They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Futch/Futch)

Enslaved People Named: Nelson

On October 3, 1844, Joshua Futch, Bryan County, sold to Jesse Futch, Bryan County, for $403 “a certain negro boy slave named Nelson aged fourteen years.” Witnessed by Samuel Waller. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on December 19, 1844.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book F (1840-46), page 309-10; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VS25-8 : 16 Sep 2024), image 412-3 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.