Enslaved People Named: Carpenter Bob, Little Bob, Trim, Jack, Will, Tom, Joe, March, April, June, July, August, O. Sam, Y. Sam, Peggy, Phebe [alt: Phoebe], Daphney, Prisillah, Mariah, Jacob, Isaac, Luke, Jack, Grace, Rachel, Robin
On February 27, 1809, at Fair Law, Charles William Rogers sold to John Elliott for $11150 “the following negroes viz Carpenter Bob, Little Bob, Trim, Jack, Will, Tom, Joe, March, April, June, July, August, O. Sam, Y. Sam, Peggy, Phebe [alt: Phoebe], Daphney, Prisillah [alt: Priscillah], Mariah, Jacob, Isaac, Luke, Jack, Grace, Rachel & Robin.”
In the deed record above this one, Charles W. Rogers had sold Fair Lawn, Rural Felicity and Butler’s Tract in Liberty County to John Elliott for $4500. They were described as being in the neighborhood of Riceborough and containing in the three tracts about 1123 acres, bounded south and east by land of Dr. LeConte & Rice Hope [Plantation], lately the property of James Smith; east by land of the estate of Capt. John Jones; nother & west by land of Thomas Mell, James Smith and Dr. LeConte.
Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on June 1, 1809.
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. 228. Image #281 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-J984-6?i=280)