Record #3342 from Wills from Caroline, Kent, and Talbot Counties of Maryland, 1688-1886 - Enduring Connections

County	Kent
Liber:Folio	10:460
Date of Will (Written)	12/23/1825
Probate Date	11/21/1826
Name of Deceased/Testator	Oliver Smith
Heirs/Legatee	Negro woman Mary, girl Milly and boy Theodore
Abstract	Mary to be set free at 27 and my negro girl Milly and negro boy Theodore to be free at age 30

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