Bill of sale: Ambrose Gregory to William Nash

Ambrose Gregory sold two unnamed enslaved boys to William Nash.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

Ambrose Gregory (printed AMBROSE GREGORY), of Mecklenburg Co., Va.

Dated

26 August 1794

To

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

Witness

Jas. Philips

Enslaved people not named

Two enslaved boys

In the records of enslaved people

• Sam, Michael (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 C, page 17.
• 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 80002, “Record of Wills, 1794–1822, Vols. C, D” (State Archives film).