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

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Record #228 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1859
Number 228
Birth Date 25yrs Mar 17th 1860
Name Jane Becket
Complexion Dark Yellow
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 2 2/10
Appearance No marks or scars on the face or head or head-Small scar on right fore finger of the right hand. Scar near the nail of the ring finger of the left hand. Very large upper front teeth.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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