They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Deed of Gift (Davis/Hope)

Enslaved Persons Named: Philis [alt: Phyllis]

On November 21, 1848, Josiah Davis, McIntosh County, gifted to his daughter Sheba Hope, also of McIntosh County, “one negro woman called Philis” in fee simple. Witnessed by John Girardeau, Simon A. Fraser, J.I.C.L.C. Recorded on December 26, 1848, by J.S. Bradwell, Clk. 

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. 102-3. Image #462 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-5361?i=461&cat=292358)