Enslaved People Named: Tom
On August 5, 1834, at a Sheriff’s sale at the Bryan County Courthouse, Thomas J. Charlton purchased “a negro man slave, named Tom” for $250, as the highest bidder. Tom had been seized from Thomas B. Baker, administrator for the estate of Alexander Netherclift, based on a lawsuit against Baker by William Inglish in Bryan County Superior Court. Witnessed by Solomon Smith. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on August 27, 1834.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 135-6; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSGP-W : 11 Jul 2024), image 76 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.