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

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Record #97 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1855
Number 97
Birth Date Aug 1835
Name Matilda Becket
Complexion Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 1 1/2
Appearance Scar on the neck near the right cheek small moles on the forehead, between the eyebrows; holes in ears for rings-two small moles on back of left hand, and some scars on the fingers of the left hand.
Birth Note Born in the County of Accomack, State of Virginia; (dd)
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