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

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Record #1357 from Abstracts From the Land Records of Caroline County, Maryland

County Caroline
Land Record Book and Date Range W 1843- 1845
Page Number 90
Document Dates 23 Aug 1843 - 21 Sept 1843
Abstract William M. Hardcastle to Edward Starkey of Queen Anne's Co and Ann his wife and multiple other people such as Boon & Price mentioned in the securities & deeds & estates in greater detail - including land and negroes. Negroes named: man Ivory abt 26; boys Henry 17; George 16; Charles 6 and John Pemberton 4, which boys are the children of negro womsn Ivory, ab5 26; boys Henry 17; woman Tilly or Mitilda, wife of Perry Comegys (free negro) - Alfred 13; Smith 2; Carrol 8; Tank 6; William 4 (children of my negro woman Maria) and Robert 4, son of negro woman Clementine; negro woman Maria 31 & her 2 female children, Adaline 15 & Elmira 1; woman Clementine 19; girls Anna Maria 11 & Martha 9, children Matilda - "all in my possession and living on my farm, except Charles & John Pemberton who are living with their mother Matilda in the neighborhood."

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