They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Deed of Gift (Harden/Harden)

Enslaved People Named: Rachel

On January 1, 1844, Matilda A. Harden, Bryan County, gifted to John M.B. Harden, Liberty County, “one female slave named Rachel.” Witnessed by Wm. [William] S. Harden, Charles A. Harden, J.P. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on March 11, 1844.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book F (1840-46), page 246-7; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSL3-6 : 15 Sep 2024), image 379 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.