They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Footman/Habersham)

Enslaved People Named: Mary, Clarissa, Lucy

On April 3, 1832, Edward Footman, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $800 “for value received” to Robert Habersham, merchant of Savannah, “all the following named negro slaves to wit Mary, Clarissa, Lucy and her child, in number four.” Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on April 30, 1832.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 78-9; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSKS-Y : 8 Jul 2024), image 46-7 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.