Enslaved People Named: Rachel, Jack, Lydia, Mary, Sharper, Selina, Hannah
On July 16, 1821, Benjamin Mell Junior, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $890.31 to Uriah Wilcox, same place, “the seven following negro slaves; viz. A female slave named Rachel, & her two children named Jack & Lydia, & a certain other female slave named Mary, & her two children named Sharper & Selina; likewise another female slave named Hannah.” Witnessed by John F. Williams, E.E. Williams. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on August 27, 1821.
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. 419-20. Image #242-3 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSR2-9?i=241&cat=292358)