They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Used as Collateral (Coleman/Lamb)

Enslaved Persons Named: Cyrus

On April 22, 1825, John and Sarah Coleman, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $75 to B.S. Lamb, Bryan County, “a negro boy named Cyrus, about eleven years of age.” Witnessed by Gabriel Ratcliff, John B. Maxwell. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on May 26, 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. 134-5. Image #369  (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSB2-F?i=368&cat=292358)