They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Lease (Oswald/Stewart)

Enslaved People Named: Jean, Will

Recorded on January 23, 1810, was an account of the sales of the personal property of Mrs. Ann Oswald, deceased. It included furniture, hogs, sheep, horses and cattle, as well as “the hired of wench Jean for 1 year,” which was purchased by Josiah Wilson for $10, and “the hire [of] boy Will for 1 year,” which was purchased by Daniel Stewart for $16. James C. Bowler was the auctioneer. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on January 3, 1810. [NOTE: The actual date of the sale, if different from the date it was recorded in court, was not given.] 

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. 49. Image #324 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-J96V-K?i=323&cat=292358)