Enslaved People Named: George
On March 3, 1856, S.W. Bourquin, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Barbary A. Baker, Bryan County, for $235.95 “a certain negro man named George aged thirty five years of dark complexion also two bay mules one [word] carriage one sorrel mare one two horse waggon.” Witnessed by H.W. Mattox. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on March 17, 1856.
On the same day, Bourquin also gave her a $300 promissory note using a 300-acre tract of land in Bryan County as collateral. The land was said to have been originally granted to Edward C??? On November 23, 1809.
Both notes were marked as having been cancelled by on November 29, 1856, by Thomas B. Baker acting for B.A. Baker.
[NOTE: Bourquin’s name was spelled Bourgin in the record but his signature was recorded as having been Bourquin.]
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book H (1853-1860), page 220-2; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-1971-G : 30 Mar 2025), image 115-6 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.