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

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Record #163 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1859
Number 163
Birth Date Mar 4th 1820
Name Peter Becket
Complexion Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 6 4/10
Appearance Scar on forehead, one scar in right eye brow. Holes in ears for rings Scar in palm of right hand. Scar on middle finger of right hand.
Birth Note Born in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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