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

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Record #127 from John E. Jacob Jr.'s City of Salisbury Surname Index and Abstracts, 1716-1864

Surname Smith
First Name Elizabeth
Date 1717/3/20
Type and Location of Source SO Judicial Records
Source Reference 1715-1717:211
Description Elizabeth Smith, servant of Robert Wood, of All Hallows Parish, committed fornication on or about July 1715, resulting in the birth of a bastard child; Smith says Nero, a negro belonging to John Henry, is the father of the bastard child; 400 pounds to be paid by Robert Wood & the mulatto child to serve Wood til the age according to law [21?].

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