(**Dagsborough and Lewes & Rehobeth Hundreds ONLY**)
Tax Assessments • 2,091 Records • Uploaded June 21, 2023
This source details the property assessed for taxation of individuals in the Dagsborough and Lewes & Rehobeth Hundreds in Sussex Co., Delaware, ranging from the years 1801-1868. Enslaved persons (along with the value assigned to them) are listed within the white slaveowner's assessed property (as well as the total value of the property holder). The records include many details about the lives of the enslaved people, including their names, ages, and future manumissions. The source also records the names and entire list of assessed property for Free Black individuals.
Note: ONLY Dagsborough and Lewes & Rehobeth Hundreds ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THIS SOURCE. OTHER HUNDREDS WILL BE ADDED AS TRANSCRIPTIONS ARE COMPLETED
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