They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Moye/Powers)

Enslaved People Named: Becca, Sarah, Rhody, Louisa, Caty, Welcome, Moses

On January 16, 1843, Hardy C. Moye, Lowndes County, sold to Clem Powers, Effingham County, for $3700 “the following negro slaves to wit, Becca, a female slave aged about thirty two years, Sarah, a female slave aged about twenty years, Rhody a female slave aged about eighteen years, Louisa a female slave aged about fourteen years, Caty a female slave aged about twelve years, Welcome a male slave aged about forty years, and Moses a child of the above named Sarah aged about eighteen months.” Witnessed by Jno. [John] M. Clark, N.P. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on March 12, 1843.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book F (1840-46), page 188-9; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSL4-Z : 10 Sep 2024), image 349 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.