They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Court Case – McGowen (Admr of Way) vs. Jones Jr (1821)

Enslaved People Named: Lizette, Winter, Affy [alt: Affee], Charlotte, Billy, George, Betty, Phillis [alt: Phyllis], Dinah, Isaac, Rose
Slaveowners: Mrs. Susannah Way, John McGowen, Samuel Jones
Date of Case: 1821

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John McGowen Admor of
Susannah Way & others
Vs.
Samuel Jones Jun. Et al } Bill for discovery & relief

We find for the comlainants the number of negroes named in the Bill, to wit, Lizette, Winter, Affy [alt: Affee], Charlotte, Billy, George, Betty, Phillis [alt: Phyllis], Dinah, Isaac, and Rose, together with their issue and increase since the death of Mrs. Susannah Way, and twelve hundred dollars damage with costs of suit.

20th Nov. 1821 Thos. Bacon foreman

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Source: Superior Court minutes, 1809-1821, Liberty County, Georgia, page 379; database with images, “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes 1809-1821,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H3-W9J9 : accessed 10 Jul 2023), Family History Library Film 008628963, item 2 of 2, image 645 of 653.