Enslaved People Named: Ben, Smart
On March 1, 1812, Thomas Bradwell Jr, planter of Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $408.40 to Joseph Jones “these two negro slaves named Ben and Smart.” Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on December 23, 1813
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. 281. Image #445 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-J9DR-W?i=444)