They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Clay/Winn)

Enslaved People Named: John

On January 13, 1845, Thomas S. Clay, executor of the will of Anne Clay, Bryan County, sold to John Winn, Bryan County, for $450 “a certain negro man slave named John.” Witnessed by . 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 316; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VS2Y-3 : 19 Sep 2024), image 416 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.