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

Record Detail

Record #1731 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1816
Gender M
PDF File 9
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Wm Cowlman
Property Assessed 1 black woman 34 years old (80), 1 black man Solomon 4 years to rent (80), 1 girl 19 years old (80), 1 girl 1 years old (5) - 245
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
Total Amount Taxed 1489
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