They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Used as Collateral (Hart/King)

Enslaved Persons Named: Big Jack, Patience, Jane, Little Jack, Binah, Sandy, Edmond, Hagar, Paul, Bonaparte, Smart, Israel, Grace, and Andrew

On March 10, 1836, Odingsell W. Hart, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $3600 to Ralph King, William King & Bayard E. Hand, partners under the name of R&W King, “the following slaves viz. Big Jack, Patience, Jane, Little Jack, Binah, Sandy, Edmond, Hagar, Paul, Bonaparte, Smart, Israel, Grace, and Andrew, with the future issue & increase of the females.” Witnessed by J.S. Fleming, William Robarts, W.B. Fleming J.I.C.L.C. Recordedin Liberty County Superior Court on March 3, 1836. [NOTE: Marked as transferred from R&W King to G.W. Anderson in May 1841, then as satisfied in full as of March 18, 1845, by G.W. Anderson. Satisfaction recorded on July 2, 1845.]

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. 296-7. Image #200 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9KH-J?i=199&cat=292358)