Bill of sale: John Billups to Frances Child

John Billups and William Gooch sold three unnamed enslaved people and other property to Frances Child.

Kind of paper

Bill of sale

Made by

John Billups (printed JOHN BILLUPS)

Dated

12 July 1794

To

FRANCES CHILD (MRS)

Witness

John McKerrall

Enslaved people not named

Three sleves, etc

In the records of enslaved people

• Cajabuy, James, Frances (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 50.
• 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).