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

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Record #354 from Somerset County Bonds, 1827-1850

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Date 31 Oct 1848
Record Name (Somerset County, MD) SO County Bonds (1845-1850)
Citation (Liber:Folio) SWJ3:192-193
Name Referenced Elisha Gunby (estate)
Record Type Division of Negroes
Abstract of Record Division of negroes from estate of Elisha Gunby, deceased. Names, ages & values follow. Henry 32 yo $400, Sarah 25 yo $350, Samuel 2 yo $75, Margaret 4 yo $50, Arthur 22 yo $575, Amelia 12 yo $250, Jane 6 yo $75, Charles 15 yo $400, George 40 yo $250, girl Sydney 8 yo $150. Total $2575. Distributions as follows. To widow 1/3, to Sarah A. Gunby 1/2 of 2/3, to Maria A. Gunby 1/2 of 2/3. To widow: Sarah, Samuel, Margaret. To Sarah A. Gunby: Arthur, Ameilia, Jane. To Maria Gunby: Charles, George, Sydney. Monies exchanged among heirs to balance values received.

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