Enslaved People Named: Dick
On January 4, 1833, John Bradley and his wife Jane Bradley, Liberty County, sold to James N Bird, Bryan County, for $350 “a certain negro slave named Dick about twelve years of age.” Witnessed by Enoch Daniel, Joseph G [or J] Smith. Smith probated the signatures on February 18, 1833. [NOTE: John Bradley signed “by mark,” indicating illiteracy. Jane Bradley did not.] Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on February 18, 1833.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 99-100; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSGR-R : 9 Jul 2024), image 57 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.