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

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Record #3966 from Wills from Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester & Wicomico Counties of Maryland, 1783-1919

County Dorchester
Folio Number THH 1:229
Probate Date 8/15/1853? Will written 2 wks prior
Name of Deceased Margaret Phillips
Heirs Josiah Bayly - Negro man
Black Individuals Mentioned in Will to have his freedom some 5 years from her decease and to choose his own master during that time.

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