Enslaved Persons Named: Venus, Tony, Will, Sam, Sampson, Bristol, Tony, Scipio, John, Nanny, Jacky, Eve, Samuel, Henry, Andrew, Ellia, Hary [alt: Harry], Nancy, Isaac, Georgianna, Ellen, Lucy, Charlotte, Nancy, Sarah, Clarissa
On February 1, 1840, B.B. King and Wm. [William] J. King used as collateral on a promissory note of $6789 to the executors of John Lambert’s estate (Thomas Mallard, John Dunwody, Wm. Q. Baker, Ezra Stacy and William Jones) “the following named Slaves to wit: with the issue of the females to wit Venus Tony Will Sam Sampson Bristol Tony Scipio John Nanny Jacky Eve Samuel Henry Andrew Ellic [alt: Ellick] Harry Nancy Isaac Georgianna[*] Ellen Lucy Charlotte Nancy Sarah and Clarrissa [alt: Clarissa]. Witnessed by Raymond Cay, S. Spencer, J.I.C.L.C. Recorded on March 23, 1840, by E. Way, Clerk.
[* In this document, this name looked like it started with an “L.” A later document with exactly the same names showed that it was Georgianna.]
On April 9, 1842, this deed record was re-recorded, naming the enslaved people as: “the following named Slaves with the issue of the females to wit: Venus Tony Will Sam Sampson Bristol Tony Scipio John Nanny Jacky Eve Samuel Henry Andrew Ellia Hary [alt: Harry] Nancy Isaac Georgianna Ellen Lucy Charlotte Nancy Sarah and Clarissa…” The purpose appeared to be to note that the debt has been satisfied. Witnessed by E.J. Delegal, Thos. [Thomas] W. Quarterman, J.P. Recorded on May 27, 1842, by E. Way, Clerk. [NOTE: Written on this deed was: “Satisfied in full W. Jones acting Exor Est. Lambert. Recorded 26 June 1845. 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. K-L 1831-1842,” Record Book L, 1838-1842, pp. 179-80. Image #418-9 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9K2-5)
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. 361-2. Image #510 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9KB-B?i=509&cat=292358)