| County | Talbot |
|---|---|
| Liber:Folio | JHH10:398 |
| Date of Will (Written) | 12/15/1850 |
| Probate Date | 6/3/1861 |
| Name of Deceased/Testator | Maria Rogers |
| Heirs/Legatee | Negroes - mentioned in codicil to will 5/22/1861? |
| Abstract | I hereby manumit & set free all my colored people - males at 35 yo and females at 30 yo; such as are beyond these ages at time of my death to serve until 1/1/ the next following the day of my death. All the issue & increase of female servants then manumitted and issue from generation to generation to be free at respective ages above mentioned |
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