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

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Record #1401 from Wills from Caroline, Kent, and Talbot Counties of Maryland, 1688-1886

County Talbot
Liber:Folio JHH10:261
Date of Will (Written) 3/9/1852
Probate Date 2/16/1857
Name of Deceased/Testator Martha Ray
Heirs/Legatee Edward Ray - son
Abstract negro man Tom aged about 19 yrs. Slave for life; not to be sold out of state of Maryland unless guilty of some crime against laws of the state. Slave for life; not to be sold out of state of Maryland unless guilty of some crime against laws of the state.

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