Enslaved People Named: Lonnon [alt: London], Cloe [alt: Chloe], Peter, Bob, Charles, Flander, Clarinder [alt: Clarinda], Harriot, Peggy, blind Jimmy, Sharlo [alt: Sharlott], Allick
Based on a writ of fieri facias obtained through a lawsuit by Joseph Davis against the executors of James B. Maxwell’s estate in Bryan County Superior Court in the April term of 1808, the following enslaved people were sold at a Sheriff’s Sale on March 1, 1808: “Lonnon [alt: London], Cloe [alt: Chloe], Peter, Bob, Charles, Flander, Clarinder [alt: Clarinda], Harriot, Peggy, blind Jimmy, Sharlo [alt: Sharlott], and Allick. John Pray was the highest bidder at $1895 and was given a bill of sale.
The list of names of the enslaved people was repeated three times in this deed record, each time identically. Also included was a list of the value of each person, which revealed that Lonnon and Cloe were married, and Peter, Bob, Charles, Flander and Clarinder were their children.
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John Pray bought of Joseph Stillwell at Sheriff’s sales March 1st 1808 the following negroes viz.
Lonnon
Cloe his wife
Peter their child
Bob ditto
Charles ditto
Flander ditto
Clarinder ditto
} for $850.00
Harriot…$350.00
Peggy and blind Jimmy…$305.00
Sharlo…$250.00
Allick…$140.00
[Total] $1895.00
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Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on Mary 20, 1808.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. A-D 1796-1829, Book C (1807-1815), page 49-50; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-KSKG : 26 May 2024), image 289-90 of 600; microfilm #007899046, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.