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

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Record #492 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio L11:98
Date (Signed) 8/22/1853
Date (Probate) 9/29/1853
Deceased William Neal of North West Fork Hundred
Heirs Mary Ann Neal - wife
Abstract to have for her natural life Negro girl Sarah and after the death of the testator's wife the girl is to revert back to the testator's estate and be and remain a slave until the end of 3 years from the 1st of January 1854

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