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

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Record #23 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Sept 1, 1853
Number 23
Birth Date Jan 12th 1836
Name Adah Collins
Complexion Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 1
Appearance Fore teeth separated-Small mole under the bottom lip, and some small scars on the left hand and also some scars on the left hand and also some scars on the right hand
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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