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

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Record #70 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio C3:98
Date (Signed) 5/28/1772
Date (Probate) 5/10/1777
Deceased William Burton
Heirs Elizabeth Burton - wife
Abstract Negro woman Derender and to have the use of Negroes George and Kent for her natural life

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