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

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Record #590 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio M12:171
Date (Signed) 7/27/1859
Date (Probate) 9/22/1863
Deceased Margaret H. Wilson
Heirs Dr. Robert H. Griffith & John W. Houston - brother
Abstract John to have Negro girl Mary to serve him until she arrives at the age of 25 and then to be free and she to receive from the estate the sum of $100

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