Orange County Indexed
Sale, 29 November 1816
Moses Atwater sold a man named Brito, about 30, to Soloman Nevill of Montgomery County, Tennessee.
- Date
- 29 November 1816
- Record
- Sale
- Citation
- Orange County Deed Book 15/411
See the deed book page at the Register of Deeds →
A page can hold several deeds, and a long deed can run onto the next page. - From
- Moses Atwater
- To
- Soloman Nevill
- Note
- Read on the deed-book image: page 411 holds two bills of sale, and the compilation exchanged their parties. This one is Moses Atwater to Soloman Nevill, dated the twenty-ninth of November 1816 (the compilation and UNCG give 9 November; UNCG gives Brito’s age as 21) and proved at the February 1817 court.
People named
| Name as recorded | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brito | about 30 | Also read as Brite (the compilation’s reading) |
Each name links to every record naming someone of that name. Family ties are listed only where the record states them.
Elsewhere in Orange County Indexed
- The deed in the historic deeds collection, with its published abstract: Moses Atwater to Solomon Nevill, 20 December 1816
Sources
- Orange County Register of Deeds, Expanded Collection of All Sales of Enslaved People in Orange County (2021), abstracts by Mark Chilton. This entry summarizes Chilton’s abstract. Orange County Indexed wrote the description.
- People Not Property, UNC Greensboro, catalog entry NC.ORG.15.411.1.
This page is drawn from abstracts and catalog entries, not from the original document. Before relying on it, check the deed book page.
