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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Parrott/Pigot)

Enslaved People Named: Till

On January 6, 1803, Nathaniel and James Parrott, of Hancock County, sold “one negro woman called [name hard to read – possibly Till] for $220 to John Pigot. Witnessed by John McKiver, On March 23, 1805, James Parrot, saying he had been a minor at the time of the above document, confirmed the bill of sale. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on March 25, 1805. 

[Note: Her name may be Tildia, as Pigot’s heirs sold Tildia to Jonathan Gaulden in 1817.] 

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. 51. Image #191 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-J9DY-W?i=190)

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. H-I 1816-1831,” Record Book H (1816-1822), p. 120-1. Image #88 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSYH-4?i=87&cat=292358) [See abstract at https://theyhadnames.net/2022/05/02/bill-of-sale-pigott-gaulden/.]