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

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Record #992 from Wills from Dorchester, Somerset, Worcester & Wicomico Counties of Maryland, 1783-1919

County Worcester
Folio Number LPS1:71
Probate Date 29 Nov 1836
Name of Deceased William Quinton
Heirs Negroes
Black Individuals Mentioned in Will That "all my black people which I have not heretofore manumitted shall be free...males at 25 yo & females at 21 yo & their children considered to be free born."

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