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

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Record #691 from Abstracts of the Wills and Administrations of Accomack County, Virginia 1800-1860

County Accomack
Name Muir, Sarah Miss.
Date (written/proved/probated or recorded) 25 June 1827 (Order to Invy), 19 & 30 Jul 1827 (Invy), 30 Jul 1827 (Rec'd)
Abstract Negro man Major legacy to John C. Kellam, $130; woman Letty & child, $200; boy Dick Jr., $200; girl Fanny, $120; woman Nelly, $250; girl Candis, $130; woman Siner & child Jinnetty, $100; girl Juliet Ann, $30. Amount of Negro legacies to John C. Kellam, $1,160. Negro man Thomas & woman Rachel legacy to Mrs. Margaret Beard. Negro man Dick Sr, woman Rachel Jr. & man Arthur, legacy to Thomas C. Kellam. Negro woman Milly Sr., $30; man Jack, $300; man Jesse, $50, woman Judith, $200; boy Peter, $100; boy Handy, $50; boy Jacob, $100; woman Milly Jr., $200.
Main Source Reference 1826-28 w&c, p. 357

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