They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Sheriff’s Sale (English/Grace)

Enslaved People Named: Sandy

On July 4, 1843, Robt [Robert] C. Grace purchased one grey mare and “negro man Sandy” at a Sheriff’s Sale at the Bryan County courthouse for $17. They had originally been seized from Reuben English based on a court order. Witnessed by Wm. [William] H. Vanbrackel, J.I.C.B.C. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on July 7, 1843.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book F (1840-46), page 215-6; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSLH-X : 10 Sep 2024), image 362-3 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.