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

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Record #181 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio C3:346
Date (Signed) 4/26/1778
Date (Probate) 6/4/1778
Deceased William Robinson
Heirs wife (unnamed)
Abstract to have Negro fellow Sampson during the term of her lifetime & should he not obey her as a servant then she is to sell him and purchase another. To have Negro wench Ester and child during her widowhood and should she not remarry before daughter Betty comes of age, then the two eldest daughters to take her and keep her and child until Betty comes of age 16.

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