Enslaved People Named: Clary, Hannah, Rina
On September 5, 1843, John Harn, Bryan County gifted to William Harn, Bryan County, in trust for Abigail Elizabeth Harrison, John Harn’s daughter, during her lifetime “a certain negro woman slave named Clary and her two children, Hannah and Rina [alt: Rhina], as well as a tract of land in Bryan County on the road from Canouchie River to Bryan County Courthouse.” The land was bounded north by William Harn, southeast by Thomas S. Clay, and west by John Wells. Also included were 30 head of stock cattle, 30 stock hogs and one sorrel mare. The property was to pass to Abigail’s heirs upon her death and was not to be subject to the debts of her present or any future husband. Witnessed by Z. Smith. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on September 8, 1843.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book F (1840-46), page 225-6; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSLR-3 : 10 Sep 2024), image 367-8 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.