Bill of sale: John Willis to William Falkner

John Willis sold unnamed enslaved people and other property to William Falkner.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

John Willis (printed JOHN WILLIS), of Orange Co., N.C.

Dated

16 September 1793

Proved

February 1794 court

To

William Falkner (of Warren Co., N.C.)

Enslaved people not named

Enslaved people, etc

In the records of enslaved people

• Chloe, Seplher?, Joice (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 264.
• 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).