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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 78 items) |
Abstract | Sasser family members were landowners in what is now Wayne County, N.C., and the surrounding area. The collection includes the papers of John Sasser Sr. (d. 1782) and his descendants, including grants, deeds, surveys, and legal proceedings pertaining to lands, and bills of sale for slaves in Wayne County, N.C., chiefly in the 18th century. |
Creator | Sasser (Family : Wayne County, N.C.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff,
Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, November 2008
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2010
Updated by: Laura Hart, May 2021
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Sasser family members were landowners in what is now Wayne County, N.C., and the surrounding area.
Back to TopThe collection includes the papers of John Sasser Sr. (d. 1782) and his descendants, including grants, deeds, surveys, and legal proceedings pertaining to lands, and bills of sale for people claimed as property and enslaved in Wayne County, N.C., chiefly in the 18th century.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
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Folder 1 |
1740-1757 |
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Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3493/1 |
Four oversize land grants:
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Folder 2 |
1764-1774 |
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Folder 3 |
1780-1793 |
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Folder 4 |
1794-1799 |
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Folder 5 |
1800-1803; 1811 |
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Folder 6 |
1815-1855; undated and miscellaneous |
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Reel M-3493/1 |
Microfilm copy of papers 1740-1855 |