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

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Record #3351 from Wills from Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester & Wicomico Counties of Maryland, 1783-1919

County Somerset
Folio Number JP5:294
Probate Date 12/1/1857
Name of Deceased Amelia Bell
Heirs Nathan C. Conner
Black Individuals Mentioned in Will Negro man John, Negro boy Arter, Negro boy Cyrus, Negro woman Harriet & her increase, Negro woman Jinny & her increase, Negro woman Ann & her increase, Negro girl Louisa, Negro girl Hester, Negro boy Henry, Negro boy Saml (Samuel). In trust for my daughter Elizabeth Bell, wife of Robert Bell: the hire & profits of aforesaid Negroes annually during the life of Robert Bell. Includes other specifications regarding terms & if Nathan C. Connor dies as well as any increase, also naming grandson Nathaniel T. Bell as later heir.

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