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

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Record #1083 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 Parsley [Paris Paynter]
Abstract I do manumit Negro Parsley the name of Paris Paynter and bequeath to him one acre.

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