Enslaved People Named: Affy
On September 19, 1808, Alexander Dicks and John Wells, both of Bryan County, confirmed that on September 6, 1808, they had witnessed an auction at the Bryan County Court House in which “a certain negro woman named Affy [alt: Affee]” was sold to Joseph Stillwell as the highest bidder at $90. The auction was said to have been advertised in the Georgia Republican Gazette, as required by law. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on October 26, 1808.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. A-D 1796-1829, Book C (1807-1815), page 72; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-KSDH : 26 May 2024), image 301 of 600; microfilm #007899046, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.