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

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Record #462 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Mary and Talbert
Name of Slaveholder Jesse Green
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned James Gunby Esq. dec'd
Volume AQ39
Page 371
Date 31 March 1827
Conditions To Be Free Mary manumitted today. Talbert to be free after age 21 yo. & to serve Sampson or his mother until then.
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Mary is wife of Sampson Mathews from estate of James Gunby Esq. Her youngest son Talbot 6 mos. old.

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