They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Used as Collateral (Quarterman/Quarterman)

Enslaved Persons Named: Jacky, Nancy, Edwin, Titus, Barrack, Cate, Pulaski, Steven

On January 10, 1839, T.W. Quarterman, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Thos. [Thomas] Quarterman, also of Liberty County, “the following eight Negroes to wit, Jacky, Nancy, Edwin, Titus, Barrack, Cate, Pulaski & Steven,” as well as “all that tract or parcel of lands lying & being within the following boundaries viz on the north by road leading from Riceboro to Walthourville, on the east by Wm. Lecount’s [alt: LeConte] land, on the south by David Anderson’s land & on the west by the road leading to Fort Barrington, containing four hundred acres of land known as parts of two original tracts one granted to Wm. [William] Graves and the other to Benjamin Andrews.” T.W. Quarterman stated that Thomas Quarterman had acted as security on a promissory note in which T.W. Quarterman had mortgaged “the above named Land & Negroes” for $3000 to Messrs. George Anderson & Sons and to Jacob Wood; therefore T.W. Quarterman was executing this deed to secure Thomas Quarterman against loss in case of his default. Witnessed by Jas. [James] S. McCollough, E. Way, Clerk. Recorded on March 28, 1839 by Edward Way, 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. K-L 1831-1842,” Record Book L, 1838-1842, pp. 85-6. Image #370 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T928-B?i=369&cat=292358)