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

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Record #1086 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 72
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/31/1846
Name William Willson
Height 5' 7"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar of right side of neck
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; son of Negro Sinah who was willed free [by] Phillips Le Compte. Age abt 21 yrs, granted on information of William G. LeCompte.

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