They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Deed of Gift (Baley/Calder)

Enslaved People Named: Peggy, Jeffry

On August 28, 1852, John Baley, Bryan County, gifted to his daughter Malinda E. Calder, wife of George Calder, via her trustees William F. Law and Lewis T. Turner, both of Bryan County “a negro slave named Peggy and her child Jeffry with the future issue and increase.” Witnessed by Luke Mann. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on April 28, 1853.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book G (1846-53), page 342-3; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSKN-H : 23 Jan 2025), image 670 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.