They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Barber/Newman)

Enslaved People Named: Cassander

On December 31, 1851, Isaac Barber, Bryan County, sold to James Newman, Bryan County, for $362.50 “a negro girl named Cassander aged about seven years.” Witnessed by John L. Dukes. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on July 12, 1852.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book G (1846-53), page 315-6; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSKF-W : 23 Jan 2025), image 656-7 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.