Bill of sale: William Hall to William Watters

William Hall sold seven unnamed enslaved people to William Watters.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

William Hall (printed WILLIAM HALL), of Orange Co., N.C.

Dated

26 May 1786

Proved

August 1791 court

To

William Watters

Witnesses

John Hall; James Grange (?)

Enslaved people not named

For 7 enslaved people

In the records of enslaved people

• Ben, Betty, Mariann, Sam, Patrick, little Ben (this paper, from the Register of Deeds’ compilation, which gives the names the abstract leaves out)

Reading note: Source questions witness James Grange (?).

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 143.
• 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).