| County | Dorchester |
|---|---|
| Folio Number | LLK No. #1: |
| Probate Date | 12/21/1857 will written 1/12/1857 |
| Name of Deceased | Amos Bowdle |
| Heirs | David Hill & George Dixon(Negroes) |
| Black Individuals Mentioned in Will | When they are free to have a house and garden each for their natural lives as long as they keep them in good repair and "be sober industrious and peacable"-- George to have a house and garden in the village of Church Creek "next above the coloured people Church" and David to have the 2nd house and garden above the said church and next above George's. |
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