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

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Record #99 from Abstracts of Worcester Orphans Court Proceedings (Volumes 1-3), 1780-1832

County Worcester
Volume Number Volume 1:302
Book Number 6
Original Page Number JBR:326-334
Date of Court Session June 1800
Enslaved or Free Slave
Abstract of Record Distribution of Col. Isaac Henderson's estate, by Benjamin Dennis & William Selby (S.H.); 1) Sarah Quinton's share; mentions negro man Sampson, girl Hannah, boy Henry; sloop "Polly". 2) Amelia Houston's share; negro man Will, man Jack, woman Siluh, girl Pattience, girl Pleasent, man Geo. Received June 20, 1800, of William Quinton, adm. dbn of my father, Isaac Houston, articles in above list. Signed Amelia Houston. 3) Mary Dixon Houston's share (deceased); [list]. 4) James Houston's share; mentions negro man Nimrod, man Watt, man Dick, man Robin, woman Signor, woman Pegg, boy Isaac. Received June 20, 1800, of William Quinton, adm. dbn of my father, Isaac Houston, above articles. Signed: James Houston.

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