They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Maxwell/Rogers)

Enslaved People Named: Sampson, Hannah, Henry, Nancy, William, Margaret, Morace, Linder, Mary, John, Israel, Lisa [or Tira], Mily, Sary, Sam, Sip [alt: Scipio], Thomas, Adaline

On January 25, 1844, John S. Maxwell, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Dr. C.W. Rogers, Bryan County, for $2500 “the following negro slaves (Sampson, Hannah, Henry, Nancy, William, Margaret, Morace, Linder, Mary, John, Israel, Lisa [or Tira], Mily, Sary, Sam, Sip [alt: Scipio], Thomas, Adaline).” 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 249-50; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VS2B-C : 15 Sep 2024), image 380-1 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.