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

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Record #25 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio C3:39
Date (Signed) 5/19/1774
Date (Probate) 4/15/1776
Deceased Catherine Gordon
Heirs Catherine Walker - granddaughter (daughter of George Walker)
Abstract Negro boy Jacob to be delivered to her when she arrives at age of 16 or at day of marriage whichever comes first, but should her mother, Esther Walker become a widow then she is to have use of him for natural life or widowhood

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