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I Thomas T. Simmons Register of Wills for Anne
Arundel County do hereby Certify and Attest that it appears from the last will and Testament of Ephraim Duvall late of the County aforesaid, deceased, that he did by his said will manumit Liberate and set free a negro man by the name of Valentine Williams and it being proved to my satisfaction that the bearer hereof is the identical person as Freed by said Will, I do Certify that she is in height five feet 5 & ¾ inches is about the age of Sixty years, dark Complexion, and was Freed by the last will and Testament of the said Ephraim Duvall dated the twenty fifth day of March eighteen hundred and Seven and was raised in Anne Arundel County and has a wen over his right eye In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand (Seal) and affixed the Seal of my office this twenty first day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two Thomas T. Simmons Reg.r Wills A. A. County I Thomas T. Simmons Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County do hereby certify and Attest that it appears from the last Will and Testament of Richard Jacob of Richard late of the County aforesaid, deceased, that he did by his said Will Manumit Liberate and set free a negro man by the name of Nat Jacob son of Hannah and it being proved to my satisfaction that the bearer hereof is the identical person as freed by said Will, I do Certify that he is in height five feet seven & an ½ inches is about the age of thirty nine years, dark mulatto Complexion, and was freed by the last Will and testament of the said Richard Jacob of Richard dated the fourteenth day of May Eighteen hundred and two and was raised in Anne Arundel County and has a scar on his left fore finger In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed (Seal) the seal of my office this twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty two Thomas T. Simmons Reg.r Wills A. A. County I Thomas T. Simmons Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County do hereby certify and attest that it appears from the last Will and testament of George Conoway late of the County aforesaid, deceased, that he did by his said Will Manumit Liberate and set free a negro woman by the name of Kate and it being proved to my satisfaction that the bearer hereof is the identical person as freed by said Will, I do certify that she is in height five feet two & an ½ inches is about the age of forty three years, dark Complexion, and was freed by the last Will and testament of the said George Conoway dated the second day of April Eighteen hundred and seven and was raised in Anne Arundel County and has a small scar under the wrist of the right arm In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal (Seal) of my office this twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty two Thomas T. Simmons Reg.r Wills A. A. County Note The original certificate dated the 14th day of August 1816 was this day renewed on parchment and the original retained by the Register |
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