They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Shuman/English)

Enslaved People Named: Will

On January 5, 1833, in Bryan County, Jekyl Shuman sold to Reuben English for $345 “a certain negro boy about ten years of age, named Will.” Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on January 8, 1833.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 95; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSGB-F : 8 Jul 2024), image 55 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.