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

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Record #258 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1860
Number 258
Birth Date Born Nov 7th 1812
Name Abel Francis
Complexion Mulatto
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 7 1/2
Appearance Straight black hair; grey eyes, small scar on the right cheek; and some small scars on the fore and middle fingers of the right hand.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia (dd)
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