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

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Record #73 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1855
Number 73
Birth Date May 5th 1832
Name James Giddens
Complexion Black
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 7 7/10
Appearance Scar on left cheek bone, Scar on left thumb; Scar on back of right hand.
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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