Enslaved People Named: None
On July 16, 1856, Edward M. Bayly [alt: Baily], Bryan County, satisfied his $2500 debt to the estate of John Bayly, late of Bryan County, by turning over the following to Elizabeth Bayly, administrator of the estate: the land known as the old Court House, a “tract of land near the dividing line between the counties of Liberty & Bryan on or near the Road leading to Canouchee known as the Hen Cart Road; and also four negro slaves, and the interest of the said Edward M. Bayly in said Estate being and undivided third part.” Witnessed by Wm. [William] Law. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on November 10, 1856. [NOTE: Unfortunately, the enslaved people were not listed by name.]
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book H (1853-1860), page 312-3; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-197T-P : 7 Apr 2025), image 168-9 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.