| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Watford | Male | grantor | ||
| [not stated] Watford | Unknown | grantor | ||
| James Spivey | Male | grantee | ||
| Silvey | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved | |
| Lewis | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
Bill of Sale. William Watford, “for himself and his wife”, sell “two Negros named Silvey & Lewis” to James Spivey for “one hundred pound current money of this state”. No further information about Silvey and Lewis’ ages or relationships, and Mrs. Watford is not named. The document says it was signed “this XX day of February 1797, and I think that is a placeholder instead of a Roman Numeral 20. Bill of Sale was presented in Court May 1797.
