They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Winn/Maxwell)

Enslaved People Named: Toby

On July 11, 1816, Peter Winn, Liberty County, sold to Audley Maxwell, Liberty County, for $600 “the following fellow named Toby.” Witnessed by John Winn, Jr. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on February 1817. 

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. 55. Image #48 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSYY-L?i=47&cat=292358)