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

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Record #1082 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio G7:44
Date (Signed) 9/14/1815
Date (Probate) 1/9/1815
Deceased Samuel Paynter, Lewes Town
Heirs Negro Moses [Paynter]
Abstract I manumit and release from slavery Negro Moses by the names of Moses Paynter reserving his service until 1 June 1813. I lay off to Moses one acre of land adjacent to Daniel [Nunitz].

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