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

Record Detail

Record #1652 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth
Year 1803
Gender
PDF File 78
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Cornelius Paynter
Property Assessed 1 negro man Esau 25 yrs (134), 1 negro boy Isaac 12 yrs (70), 1 negro woman Betty 18 yrs (65) - 269 total
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Esau, Isaac, Betty
Total Amount Taxed 1549
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