Enslaved People Named: Adam, Flora, Affy, Cato, Rachael [alt: Rachel], Tom [or Sam], Bristol, Amey [alt: Amy]
Location: Bryan County, Georgia
On February 1, 1805, Simon Maxwell, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note of 1577.82 to Edward Stebbins, Savannah, “the following negro slaves that is to say Adam, Flora, Affy, Cato, Rachael [alt: Rachel], Tom [or Sam], Bristol and Amey.” If Maxwell were to default, Stebbins was to have the right to take possession of the enslaved people and to sell or dispose of them as he pleased. Witnessed by Abraham Gindrat, who also probated it on March 4, 1805. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on March 26, 1805.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. A-D 1796-1829, Book B (1799-1807), page 161-2; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-KSBL : 18 May 2024), image 194-5 of 600; microfilm #007899046, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.