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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Court Case: McVean vs. Fraser – Sandy, Ranter, Sam, Monday, Rose & Charles seized (1823)

Enslaved People Named: Sandy, Ranter, Sam, Monday, Rose, Charles
Free people involved: Andrew F. Fraser, John McVean
Date: 1823

On February 19, 1823, “six negroes to wit Sandy Ranter Sam Monday Rose & Charles as the property of A. F. Fraser” were seized by the Sheriff of Liberty County as a result of a lawsuit against Andrew F. Fraser by John McVean. Fraser had defaulted on a promissory note. The judgment was for $151.31 and the enslaved individuals were to be sold to cover the judgment.

Loose Papers in folders by surname, Liberty County Court of Ordinary, 1823 court case between John McVean and Andrew F. Fraser, 1823; digitized images with typewritten indexes, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89QW-YF54 : accessed 3 July 2023), “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 -> Liberty -> Estates 1775-1892 Fraser, Andrew-Goulding, Palmer, image 35 of 1211.