They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Used as Collateral (Anderson/King)

Enslaved Persons Named: Prince, Celia, Jinney [alt: Ginny], Betsey [alt: Betsy], Polley [alt: Polly], Katy [alt: Katie, Caty], Ben, Toney [alt: Tony], August, William, Harry, Mary, Dinah, Shadrack [alt: Shadrach], Abram

On January 28, 1836, David Anderson, planter of Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $2762.50 to Ralph King, William King and Bayard E. Hand, factors doing business in Savannah, Chatham County, under the name R & W King “the following Slaves named Prince, Celia, Jinney [alt: Ginny], Betsey [alt: Betsy], Polley [alt: Polly], Katy [alt: Katie, Caty], Ben, Toney [alt: Tony], August, William, Harry, Mary, Dinah, Shadrack [alt: Shadrach], and Abram, fifteen in number…” as well as a plantation in Liberty County about five miles northwest of Riceboro on Mulberry Swamp, formerly owned by ?Mr? Fabian, and more recently by John O. Baker, containing 656 acres and bounded on the south by land belonging to Walthour, west by the estate of Thomas Bacon, north by Robert McIntosh & east by Edwin Bacon. Witnessed by R.G. Williams, and William J. Way, J.I.C.L.C. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on February 5, 1836. [NOTE: Marked as satisfied, and satisfaction recorded on February 10, 1843.]

Source: Family Search.org. Liberty County Superior Court “Deeds and mortgages, 1777-1920; general index to deeds and mortgages, 1777-1958,” Film: Deeds & Mortgages, v. K-L 1831-1842,” Record Book K, 1831-1838, pp. 282-3. Image #192 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T92M-3?i=191&cat=292358)