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

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Record #74 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1855
Number 74
Birth Date July 1837
Name John Stevens
Complexion Black
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 6 3/10
Appearance Small scar in the middle of forehead. Narrow face. Scar on back of the right hand. Scar on back of the left hand near the thumb & one near the little finger on left hand.
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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