| County | Worcester |
|---|---|
| Volume Number | Volume 3:158 |
| Book Number | – |
| Original Page Number | MH28:60-63 1823-1825 |
| Date of Court Session | April 1823 |
| Enslaved or Free | Slave |
| Abstract of Record | Littleton R. Purnell & Sewell Turpin to divide negroes from estate of John Bishop, Sr., in hands of Lemuel P. Spence, adm.; before Levin Conner; met at house of Rhoda Bishop in Snow Hill. list: George (70 yo), Caleb (50 yo), Shadrach (44 yo), Peter (31 yo), George (29 yo), Levin (27 yo), Littleton (23 yo), Daniel (8 yo), Abner (6 yo), Comfort (35 yo), Gatty (24 yo), Phillis (21 yo, infirm), Linda (13 yo), Ann (10 yo), Hetty (7 yo), Aralanta (4 yo), Julian (4), Joe (10 yo), Amanda (8 yo), Milcha ? (6 yo), Mahala (14 yo), increase: Edmund (9 mos.), John (2 yo) Distribution: to Mrs Rhoda Bishop, widow: George, Peter, Daniel, Abner, Comfort, Linda, Ann, Aralanta, Edmund. to Isaac Porter & Letitia his wife, daughter of deceased: George, Milcah, Mahala to John P. Duffield & Zipporah his wife, daughter of deceased: Littleton, Phillis, Amanda to John, William, Ellen Mary, & Sally Ann Sturgin, children of John Sturgis, in right of their mother Nancy, daughter of deceased: Shadrach, Joe, Gatty, Julian, John to Elizabeth B. Truitt, daughter of Robert, in right of her mother Polly, daughter of deceased: Levin Caleb, Hetty (Levin P. Spence, guardian to Elizabeth). |
If you are citing this record, please use the following format:
[Author (if known)], Abstracts of Worcester Orphans Court Proceedings (Volumes 1-3), 1780-1832, [Date (if known)], Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.
Pinned records can be viewed at any time by clicking the More menu in the top right corner of the page, then selecting My Pinned Records.