They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Brown/Charlton)

Enslaved People Named: Jack

On April [date left blank], 1831, in Savannah, Michael Brown, Chatham County, sold for $400 to Doctor Thomas J. Charlton, Bryan County, “a negro man slave, named Jack.” Witnessed by Geo. [George] M. Waters and Robert M. Charlton, notary public. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on APril 29, 1831.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 40-1; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSKW-R : 7 Jul 2024), image 28 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.