They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Deed of Gift (Elbert/Parsons)

Enslaved People Named: Mary Ann, Cupid, Affy

On June 29, 1864, Harriet Ann Elbert, Columbia County, Florida gifted to her grand-niece Catherine Ann Elbert Parsons, Bryan County, “the following negro slaves, viz Mary Ann aged about 27 years and her children, Cupid aged about 3 years and Affy aged 10 months.” Witnessed by M.H. Freeze, Wm. [William] T. Bacon. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on November 19, 1864.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book I (1860-1869), page 169-70; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-197V-T : 8 May 2025), image 403-4 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.