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

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Record #718 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Peggy, Lear and Abbey, Samson
Name of Slaveholder Philip Mathews
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume Q16
Page 417
Date 3 Dec 1803
Conditions To Be Free Peggy to be free 1 Nov 1811. Samson tbf 1 April 1804. Lear tbf 1 July 1816, Benjamin tbf 1 July 1819, Alley tbf 25 Dec 1821. all the children that Peggy, Lear & Alley have during servitude: tbf at 21 yo.
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person x

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