They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Perry/Hines)

Enslaved People Named: Hetty

On February 8, 1854, Isaac Perry, Bryan County, sold to Jno. [John] P. Hines, Bryan County, for $800 “the following property to wit a negro woman named Hetty aged seventeen years of yellow complexion.” Witnessed by Benj. P. Hines. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on April 25, 1854.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book G (1846-53), page 58-9; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-1974-9 : 27 Jan 2025), image 35 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.