They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Deed of Gift (Harden/Harden)

Enslaved People Named: Leah, Grace

On March 1, 1858, Charles A. Harden, Bryan County gifted to his son Thomas C. Harden, Bryan County, “a certain negro woman named Leah and her child named Grace.” They were to be held in trust for Thomas by John F. Maxwell and Thomas B. Baker. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on October 7, 1858.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book H (1853-1860), page 482; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-197R-L : 25 Apr 2025), image 243 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.