They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Timmons/Mahon)

Enslaved Persons Named: Harcklous [alt: possibly misspelling of Hercules], Ben, Romeo, Toney, Tom, John, Jack, Alvesey

On July 31, 1790, Richard Timmons, Senior, planter, Liberty County, sold to Susannah Mahon, widow, Liberty County, for 206 pounds sterling  “the following negroe slaves namely Harcklous [alt: possibly misspelling of Hercules], Ben, Romeo, Toney, Tom, John, Jack and Alvesey.” Witnessed by William Jurdine [alt: Jourdine], John Craighton. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on December 2, 1790.

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. 326-7. Image #443 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-FGXN?i=442&cat=292358)