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

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Record #181 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1859
Number 181
Birth Date Jan 1824
Name Mary Burton
Complexion Chesnut
Height - Feet 4
Height - Inches 10
Appearance Small scar on the forehead, A mole on th eright of the face near the nose, small scar on the arm near the place for bleeding-small scar on the left hand on the joint on the thumb.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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