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

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Record #671 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Sampson
Name of Slaveholder Mary Sharp of George Town,
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume Q16
Page 348
Date 17 Nov 1801
Conditions To Be Free set free today
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Mary Sharp is relict (widow) of John Sharp dec'd & daughter of Elisabeth Dicky. After intermarriage with Benjamin Benson of Benjamin, giving her claim of ownership

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