Recovering True Names of the Formerly Enslaved in Sussex County, Delaware
By Zoe Davis • October 26, 2024
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Record #1143
Name (Slaveowner)
Long, Edward
Name (Enslaved person)
Roberts, David alias Logy
Document Date
18 Jul 1865
County
Somerset
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Name (Slaveowner)
Long, Edward
Name (Enslaved person)
Roberts, David alias Logy
Additional Information
USCT; 9th regiment
Document Date
18 Jul 1865
County
Somerset
Liber
LW 8
Folio
714
State
Maryland
Maryland
Alt. Terms
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Record #350
County
Somerset
Name
Brown, Ned alias Gant
Deed Executed By
–
Document Date
1823 Sep 22
All Fields in This Record
County
Somerset
Gender
M
Name
Brown, Ned alias Gant
Proof of Freedom
NG
Deed Information
–
Deed Executed By
–
Height
5' 8"
Complexion
Dark
Age
32
Document Date
1823 Sep 22
Citation
CR47,251-5
Page
17
PDF Page
14
Other Notes
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State
Maryland
Maryland
Record #272
State
Delaware
County
Sussex
Name
Laws, Glasgow
All Fields in This Record
State
Delaware
County
Sussex
Name
Laws, Glasgow
Number in Household
6
Page in Original Document
387
Transcriber Note
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Record #332
State
Delaware
County
Sussex
Name
Turner, Sambo
Number of People in Household
3
All Fields in This Record
State
Delaware
County
Sussex
District
Nanticoke
Name
Turner, Sambo
Number of People in Household
3
Page (in original document)
342
Transcriber Notes
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Record #194
District
Dagsborough
Year
1809
Free Black Name
Negro Sambo Morris
Slaveowner Name
–
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
–
All Fields in This Record
State
Delaware
County
Sussex
District
Dagsborough
Year
1809
Gender
–
PDF File
187
Free Black Name
Negro Sambo Morris
Slaveowner Name
–
Property Assessed
(1) Old Horse $6. Personal Tax $134.
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
–
Total Amount Taxed
$140.00
Notes
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Record #1696
District
Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year
1809
Free Black Name
Mingo Jacobs
Slaveowner Name
–
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
–
All Fields in This Record
State
Delaware
County
Sussex
District
Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year
1809
Gender
M
PDF File
25
Free Black Name
Mingo Jacobs
Slaveowner Name
–
Property Assessed
2 oxen, 2 ordinary horses - 30
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
–
Total Amount Taxed
164
Notes
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Record #214
County
Dorchester
Slave Owner Last Name
Kirby
First Name
Daffa
Last Name
–
Date Manumitted
1840-01-01
Details
Alias: Daffana
Folder: 95
Item: 1
Notes: Witnessed by Charles Vickars, James Houston, and Jeremia…
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Age
24
County
Dorchester
Date
Document
1
Slave Owner First Name
John
Slave Owner Last Name
Kirby
Sex
F
First Name
Daffa
Last Name
–
Date Manumitted
1840-01-01
Date Recorded
1829-01-01
Details
Alias: Daffana
Folder: 95
Item: 1
Notes: Witnessed by Charles Vickars, James Houston, and Jeremiah Wright. Received and recorded January 1, 1829 in Liber ER no. 1 folio 150.
Series: c3080
Folder: 95
Item: 1
Notes: Witnessed by Charles Vickars, James Houston, and Jeremiah Wright. Received and recorded January 1, 1829 in Liber ER no. 1 folio 150.
Series: c3080
Transcriber Notes
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Record #1768
Date Manumission Certificate Issued
6/25/1862
Name
Samuel Henry Barnes, alias Samuel Harman
Height
5' 5 1/2"
Complexion
chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors
large scar on right hand occasioned by a burn
Freedom Information and Age
Age abt 32 yrs. Born free & raised in Worcester Cty. Identified by Thomas A. Spence.
All Fields in This Record
County
Dorchester
Page
119
Date Manumission Certificate Issued
6/25/1862
Name
Samuel Henry Barnes, alias Samuel Harman
Height
5' 5 1/2"
Complexion
chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors
large scar on right hand occasioned by a burn
Freedom Information and Age
Age abt 32 yrs. Born free & raised in Worcester Cty. Identified by Thomas A. Spence.