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

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Record #713 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Patty, Nan (now Jane,), Jesse, Lotte, Pleasant, Addam, George, Jacob, Violet, Sarah, Robert
Name of Slaveholder Samuel Curtis & Samuel Smith of Somerset County, Md
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume Q16
Page 409
Date 15 July 1782
Conditions To Be Free Nan (Jane) & Patty now free. Children: males to be free at 21 yo. Females to be free at 16 yo.
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Nan lately initiated into "visable church" as Jane. Jane and Patty are of lawful age. Jesse 3 yo Lotte 14 yo, Pleasant 10 yr, Addam 8 yo, George 8 yo. Jacob 5 yo. Violet 3 yo. Sarah 2 yo. Robert 3 yo. Manumission also recorded in Somerset Deeds G; folio 359

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