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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Winn/Stuart)

Enslaved People Named: None

On November 10, 1796, Joseph Winn, planter of McIntosh County, sold to James M. Stuart, planter of Liberty County, for $500 his share in the estate of Samuel Burnely, deceased. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on November 16, 1796. 

[Note: Although Winn did not specify what his share might consist of, please see this link for an abstract of Samuel Burnley’s estate inventory with a citation for the original source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-5TBQ?i=210]

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. C-D 1793-1801,” Record Book DD (1795-1798), p. 73. Image #211 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-5TBQ?i=210)