They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Deed of Gift (Baillie/Darling)

Enslaved Persons Named: Juno

On May 6, 1775, Robert Carnibe Baillie, planter of St. John’s Parish in Georgia [now Liberty County], gifted to Uphemiah Darling [alt: Euphemia] “one Negro girl named Juno.” Witnessed by Eliz. [Elizabeth] Powell, Mary Lynn. On October 10, 1778, Mrs. Elizabeth Powell swore that she witnessed Robert Carnibe Baillie’s signature. Recorded on October 15, 1778. 

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. A-B 1777-1793,” Record Book  A, 1777-1783, p. 123-4. Image #75 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-F5R1?i=74&cat=292358)