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

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Record #20 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Harriett, Mary, Cato, Stepney, Weymouth, Oxford, Jenney
Name of Slaveholder Naney (Ann) Milby
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned x
Volume Y23
Page 214
Date xx 1803
Conditions To Be Free Harriett & Mary to serve her son Arthur (Indian River Hundred) 5 yrs after her decease, then Mary to be free & receive household goods & livestock. Oxford & Jenney to be free after Ann Milby's death.
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person in Milby's will: gives girl Harriet & woman Mary to her son Arthur Milby. Gives boy Weymouth to her son Joseph Milby. Son John Milby to get boy Cato. Stepney to her son Levin Milby. To certify manumission of Oxford & Jenney.

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