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

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Record #83 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1855
Number 83
Birth Date Sept 1834
Name Tamar Simpkins
Complexion Light Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 4 7/10
Appearance Scar on the middle of the right hand on the first joint. Scar on the back of the right hand. Scar on the left hand near the thumb. Scar on the left cheek.
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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