| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Byerly | Male | grantor | ||
| James Peebles | Male | grantee | ||
| George | 20 | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
“Written Instrument” or Bill of Sale. Peter Byerly of Davidson County, NC sells to James Peebles of Choctaw County, MS “…a Negro Boy Named George a Slave twenty years of age…” for “a valuable consideration”. No further information about George or his relationships, and he’s probably on his way to Mississippi. The document was signed November 13, 1838, presented in Court November 1838 and registered December 22, 1838. (Abstractor’s note: Davidson County Deed Books 6 and 7 were microfilmed By the North Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, on one roll of microfilm (December 9, 1966). The “roll” has internal identification number 1575, and has Family Search identification number 007539232. Book 6 pages 1-543 are on microfilm images 8-297, and Book 7 pages 1-564 are on microfilm images 302-600. The current document starts on image 237, in the Book 6 section.)
