Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
---|---|---|---|---|
Caty Day | Female | other | ||
Charles L. Payne | Male | grantee | ||
Michael Day Sr? | Male | former owner | ||
Michael McCrary | Male | expects to be owner | ||
Polly MCCrary | Female | expects to be owner | ||
Warren | 6 | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
Lydia | 8 | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Susan | 10 | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Betsey | 12 | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
George | 15 | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
Ellen | 18 | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Sally | 20 | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Emily | 2 1/2 | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Maria | 30 months | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Caty | adult | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Bill of Sale. This document and NC.DAI.11.74.1 concern the same group of enslaved peopler. In the current document, Michael Day (Senior?) has died, and Michael McCrary and wife Polly are among the potential heirs. The enslaved are described: “…certain Negro Slaves following negroes Caty and her children one named Ellen aged about eighteen years one named George aged about fifteen years one named Betsey aged about twelve years Susan aged about ten years Lydia aged about eight years Warren aged about six years Maria aged about thirty months Sally aged about twenty years and her child Emily aged about 2 ½ years…”. The current document was signed November 10, 1847, presented in the Davidson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions November 1847 and recorded December 16, 1847.