Enslaved Persons Named: Ben, Lucy, Molly, John, Charles, Buck, Nancy, William, Dilia [alt: Delia], Sam
On November 29, 1847, William E. Scriven [alt: Screven], Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $350 to James F. Baker, through his agent George W. Walthour, a described tract of land on Colonels Island and “the following negro slaves, Ben, Lucy, Molly, John, Charles, Buck [alt: Beck, Back], Nancy William Dilia [alt: Delia] Sam…” Witnessed by William C. Stevens, G.W. Dunham, J.I.C.L.C. Recorded on December 31, 1847, by J.S. Bradwell, Clerk.
Source: Family Search.org. Liberty County Superior Court “Deeds and mortgages, 1777-1920; general index to deeds and mortgages, 1777-1958,” Film: Deeds & Mortgages, v. M-N 1842-1854,” Record Book N, pp. 17-8. Image #419-20 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-54G7?i=418&cat=292358)