| State | Delaware |
|---|---|
| County | Sussex |
| Liber: Folio | L11:160 |
| Date (Signed) | 5/1/1854 |
| Date (Probate) | 7/1/1854 |
| Deceased | David Watson, of Cedar Creek Hundred |
| Heirs | Negroes |
| Abstract | Negro boy Benjamin shall serve for 9 years from the date of the will and to be sold at private sale and his mother to have her choice of home. Negro girl Sarah to be sold on the same terms and length of time. Negro woman Ann to be free at the testator's death and to have her son named Jake for 15 years for her to do with as she pleases. |
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