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

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Record #118 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio C3:240
Date (Signed) x
Date (Probate) 5/19/1780
Deceased Zachariah Jones
Heirs Wingate Jones - son (eldest son)
Abstract to have Negro man Caesar on condition that he raises his brothers until they come of age. To keep Negro woman Phillis and the child she has free from any charge against testator's estate until testator's youngest daughter Leah comes of age 18

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