Enslaved People Named: Silvia, Mary, Bob
On November 4, 1848, Elizabeth Delegal, gifted to the lawful issue of Rebecca Bacon by her present husband Nathaniel Bacon “the three following negroes Silvia a negro woman slave aged forty three years, a negro girl slave named Mary five years of age a negro boy slave named Bob aged three years them and all their future issue to wit .” She named Nathaniel Bacon as guardian and trustee of this property for these children. Witnessed by David Gieger, Riley ?Gleser?. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on Mary 24, 1856.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book H (1853-1860), page 253-4; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-19WM-8 : 7 Apr 2025), image 141-2 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.