Enslaved Persons Named: Balam [alt: Balaam], Abram, Sarah, Daniel, & Sarenah
On June 20, 1842, David Delk sold to John Delk for $1447 “the following property to wit: Balam [alt: Balaam], Abram, Sarah, Daniel, & Sarenah.” Witnessed by Z.L. Boggs, J.P. Recorded on July 16, 1842, by E. Way, Clerk. [NOTE: In deeds on this same page, David Delk sold land to other members of his family.]
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. 382. Image #483 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T925-Y?i=520&cat=292358)