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

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Record #223 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1859
Number 223
Birth Date Mar 15th 1804
Name Solomon Matthews
Complexion Black
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 10 3/10
Appearance Small scar on the left end of the left eye brow; small scar on the right temple. Scar near the knuckle of the left fore finger on the left hand.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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