Enslaved Persons Named: Kit (?), Abram, Nora (?), Leonard, Toby, Paul, Nanny, Sylvia, Cloe [alt: Chloe], Christian, David, Cloe, Renchie, Jacob, Isaiah, Jenny, Venus, Jubiter [alt: Jupiter], Lucy, Old Lucy, Old Toby, Dinah
On February 24, 1846, Caroline R. Lewis, of Savannah, Chatham County, entered into a marriage contract with her intended husband, Elijah H. Wright, of East Hampton, Massachusetts, through her trustees John R. Wilder, of Savannah, and John P. Hines, of Bryan County. Per the contract, property owned by Caroline Lewis at the time of her marriage was to be controlled by her trustees, and not by her husband. The following “named negro slaves” were listed:
Name | Approximate Age |
Kit (?) | 25 |
Abram | 35 |
Nora (?) | 32 |
Leonard | 24 |
Toby | 19 |
Paul | 12 |
Nanny Sylvia Cloe Christian David | 34 (and her below-named children) 10 8 3 8 months |
Cloe Renchie Jacob Isaiah | 19 (and her children) 3 2 1 |
Jenny Venus Jubiter [alt: Jupiter] | 38 (and her children) 10 2 months |
Lucy | 18 |
Lucy (Old Lucy) | 58 |
Toby (Old Toby) | 63 |
Dinah | 46 |
Caroline Lewis was also listed as owning one gold watch and chain, and promissory notes from Joseph Way and George W. Walthour. [NOTE: These promissory notes may be the reason this contract was recorded in Liberty County.] Recorded by [Liberty County court] clerk J.S. Bradwell on December 7, 1848.
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. 95-7. Image #458-9 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-5HBX?i=457&cat=292358)