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

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Record #414 from Wills from Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester & Wicomico Counties of Maryland, 1783-1919

County Worcester
Folio Number MH10:293
Probate Date 13 Jan 1818
Name of Deceased Leonard Johnson
Heirs Negroes Jacob, Moses, Pleasant Leah, Harriett, George, Ben, Charity, child of Pleasant.
Black Individuals Mentioned in Will Jacob 31, to be free at 44 yo. Moses 21, to be free at 44 yo. Pleasant 27, to be free at 37 yo. Leah 12, to be free at 37 yo. Harriett 4, to be free to be fee at 37 yo. George 10, to be free at 44 yo. Ben 8, to be free at 44. Charity 3, to be free at 37 yo. The child of Pleasant 2 mos old, to be free at 37 yo.

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