Enslaved People Named: Sophia
On November 18, 1854, the heirs and distributees of the estate of Isaac Barber, Bryan County, agreed among themselves that “the negro child (of the woman Sophia) not mentioned in said will shall be considered as if devised with the other negroes and all together on the same footing and remain with them as the will directs.” This agreement was made because the will had not mentioned all of Barber’s property and provision needed to be paid for the unmentioned property. They also agreed that all other personal property left unprovided for in the will should be sold, mainly because the costs of administering a separate estate would be considerable. The heirs entrusted these actions to the will’s executors, Marshall Hart and Jesse L. Lanier. The heirs who signed the agreement were Obadiah Barber, Israel M. Barber, James H. Johnson, J.L. Lanier, R.B. Jones, M.D. M???y (Trustee), Frances Barber, Wm. [name]. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on November 24, 1854.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book H (1853-1860), page 109-10; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-197H-T : 14 Feb 2025), image 60-1 of 715; microfilm #008188937, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.