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

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Record #1708 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1809
Gender M
PDF File 36
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Benjamin McIlvain
Property Assessed 1 Negro Ruth 17 (60), 1 child 1, 1 boy Lewis 7, 1 man Parris 30 (100) - 160
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Ruth, Harry, Ruth, Lewis, Parris
Total Amount Taxed 964
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