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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Deed of Gift (Stewart/Stewart)

Enslaved Persons Named: Hannah, Hampshire, Luke, Abram

On January 10, 1829, Daniel Stewart, Liberty County, gifted to his daughter in law, Margaret H. Stewart, and her three children Daniel, Sarah and Henry Ripley, Liberty County,  “four negro slaves; viz. Hannah, and her three children Hampshire, Luke and Abram.” Witnessed by Samuel S. Law, Josiah Wilson. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on June 1, 1829.

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. 356. Image #486  (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSYQ-S?i=485&cat=292358)