Enslaved Persons Named: Creese, Milley, Sylvia, Washington, Elizabeth, Boston
On June 8, 1829, James James, of Morristown, New Jersey, sold to Moses L. Jones, of Liberty County, Georgia, for $1200 “the following negroes, viz a certain negro wench named Creese [alt: Crease], and her five children, named Milley, Sylvia, Washington, Elizabeth and Boston. Witnessed by Henry King. On June 18, 1829, Charles M. King appeared before Elias Fort, a Justice of the Chatham County Inferior Court, to swear that he was familiar with the handwriting of Henry King of Morristown, New Jersey, and that he believed the signature on the bill of sale to be his handwriting. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on February 22, 1830.
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. 385. Image #500 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSY7-5?i=499&cat=292358)