Enslaved People Named: Sam
On April 18, 1857, Matthew M. Morgan used “a certain Negro fellow named Sam of dark complexion about twenty seven years of age” to secure a set of 14 promissory notes totalling $400 “made and delivered to Cyrus Bird said notes payable to John A. Sapp or Bearer…” Morgan made this bargain with Jackson Bird and AB & AG Smith, executors of Cyrus Bird’s estate. Witnessed by Solomon Smith. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on June 23, 1857.
[NOTE: This record was marked as satisfied as of January 2, 1871.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book H (1853-1860), page 369-70; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-197R-F : 13 Apr 2025), image 197 of 715; microfilm #008188937, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.