Enslaved People Named: Caroline
On October 17, 1857, Gordon I. [or J] Goodson, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Solomon Smith (Sr) for $105 “the following property, to wit, a certain Negro Girl named Caroline of black complexion thirteen years of age.” Witnessed by John V. Wells. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on October 20, 1857. This record marked as satisfied as of December 21, 1859.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book H (1853-1860), page 387-8; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-197Y-S : 16 Apr 2025), image 206 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.