncertainty of the…
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Manumission of Emory Temple to Elizabeth Ross 1848
I Emory Temple of Dover hundred Kent County & State of Delaware being the owner of a certain negro girl named Elizabeth Ross aged ten years the 16th day of March last past do hereby manumit the said Elizabeth to be free and at her perfect liberty when she shall arrive at the age of…
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Manumission James C. Wallace to Alexander Hazzard (N) 1848
I James C. Wallace of Kent County and State of Delaware being the owner of a certain negro man named Alexander Hazzard of the age of twenty five years the 19th day of April last, do hereby manumit and set free and at perfect liberty the said Alexander from me and my heirs – leaving…
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Manumission Margaret Baynard to Wing Kelly N 1848
Be it known to all to whom it may concern that I Margaret Baynard of Kent County and State of Delaware for divers good causes moving me thereto together with the sum of one dollar in hand paid have manumitted discharged and set free my Colored man Wing Kelly, and declare him to be free…
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Manumission Sarah Fountain & the within named Children by Margaret Baynard 1835
To all whom it may concern be it known that I Margaret Baynard of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations me moving thereunto as also in further consideration of six cents current money to me, in hand paid have released from slavery, liberated, manumitted and set free and…
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Manumission John Baynard to Negro man Green Fountain 1835
To all whom it may concern be it known that I John Baynard of Kent County in the State of Delaware for divers good causes and considerations thereunto as also in further consideration of six cents current money to me in hand paid Have released from slavery, liberated, manumitted, and set free my negro man…
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Kent County DE Probate Estate Files – John Baynard 1809-1818 (w/Slave Inventory)
Adm.n Bond John Baynard Sept 18th 1809 Caleb Lockwood Jas. Metcalf } app KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTSThat we Margarett Baynard Thomas B Turpins Doctr. William Whitely & Samuel Neal of the county of Kent, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Delaware, in the sum of ten Thousand dollars current money…
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Manumission Isaac Davis to Henry Biddle 1834
Know all men by these presents that I Isaac Davis of Duck Creek hundred in the County of Kent & State of Delaware have manumitted, enfranchised and set free and by these presents do manumit, infranchise and set free and at his intire liberty, my negro slave Henry Biddle, which I purchased of Jacob Biddle…
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