Enslaved People Named: Tom, Phillis, Sarah, Frank
On January 1, 1856, Elijah Elarbee, Bryan County, sold to Benjamin Bragg, Bryan County, for $2100 “the following property to wit four certain negroes one man Tom about fifty years old one woman Phillis [alt: Phyllis] about thirty years old and girl Sarah about four years old and boy Frank about one year old dark complexion which negroes I warrant to be well both in body and mind and to be slaves forever.” Witnessed by Bedford Bragg, Thomas Tyson. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on July 1, 1856.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book H (1853-1860), page 266-7; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-197B-D : 7 Apr 2025), image 147-8 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.