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Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1864
Volume 853, Page 53   View pdf image
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To the Clerk of Kent County Circuit Court         This is to certify
that a negro man named Joseph Willson now present and
applying for a certificate of freedom is the son of a negro
woman named Betsy Barnett or Betty who was manumitted
by R.d S Thomas on the 3d Feby 1814 & recorded in Liber B C N.o 3
folio 509 whom I have known for many years as a free woman
and that the said Jos Willson is free and raised in Kent County
    Witness my hand this 19 day of June 1852
Witness Geo T Vickers                    his
                                              Israel  X  Argadine
                                                      mark
             The said Jos Willson is about twenty three years of
age five feet eight and a half inches high and has a scar
on his left leg and one upon his left arm
    Filed and recorded on the 14 day of June 1852 and certificate
issued                                          By James F Gordon clk


To the Clerk of Circuit Court for Kent County   This is to
certify that Isaac Wright who is now present and applying
for a certificate of freedom was free born and raised in
Kent County                  July 15  1852    Rich.d Hynson
    I hereby certify that the above Isaac Wright is now
about twenty one years of age as is shown by his papers
binding him to the late W B Everitt
                                                 Geo B Westcott
Isaac is five feet eleven and one half inches high black
complexion & a small scar on the left cheek
    Filed and recorded on the 15 day of July 1852 and certificate
issued                                           By James F Gordon clk


To the clerk of Kent Count Circuit Court   This is to
certify that David Henry Bowers who is now present &
applying for a certificate of freedom was free born and
raised in Kent County and is now twenty one years of age
August 4 1852                        Joshua Copper
David is five feet seven and one quarter inches high yellow
complexion and has a scar on the inside of the right arm just
below the elbow         Filed & recorded on the 4 day of August 1852
and certificate issued                        By James F Gordon clk


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