| County | Somerset |
|---|---|
| Folio Number | JP5:200 |
| Probate Date | 5/1/1852 |
| Name of Deceased | Henry Sterling, carpenter |
| Heirs | Mary Sterling -wife |
| Black Individuals Mentioned in Will | land that is referenced by "where "my Black man Jacob now lives''; Negro men Jacob & Arnold to serve for her natural life & then to be free & at their freedom each to have an acre of land w/ Jacob's to begin at the ditch at the south of his house and extend w/ the land of Robert Day & Arnold's land to adjoin Jacob's land on the south & to have 2 canoes and all sails and tongs and paddles. Negro boy Joseph until he arrives at age of 35 & then to be free. Negro girl Harriet to serve until she arrives at age 35 and then to be free, also to have Negro woman Milla and 2 Negro girls Leah & Eliza who are slaves for life. |
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