Bryan County Bill of Sale (Stiles/Stiles)
Enslaved People Named: Silvia, Susan, Judy On April 2, 1842, Benjamin Stiles, Bryan County, sold to Benjamin E. Stiles, guardian of Mary A.E. Donaldson, to hold in trust for her, for $900 the following negro slaves to wit Silvia, Susan, and Judy.” Witnessed by William Roser, N. Duncan. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on […]
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Stiles/Clark)
Enslaved People Named: Florinda, Glascow On April 30, 1842, Benjamin Stiles, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to John Clark for $404 “the following negro slaves to wit, Florinda, and Glascow [alt: Glasgow].” Witnessed by William H. Stiles, N.P. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on May 16, 1842. Bryan County, Georgia, […]
Flanders Pray – A Community Leader
As the Civil War ground to an end, Liberty County, Georgia, was in disarray. It had been raided by Sherman’s Army, white families had fled their homes, and people held in slavery had been moved to other locations or left to fend for themselves. Many had scattered to follow the Army or find their own […]
Bryan County Court Order (Stiles & Penny)
Enslaved People Named: None [Begin Transcript] State of Georgia, Bryan County } Whereas Zachariah M. Winkler of Savannah in said State obtained a judgement in Bryan Superior Court against Benjamin Stiles and Alexander W. Stephen, who are the trustees of Mrs. Jane Penny, for the sum of thirteen hundred and eight dollars and thirty three […]
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Harn/Harn)
Enslaved People Named: Daphney, Jane, Peggy, Rose, Becka On November 27, 1843, John Harn, Bryan County gifted to his son John Harn Junior, Bryan County, “one negro woman named Daphney and her four children viz Jane, Peggy, Rose and Becka [alt: Becca], as well as two tracts of land (one 50 acres originally granted to […]
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Harn/Harrison)
Enslaved People Named: Clary, Hannah, Rina On September 5, 1843, John Harn, Bryan County gifted to William Harn, Bryan County, in trust for Abigail Elizabeth Harrison, John Harn’s daughter, during her lifetime “a certain negro woman slave named Clary and her two children, Hannah and Rina [alt: Rhina], as well as a tract of land […]
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Shuman/Bird)
Enslaved People Named: Marcus On May 16, 1843, Samuel G. Shuman, Bryan County, sold to Israel Bird, Bryan County, for $400 “a certain negro man or mulatto, named Marcus.” Witnessed by John A. Hendry, Jackson Bird. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on August 21, 1843. Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, […]
Bryan County Sheriff’s Sale (English/Grace)
Enslaved People Named: Sandy On July 4, 1843, Robt [Robert] C. Grace purchased one grey mare and “negro man Sandy” at a Sheriff’s Sale at the Bryan County courthouse for $17. They had originally been seized from Reuben English based on a court order. Witnessed by Wm. [William] H. Vanbrackel, J.I.C.B.C. Recorded in Bryan County […]
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Harvey/Bird)
Enslaved People Named: Sam On April 17, 1843, Richard Harvey, Bryan County, sold to Cyrus Bird, Bryan County, for $750 “the following property, one negro boy by the name of Sam, about sixteen years old, also fifty head of cattle marked with an upper square in each ear, branded AH.” Witnessed by Susan Barber, Isaac […]
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Patterson/Smith)
Enslaved People Named: George, Phoebe [alt: Phebe], Derry, Deliah, Sarah, Prince, Ben, Sandy, Belah [alt: Bella], Sarah, Judy, Judge, Juno, Moses, Hester, Tiller, Casar [alt: Caesar, Ceasar], John, Comfort, Isaac, Salley, Amelia, Charles, Cresa [alt: Cretia], Sam, Charlotte, Lonon [alt: Lonnon, London], Tiria, Diana, Comiger, Abraham, Jane, Sam On January 7, 1843, William Patterson, Savannah, […]