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

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Record #695 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Sampson
Name of Slaveholder Mary Sharp
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned Benj Benton, dec'd
Volume Q16
Page 384
Date 18 Nov 1803
Conditions To Be Free to be free now
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person formerly property of Benj Benton the elder

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