Bill of sale: Norman Bigelow to John Umstead

Norman Bigelow sold an unnamed enslaved man to John Umstead.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

Norman Bigelow (printed NORMAN BIGELOW), of Orange Co., N.C.

Dated

9 February 1791

Proved

February 1791 court

To

John Umstead (of Orange Co., N.C.)

Witness

James Grant

Enslaved people not named

One enslaved person

In the records of enslaved people

• Robin (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 B, page 110.
• 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).