Enslaved Persons Named: Peggy, Susan
On April 5, 1825, Peggy and her child Susan were sold at auction at the Liberty County courthouse at Riceboro. Jesse Ham was the highest bidder, at $350. Peggy and Susan had been seized from their home by Liberty County sheriff Edward Way after Jas. [James] Fort had obtained a judgment against the estate of John Fulton in Superior Court, and were sold to satisfy the judgment. Way finalized the sale to Ham on June 29, 1825. Witnessed by Wm. [William] N. Way, Geo. [George] W. Walthour, W.Q. Baker. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on August 4, 1825.
Source: Family Search.org. Liberty County Superior Court “Deeds and mortgages, 1777-1920; general index to deeds and mortgages, 1777-1958,” Film: Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-I 1816-1831,” Record Book I, 1822-1831, p. 147. Image #375 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSBY-6?i=374&cat=292358)