Bryan County Bill of Sale (Gray/Clay)
Enslaved People Named: Judy, Peter, Nanny, Braveboy, Brancer, Nelly, Emma, Nancy, Guy, Cretia, Nancy, Solomon, George, Cretia, Charles, Jean, George, Nanny, Susan, Betsy, Billa, Wanny, Middy, Susy, Mary Ann, Bess, Cato, Affy, Jacob, Elizabeth, Sylvia, Phillis, Webster, Lucy, Benjamin, Hannah, Caesar, Nancy, Gordon, Caesar, Judy, Isaac, Phebea, Hector, Cupid, Man, Peter, Hamit, Johnny, George, Scip, […]
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Netherclift)
Enslaved People Named: John, Rose, Paul On May 30, 1844, Elizabeth Netherclift, gifted to her grandchildren “the following named negro slaves, to wit, John aged about twenty one years, Rose aged about nineteen years, and Paul aged about twelve years.” Elizabeth Netherclift noted that in her last will and testament, dated July 8, 1835, as […]
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Maxwell/Remshart)
Enslaved People Named: July, Mary On April 25, 1844, John J. Maxwell, Chatham County, used as security on a debt to William Remshart, Bryan County: “the following named slaves with the issue of the females to wit my mulatto man July aged about forty five years and my negro woman Mary aged about twenty four […]
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (White/Collins)
Enslaved People Named: Sylvia, Sucky, Scipio On May 1, 1844, Henry H. White and his wife Elizabeth used as collateral on two promissory notes “the three following named negroe slaves to wit Sylvia a female aged about fifty years Sucky a female aged about sixteen years and Scipio a male aged about eighteen years.” The […]
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Maxwell/Rogers)
Enslaved People Named: Sampson, Hannah, Henry, Nancy, William, Margaret, Morace, Linder, Mary, John, Israel, Lisa [or Tira], Mily, Sary, Sam, Sip [alt: Scipio], Thomas, Adaline On January 25, 1844, John S. Maxwell, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Dr. C.W. Rogers, Bryan County, for $2500 “the following negro slaves (Sampson, Hannah, […]
Bryan County Trust (Maxwell/Maxwell)
Enslaved People Named: Eve, Sullivan, Phoebe On February 2, 1844, Benjamin C. Maxwell, Liberty County, sold to John S. Maxwell, Bryan County, for $400 “the following named slaves with the future issue and increase of the females to wit Eve and her children Sullivan and Phoebe.” John S. Maxwell was to hold them in trust […]
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Harden/Harden)
Enslaved People Named: Rachel On January 1, 1844, Matilda A. Harden, Bryan County, gifted to John M.B. Harden, Liberty County, “one female slave named Rachel.” Witnessed by Wm. [William] S. Harden, Charles A. Harden, J.P. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on March 11, 1844. Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book […]
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Moye/Smith)
Enslaved People Named: Becka, Louisa On June 18, 1842, Obadiah Moye, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Joshua Smith, administrator de bo nis non of the Estate of Thomas Williams for $300 “the following negro slaves to wit, Becka [alt: Becca] and Louisa, Becka about twenty seven years of age and […]
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Shuman/Futch)
Enslaved People Named: Linda On April 15, 1842, James Shuman, Bryan County, sold to Jesse Futch, Bryan County, for $400 a certain negro girl slave, named Linda thirteen years of age.” Witnessed by Eli Futch. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on June 2, 1842. Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book […]
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Hines/Perry)
On May 12, 1842, John P. Hines, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Elias Perry, Bryan County, for $1000 “the following named nine negro slaves, to wit, Toney, Paul, Charlotte, Isaac, Edward, Harry, Jane, Lavina and Isaac.” Witnessed by Joseph W. Jackson. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on May 24, […]