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

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Record #688 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Rhoda and her children Nancy & Thomas
Name of Slaveholder Jacob Wolfe of Lewes
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume Q16
Page 372
Date 4 July 1803
Conditions To Be Free Rhoda to be free after 5 yr term from 1 Jan last. Nancy tbf at 21 yo. Thomas tbf at 24 yo. Any other children born during term tbf - boy 24 & girls 21.
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Rhoda 29 yo. To be known as Rhoda Wolfe. Nancy 4 yo in Nov next & Thomas 2 yo.

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