Enslaved People Named: Sally, Luke
On March 27, 1854, Phereby Shuman, Bryan County gifted to Wm. H. Shuman, son of Phereby Shuman, same place “the following slaves viz a negro woman by the name of Sally about thirty yeras of age of black complection [SIC] with the future issue also her son named Luke about three or four years of age. Phereby Shuman reserved for herself the right to keep and control these enslaved people for her own use during her natural life.” Witnessed by William R. Lewis. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on April 4, 1854.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book H (1853-1860), page 49-50; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-197H-N : 25 Jan 2025), image 30-1 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.