| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidnia Maxwell | Female | grantor | ||
| Calvin J. Jenkins | Male | grantee | ||
| Dave | """boy""" | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
| Reub | """boy""" | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
| Jule | """girl""" | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
“Bill of Sale”, but essentially a gift. Sidnia Maxwell gives to her Grandson Calvin J. Jenkins “the following slaves my property to wit. Boys Dave and Reub and the Girl Jule and all ther increase…”. This document was signed May 27, 1853, presented in Court August 1853, and registered September 13, 1853. The four documents are on a microfilm roll that contains Ashe County Books P and R, at Image 461, in the “R” section of that archive.
