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

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Record #2309 from Wills from Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester & Wicomico Counties of Maryland, 1783-1919

County Somerset
Folio Number JP4:56
Probate Date 1/5/1823
Name of Deceased William Maddux
Heirs Negroes
Black Individuals Mentioned in Will Spencer to be free 1827. Caleb to be free 1839. Major to be free 1839. Betsy to be free 1842. Hetty to be free 1845. Paris to be free 1850.

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