They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Used as Collateral (Hughes/Wilcox)

Enslaved Persons Named: Bell, Sam, Henry, Mary, March, & Prince

On April 25, 1836, William Hughes, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $764 to Uriah Wilcox, Liberty County, “a certain female slave named Bell and her five children Sam, Henry, Mary, March, & Prince, together with the future issue and increase of the females.” Witnessed by William B. Fleming, J.I.C.L.C. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on April 26, 1836.

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. 314-5. Image #208-9 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9LM-P?i=207&cat=292358)