They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Shepard/Gaulden)

Enslaved People Named: March

On January 5, 1809, Francis Shepard, Liberty County, sold to Captain Jonathan Gaulden for $400 “one negro boy March.” Witnessed by Enoch Everitt. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on December 9, 1816.

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 H (1816-1822), p. 45. Image #44 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSB8-K?i=43&cat=292358)