They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Sheftall/Harn)

Enslaved People Named: Daphney, Laura

On October 29, 1831, Mordecai Sheftall Junior, Savannah, sold for $650 to John Harn, Bryan County, “the following named slaves, Daphney and her female child named Laura.” Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on Mary 9, 1832.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 80-1; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSKQ-Q : 8 Jul 2024), image 47-8 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.