They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Clay/Clay)

Enslaved People Named: Yorick, Elizabeth

On June [date blotted], 1845, Eliza C. Clay, Bryan County, sold to Thomas S. Clay, Bryan County, for $425 “the following slaves to wit Yorick and Elizabeth with all the increase of the female slave.” She indicated this was her “interest as one of the heirs of Mary Clay deceased.” Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on January 20, 1845.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book F (1840-46), page 314-5; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VS2T-S : 17 Sep 2024), image 415 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.