They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Deed of Gift (Stewart/Oswald)

Enslaved People Named: G???, Luke, Charlotte

On February 11, 1811, Daniel Stewart, planter of Liberty County, gifted to his friend Thomas H. Oswald “three certain negros (viz), G??? a fellow, Luke a boy & Charlotte a girl…” Witnessed by Wm. Willson, Josiah Willson [alt: Wilson]. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on April 1, 1811. 

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 G (1809-1816), p. 119. Image #360 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-J9DW-9?i=359&cat=292358)