| State | Maryland |
|---|---|
| County (Primary) | Somerset |
| Other Counties | Kent |
| Family Name | Shaver |
| Family History Notes | 1. Tabitha Shaver, born say 1738, was the indentured servant of William Pullitt in June 1757 when she admitted in Somerset County court that she had an illegitimate child by a "Negro." The court ordered that she serve an additional seven years and bound her daughter Rachel until the age of thirty-one [Judicial Records 1757-60, 40b]. She was the mother of i. Rachel, born about 1757. They may have been the ancestors of i. Samuel, born before 1776, head of a Mispillion Hundred, Kent County, Delaware household of 4 "other free" in 1800 [DE:83] and 6 "free colored" in 1820 [DE:71]. |
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