Enslaved Persons Named: Adam, Mingo, Will, Minda, Lucy, Mariah, Sally
On December 1, 1846, James F. Baker, Liberty County, sold to Benjamin W. Allen for $3150 “seven certain negro slaves to wit, Adam Mingo Will Minda Lucy Mariah and Sally…” Witnessed by B.C. Maxwell, S.A. Fraser, J.I.C.L.C. Recorded on January 29, 1847, by J.S. Bradwell, Clerk.
NOTE: This abstract was edited on 5/26/2026 to correct the name from James F. Butler to James F. Baker. The name looks like Butler within the text but the signature (as recorded by the clerk) looks clearly like Baker.
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 M, pp. 557. Image #327 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-54N7?i=326&cat=292358)