Orange County Indexed
Sheriff's or court sale, 28 August 1782
Sold Africa, a man confiscated from Thomas McKnight (or Parker), at public auction by Chatham County's commissioners of confiscated property, who assigned their right in him to William Courtney.
- Date
- 28 August 1782
- Record
- Sheriff's or court sale
- Citation
- Orange County Will Book A, p. 277
- From
- Commissioners of Confiscation
- To
- William Courtney
People named
| Name as recorded | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Africa |
Each name links to every record naming someone of that name. Family ties are listed only where the record states them.
Other dates in the record
- August 1782: proved in court
Elsewhere in Orange County Indexed
- In the will books, our record of the paper from Ruth Herndon Shields’s abstract: Bill of sale: Ralph Williams to William Courtney
Related records
- Deed (sale or gift not stated), 28 November 1798ODB 7/321AfricaWilliam Courtney to William Cain
- Deed of trust, 15 February 1799ODB 7/423AfricaWilliam Courtney to William Cain
Records on the same deed-book page, or that refer to one another. Some are copies of the same document recorded twice.
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.
This page is drawn from abstracts and catalog entries, not from the original document. Before relying on it, check the will book page.
