They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Whiddon/Smith)

Enslaved Persons Named: Lewis

On January 28, 1836, William Whiddon and Sarah Whiddon sold to William Smith Jr for $400 “a certain negro man named Lewis.” Witnessed by George Carter, Susannah [starts with B], William B. Smith. Probated by George Carter in McIntosh County on February 19, 1836, before William Buggs, J.P. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on March 7, 1836.

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, p. 304. Image #202 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T92C-Z?i=201&cat=292358)