They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Penney/Miller)

Enslaved People Named: Jack, Sandy, Andrew, Boatswain, Bachus, Lewis, Charles, Hannah, Ruth, Tamar

On June 18, 1834, at Savannah, Beecroft Penney, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $1933,32 to Arthur G. Miller “the following negro slaves, viz Jack, Sandy, Andrew, Boatswain, Bachus, Lewis, Charles, Hannah, Ruth and Tamar.” Witnessed by James S. Wilkins. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on December 31, 1834.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 152-3; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSGG-X : 11 Jul 2024), image 84-5 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.