Will was an African American man residing in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Will became enslaved to Samuel Bridgen sometime prior to May 1740. On May 1, 1740, Will and another enslaved man named Jack left Bridgen's property. Whether Will and John left of their own accord or were abducted was not recorded. On May 2, 1740, Will and John came into the possession of James Campbell, an innkeeper, who sold the two men to an unnamed enslaver, profiting the proceeds of the sale for himself. Any further information about Will, or Bridgen's attempts to obtain compensation for the loss of Will's labor, have not been located. If the enslaved people were ever located, Bridgen was no longer in possession of them by the time of his death in New Hanover in about 1758.