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

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Record #64 from Handsell Plantation Enslaved Peoples Database

Name Dennis Scye
Slaveowner James B. Steele
Date of Birth 1795
Manumitted
Reference Source Chattel Records 1852-1860 Vol. 776, pg 80
Content Dennis, Scye, a Free man, purchases freedom for his wife and children- see Sarah Scye. Could Dennis Scye be the son of Dennis, below?
Other Notes 1850 Census District 1. Dorchester County, MD Dennis 55 Sarah, 40 Hooper, 11 Milley, 9

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