They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Ward/Walthour)

Enslaved Persons Named: Jacob, Lindy, Delia, Hannah, Chloe, Jacob, Mariah, Lourens, Billy, George, Linda, March, William, Sam, Dick

On February 3, 1837, Sarah C. Ward, Liberty County, sold to George W. Walthour, Liberty County, for $9000 “the following negroes viz. Jacob, Lindy, Delia, Hannah, Chloe, Jacob, Mariah, Lourens [?, maybe Laurens or Laurence, Lawrence?], Billy, George, Linda, March, William, Sam & Dick, fifteen in number…” Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on February 8, 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. 364-5. Image #233-4 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9K8-K?i=232&cat=292358)