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

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Record #1565 from Wills from Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester & Wicomico Counties of Maryland, 1783-1919

County Worcester
Folio Number TT8:456
Probate Date 31 Jan 1853
Name of Deceased Catherine R. Selby (will written 31 Jan 1853) (Codicil 15 Apr 1857 new Executor)
Heirs Negro slave Leah & her children
Black Individuals Mentioned in Will that they be free and to Leah $50, feather bed, bed coverings, mahogany chest.

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