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

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Record #917 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio F6:108
Date (Signed) 4/1/1797
Date (Probate) 9/6/1803
Deceased Mary Polk
Heirs Negro woman Morear & children Nearer, Mary and Betsey
Abstract Morear to be free at my death and her children Nearer, Mary and Betsey to be with their mother and then set free when they arrive at the ageof 21

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