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

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Record #508 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) John (or Jack)
Name of Slaveholder Priscilla Hopkins of Dagsborough Hundred, widow
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AU43
Page 130
Date 21 Aug ? 1832
Conditions To Be Free at death of Hopkins, to be free
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person 25 yo. To be known as John Hopkins..

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