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

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Record #237 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1859
Number 237
Birth Date Mar 8th 1829
Name Severn Stevens
Complexion Black
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 3
Appearance High cheek bones, small scar on the left cheek. Knuckle of the left thumb enlarged; scar on the inner part of the middle finger of the left hand.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia dd May 12 '60.
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