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

Record Detail

Record #1598 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth
Year 1801
Gender M
PDF File 32
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name William Thompson
Property Assessed 3 negro man aged 42, 22, & 20 (378) 3 negro boys aged 13, 6, & 1 (110) 3 negro girls aged 11, 8, & 4 (75) 1 negro woman aged 30 (80) - 643 total
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
Total Amount Taxed 1685
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