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

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Record #3276 from Wills from Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester & Wicomico Counties of Maryland, 1783-1919

County Somerset
Folio Number JP5:244
Probate Date 10/18/1854
Name of Deceased William Henry Dulany
Heirs Eliza Jane Wright
Black Individuals Mentioned in Will in codicil to will: testator had given her his slaves for life, out of respect for his late wife, he amends it so that they are to be free at a certain age - that the mother of several small children is to be free at age 45 and until the remainder of them reach the age of 24 at which time they are to be free.

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