| County | Somerset |
|---|---|
| Folio Number | JP5:227 |
| Probate Date | 12/7/1853 |
| Name of Deceased | John A. Scarborough |
| Heirs | Elizabeth E. Scarburg-wife |
| Black Individuals Mentioned in Will | should there not be enough personal property to sett debts, thenshe has permisssion to sell necesary number of Negroes to do so. To have all Negroes on condition that Ayres is to be set free 10 years after testator's deceae. Mary now in hands of daniel boston to be free when her term of service to Boston are finished which wil be the 1st day of January 1862. Lewis to be free 1st day of January 1862, John to be free 1st day of January 1867, Charles to be free 1st day of January 1870, Solomon to be free 1st day of January 1871, Ellen to be free 1st day of January 1872, Caroline to free 1st day of January 1874 and Jesse to be free 1st day of January 1876. |
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