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

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Record #276 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Adney, Prisey?, Daniel, Rachel, Charity, Hannibel
Name of Slaveholder Comfort Hobbs, widow of William
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned William Hobbs, dec'd
Volume AI32
Page 253
Date 20 March 1816
Conditions To Be Free William Hobbs wanted them to be freed; now in possession of Pruda Hobbs, widow of George
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Adney 30 yo. Prissey? 14 yo, Daniel 12 yo, Rachel 11 yo, Charity 10 yo, Hannibell 9 yo

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