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

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Record #2635 from Wills from Caroline, Kent, and Talbot Counties of Maryland, 1688-1886

County Kent
Liber:Folio 7:258
Date of Will (Written) 4/25/1789
Probate Date 2/25/1790
Name of Deceased/Testator Martha Merritt
Heirs/Legatee Negroes
Abstract Negro girl Sal to be set free at 20. negro man Ben and negro woman Sarah, wife of said Ben, and their 2 youngest children to be set free

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