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Orange County Indexed

Bill of sale: Joseph Bradford to Benjamin Piggott

Will Book B, page 228 · dated 21 May 1792 · proved May 1792

Joseph Bradford made a bill of sale to Benjamin Piggott.

Kind of paper
Bill of sale
Made by
Joseph Bradford (printed JOSEPH BRADFORD), of St. Asaph’s Parish, Orange Co., N.C.
Dated
21 May 1792
Proved
May 1792 court
To
Benjamin Piggott (of Orange Co.)
Witnesses
Jas. Stoneman; Jos. Stoneman; Lewis Hornaday

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 228.
  • 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).
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