They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Footman/Sanford)

Enslaved People Named: Binah

On June 10, 1834, in Savannah, M.C. Footman acknowledged receipt of $200 from A.M. Sanford “in full pay for a negro woman named Binah.” Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on May 1, 1835.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 166; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSGR-L : 11 Jul 2024), image 91 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.