Enslaved People Named: Becka, Louisa
On June 18, 1842, Obadiah Moye, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Joshua Smith, administrator de bo nis non of the Estate of Thomas Williams for $300 “the following negro slaves to wit, Becka [alt: Becca] and Louisa, Becka about twenty seven years of age and Louisa about fourteen years of age.” Witnessed by Isabel Smith. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on June 20, 1842.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book F (1840-46), page 142-4; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSL8-J : 14 Sep 2024), image 323-4 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.