Bill of sale: John Ramsey to Ralph Williams

Chatham confiscated-property commissioners sold an unnamed enslaved man formerly held by Thomas W. Knight or Parker to Ralph Williams.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

John Ramsey, Coms. of Confiscated Property for the County of Chatham, N.C.

Dated

28 August 1782

Proved

August 1782 court

To

RALPH WILLIAMS

Enslaved people not named

An enslaved man, formerly the property of Thomas W. Knight or Parker

Places

County of Chatham, N.C.; Orange Court

Also named

Thomas W. Knight or Parker (formerly the property of)

Reading note: Commissioners John Ramsey, John Montgomery and Zach. Harmon sign first sale; next transfer is separately recorded. Former owner surname uncertain Knight or Parker.

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 277.
• 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).