They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Deed of Gift (Harn/Harn)

Enslaved People Named: Daphney, Jane, Peggy, Rose, Becka

On November 27, 1843, John Harn, Bryan County gifted to his son John Harn Junior, Bryan County, “one negro woman named Daphney and her four children viz Jane, Peggy, Rose and Becka [alt: Becca], as well as two tracts of land (one 50 acres originally granted to Sarah McKinly and one 200 acres originally granted to Elizabeth Harn, both in Bryan County), 30 head of stock cattle, 30 stock hogs and one sorrel mare about twelve years old.” Witnessed by Wm. [William] Harn. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on January 12, 1844.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book F (1840-46), page 235-6; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSL9-B : 11 Sep 2024), image 373-4 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.