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

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Record #1126 from Abstracts of the Wills and Administrations of Accomack County, Virginia 1800-1860

County Accomack
Name Wharton, Betsy (widow of John Wharton)
Date (written/proved/probated or recorded) 29 Oct 1830/26 Dec 1831
Abstract All my slaves to be free on the first day of January after my death.
Main Source Reference 1828-46 w, p. 101

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