They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Holmes/Kell)

Enslaved People Named: Yelley, Pamorce, Fatimer

On January 24, 1806, James Holmes, planter of Sunbury, Liberty County, sold for $900 to John Kell, gentleman of Sunbury, as “a balance due on settlements of accounts” “three Negro Slaves to wit, Yelley, Pamorce and Fatimer [alt: Fatima].” 

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. E-G 1801-1816,” Record Book F (1804-1809), p. 115. Image #223 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-J9ZP-L)