They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Dunham/Whitwell)

Enslaved Persons Named: Stepney

On February 13, 1824, Jacob H. Dunham, Liberty County, sold to Furman R. Whitwell for $342.97 “a negro boy called Stepney.” Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on February 24, 1825. 

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. H-I 1816-1831,” Record Book  I, 1822-1831, p. 121. Image #362  (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSBG-R?i=361&cat=292358)