Orange County Indexed

Mortgage, 30 July 1821

John Campbell mortgaged to William Sparkman 733 acres on Back Creek with its distillery and mill, his goods and livestock, and sixteen people: Matt, a distiller, Yak, his wife Fanny and her six children, and Esther and her six children.

Date: 30 July 1821
Record: Mortgage
Citation: Orange County Deed Book 19/204
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From: John Campbell
To: William Sparkman
People whose names were not recorded: Fanny's child about 6 months old

People named

Name as recorded	Age	Notes
Matt	50
Yak	about 35	Spouse of Fanny
Fanny	30	Mother of Washington; mother of Marace; mother of Jackson; mother of Dill; mother of Alfred
Washington	about 10
Marace	about 8
Jackson	about 6
Dill	about 4
Alfred	about 2.5
Esther	about 34	Mother of Jude; mother of Warren; mother of Lucinda; mother of Tom; mother of Classy; mother of Rachel
Jude	about 14
Warren	about 12
Lucinda	about 10
Tom	about 8
Classy	about 6	Also read as Clary (UNCG’s reading)
Rachel	about 1

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: John Campbell to William Sparkman, 30 July 1821

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.19.204.1.

This page is drawn from abstracts and catalog entries, not from the original document. Before relying on it, check the deed book page.