They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Shuman/Sauls)

Enslaved People Named: Pomp

On November 12, 1834, Martin Shuman, South Carolina, sold for $400 to Phereba Sauls “a certain negro boy, named Pomp, aged about sixteen years.” Witnessed by Francies Barger [signed by mark]. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on December 30, 1839.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 390; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSGM-Q : 3 Aug 2024), image 215 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.