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

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Record #1711 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1809
Gender F
PDF File 39
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Ruth Orr
Property Assessed 1 Negro man Jacob 36 (100), 1 Woman Nancy 31 (60), 1 boy Stepney 7, 1 girl Harriet 5 - 160
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Jacob, Nancy, Stepney, Harriet
Total Amount Taxed 253
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