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

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Record #775 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio E5:184
Date (Signed) 4/10/1794
Date (Probate) 11/9/1798
Deceased David Thornton, yeoman of Broadkiln Hundred
Heirs Robinson Thornton
Abstract Negro man Peter, girl named Polly, child named Hannah

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