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

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Record #2440 from Wills from Caroline, Kent, and Talbot Counties of Maryland, 1688-1886

County Kent
Liber:Folio 6:59
Date of Will (Written) 4/3/1777
Probate Date 3/27/1778
Name of Deceased/Testator William Downs
Heirs/Legatee Araminta Wilson Downs - daughter
Abstract if my daughter dies without issue, my negro fellow Stepney to have his freedom.

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