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

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Record #570 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio M12:50
Date (Signed) 7/21/1849
Date (Probate) 1/29/1861
Deceased Betsey Green of the Village of Concord
Heirs Benjamin Burton
Abstract named executor with testatrix's son George and instructed to sell Negro man James until he arrives at the age of 35 and then he is to be free

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