They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Odum/Poppell)

Enslaved People Named: Lissa

On February 14, 1804, Mary Odum sold to Sophia Poppell for $380 “a negro girl named [looks like Lesha, but could be Lissa or Sepha] of a black complexion about thirteen or fourteen years of age.” Witnessed by Jno Dyess, Jeremiah Slade. Odum and Dyess signed by mark. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on November 6, 1804. 

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. 34. Image #181 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-J9DZ-1?i=180)