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

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Record #256 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1860
Number 256
Birth Date Born 14th April 1843
Name George Avery Simpkins
Complexion Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 2 1/2
Appearance Naked place on the back part of head; Horizantal scar in the middle of the forehead; Scar on the Left hand.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia (dd)
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