Enslaved Persons Named: Syke, Warrick, Hannah
On April 7, 1788, Liberty County Sheriff John Dollar sold to John Lawson Senior, of Sunbury, Liberty County, for 151 pounds sterling “Syke a tall middle aged fellow, Warrick a fellow middle aged and Hannah a young wench.” Dollar had seized them from David Duncan after a court judgment against Duncan was obtained by James Wood for 152 pounds six shillings, and he sold them at public auction, with Lawson being the highest bidder. Witnessed by Ad. [Adam] Alexander. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on April 11, 1788.
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 B, 1787-1793, p. 89. Image #313 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-FGSJ?i=312&cat=292358)