They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Bennet/Spencer)

Enslaved Persons Named: Venus

On April 11, 1836, Sarah R. Bennet [alt: Bennett] sold to William Spencer for $100 “a negro woman named Venus (about fifty years of age)…” Witnessed by Samuel Spencer, Samuel Stevens. Recorded on July 16, 1842, by E. 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. 379-80. Image #520 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9V5-X?i=519&cat=292358)