Bill of sale: James Frazer to Thomas Hart

James Frazer sold twelve unnamed enslaved people to Thomas Hart.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

James Frazer (printed JAMES FRAZER)

Dated

18 November 1780

Proved

November 1780 court

To

Thomas Hart

Witness

Jesse Benton

Enslaved people not named

For twelve enslaved people

In the records of enslaved people

• John, Jem, Fanney, Charlotte, Tabbey, Aggey, Edie, Jess, Elce?, George, Cato, Clorinda (this paper, from the Register of Deeds’ compilation, which gives the names the abstract leaves out)
• John, Jem, Fanney, Charlotte, Tabbey, Aggey, Edie, Jess, Elce?, George, Cato, Clorinda (this paper, from the Register of Deeds’ compilation, which gives the names the abstract leaves out)
• John, Jem, Fanney, Charlotte, Tabbey, Aggey, Edie, Jess, Elce?, George, Cato, Clorinda (this paper, from the Register of Deeds’ compilation, which gives the names the abstract leaves out)

Names and places are given as the abstract writes them, spelling and all. This record has not been checked against the will book.

Where to find it

• Orange County Will Book A, page 213.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, Will Books A, B and C (Davie Poplar Chapter NSDAR, revised edition 1966).
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).