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

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Record #209 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1859
Number 209
Birth Date 24yrs Next Jan 1860
Name Damary Matthews
Complexion Chesnut
Height - Feet 4
Height - Inches 5/6
Appearance Enlargement of the left ear, Mole in the right ear. Enlargement of the middle finger at the end. Long scar on the left hand between the thumb and fore finger.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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