Enslaved Persons Named: Patty, Venus, Frank, James, Betsey, Nancy
On February 15, 1836, Joseph Austin, Liberty County, used as collateral on promissory notes totalling $3000 to Edwin H. Bacon, also of Liberty County, “the following slaves named Patty and her children, Venus, Frank, James, Betsey and Nancy, with the future issue and increase of the females. Also used to secure the promissory note were a 350-acre tract of land in Liberty County bounded north by Charlton Hines, South by Estate of Lewis, Charles West & the Clark Tract, east by Edwin H. Bacon, west by estate of Lewis and W. Hope; plus a part of a tract of land known as the Clark tract, containing 85 acres bounded north by the Clark tract, south and east by West’s lands, and west by the Clark tract and West’s land; also a 400-acre tract, surveyed by and granted to E.H. Bacon, lying north and east & northeast of the Clark Tract, bounded west by the aforementioned Tract & Hines’ land, north by Burton, east by Estate of Fabian, and south by Doctor West’s Lands. Witnessed by George W. Walthour, William L. Dunham, Uriah Wilcox. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on March 3, 1836.
On February 15, 1836, Edwin Bacon transferred the above promissory notes to Ralph King, William King and Bayard E. Hand, doing business under the name R & W King, in return for $3000. [NOTE: The deed was marked as satisifed in full as of February 8, 1837, by R & W King. Satisfaction recorded on February 9, 1837.]
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. 297-301. Image #200-1 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9KH-J?i=199&cat=292358)