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Queen Anne's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858
Volume 854, Page 164   View pdf image
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State of Maryland Queen Anns County to wit
       I hereby certify that a certain Negro woman named
Frances who calls herself "Frances Roberts" not about thirty
seven years of age black complexion and well made
has a scar on her right arm above her elbow occasioned
by the small pox and is five feet four and a half
Inches in height  was manumitted and set free
by the Last Will and Testament of Elijah Comegys duly
executed on the 29 day of July 1808 and proved in my
Office on the 22 day of June 1811   at the Execution of
the aforesaid Will the said Frances was said to be
Eleven years old in January last and to be free at
the age of thirty years her person was identified by
the Oath of Benjamin Comegys who was a Nephew and
Legatee of the Testator above mentioned  
                      Given under my hand and the seal
    (seal)          of my office this 2 day of August Anno
                      Domini Eighteen hundred & thirty four
                                                 Tho C Earle Reg Wills
                                                 for Queen Anns County


State of Maryland Queen Anns County to wit
             I hereby certify that a negro woman Sarah who calls
herself Sarah   now about 40 years of age five feet
two & a quarter Inches in height Complexion black Several
small scars on each of his arms above the Elbow was manumitted
and set free by the last will and Testament of a
a certain Joshua Penkine duly Executed on the 6 day of
April 1827 and proved in my office on the 15 day of Sept
1824  Her freedom to commence from and after the expiration
of 6 years from his decease  and her person having been identified
by the oath of a certain William Bryan
                 In Testimony that the foregoing is a body
    (Seal)   Copy from the Will of of Joshua Penkine
                 I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the
seal of my office this 12 Augt 1834   Tho C Earle Reg Wills


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