They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Campbell/Gaulden)

Enslaved People Named: Lucy, Matilda

On November 15, 1816, Sarah Ann Campbell sold to Jonathan Gaulden for $400 (as a note of hand) for “a negro woman named Lucy, and her daughter Matilda.” Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on December 9, 1816.

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. 45. Image #44 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSB8-K?i=43&cat=292358)