Bill of sale: William Newman to William Nash

William Newman sold four enslaved people, not named, to William Nash.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

William Newman (printed WILLIAM NEWMAN), of Orange Co., N.C.

Dated

10 November 1792

Proved

February 1793 court

To

William Nash (of Orange Co., N.C.)

Witness

S. Benton

Enslaved people not named

For 4 enslaved people

In the records of enslaved people

• Sarah, Frank, Kesiah, Pehbe (this paper, from the Register of Deeds’ compilation, which gives the names the abstract leaves out)
• Sarah, Frank, Kesiah, Phebe (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 212.
• 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).