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

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Record #1673 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth
Year 1803
Gender M
PDF File 94
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Cornelius Wittbank
Property Assessed 1 Negro boy aged 12 years (70), 1 Negro Boy aged 8 years (30), 1 Negro Boy aged 6 years (18), 1 negro girl aged 5 years (8), 1 Negro girl aged 3 years (5), 1 Negro boy (3), 1 old Negro woman aged 47 years (40) - 174
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
Total Amount Taxed 6004
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