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

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Record #141 from Wills from Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester & Wicomico Counties of Maryland, 1783-1919

County Worcester
Folio Number MH4:249
Probate Date 26 Feb 1811
Name of Deceased Jonathan Melvin
Heirs Sarah Melvin - wife
Black Individuals Mentioned in Will That Negro children Elisa & Mehala and "any more children of the Negro woman Lisah" serve my wife but be free at her death.

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