Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #212 from Somerset County Bonds, 1827-1850

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Date 14 Apr 1840
Record Name (Somerset County, MD) SO County Bonds (1834-1842)
Citation (Liber:Folio) JP13:209
Name Referenced Mary Davis (estate)
Record Type Division of Negroes
Abstract of Record Division of negroes from estate of Mary Davis, deceased. Distribution, names, ages, & values follow. To Azariah Davis: Minty 60 yo ($00 value). To Shalmanezer Davy: no negro, there not being one for each heir. To estate of Zeruiah Davis, deceased: Purnell 25 yo ($500 value). To John Davis: Noah 32 yo (value $475). To Arzah Davis: Grace 7 yo ($120). To Adin Davis: John 5 yo $90. The distributies are the children and only heirs of the intestate, Mary Davis. Monies exchanged among heirs to balance values.

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