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David Witherspoon Census Record

1790 Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)

1790 census record for David Witherspoon showing that he owned 113 slaves, the largest number in his North Carolina county.

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David Witherspoon (Craven, North Carolina, 1790), Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 429; Image: 573, 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com.

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