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

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Record #61 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1855
Number 61
Birth Date Dec 1823
Name Esther Perkins
Complexion Dark Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 1 1/2
Appearance Large scar over right eye- Small scar in middle of forehead-small scar on fore finger on the left hand-Little finger crooked on right hand
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia. sent by Jacob Nottingham
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