They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Used as Collateral (Bulloch/Low)

Enslaved Persons Named: Joe, Henry, Jane, No [Noah?], Buck [Buck or Beek], Dick, George, Stephen, Edmond, Abraham, Jack, Robbin, Fillis [alt: Phillis, Phyllis, Samuel, Frank, Hoby

On May 19, 1835, James S. Bulloch, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $15,900 to A. Low & Co “the following negro slaves named Joe, Henry, Jane, No [Noah?], Buck [Buck or Beek], Dick, George, Stephen, Edmond, Abraham, Jack, Robbin, Fillis [alt: Phillis, Phyllis, Samuel, Frank & Hoby [or Toby?]…” Witnessed by W.W. Gordon, Notary Public. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on June 23, 1835

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 K, 1831-1838, pp. 246-7. Image #174 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9K5-Q?i=173&cat=292358)