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

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Record #2480 from Wills from Caroline, Kent, and Talbot Counties of Maryland, 1688-1886

County Kent
Liber:Folio 7:1
Date of Will (Written) 10/15/1781
Probate Date 11/16/1781
Name of Deceased/Testator William Ford
Heirs/Legatee Moses Ford, William Ford, Joseph Ford, Sarah Hill (wife of Aaron Hill) - children
Abstract To Moses: negro girl Beck until she is 18 yo then free. William Ford: negro girl Dark until she is 18 yo then free. Joseph Ford: negro girl Nell until she is 18 yo then free. Sarah Hill: negro girl Hannah that she now has.

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