Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Clay/Clay)
Enslaved People Named: Kate, Cinda, Harry, Elvira, Charles, Sylvia, Solomon, Emmie, Mars, Middy, Fanny, Chloe, Daniel On October 1, 1862, Joseph Clay, Bryan County, created a promissory note to Mrs. Matilda Clay “for value received” for $2000. Mrs. Matilda Clay turned over the note to Habersham and Sons of Chatham County. To secure the note […]
Bryan County Estate Settlement (Hobbs)
Enslaved People Named: Mavis On July 19, 1862, the children of John Hobbs, deceased of Bryan County, agreed to distribute their inheritance from him. They noted that they were doing this to prevent disputes because there was some controversy over the legitimacy of some of his children. The creators of this deed record were the […]
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Arnold/Arnold)
On May 7, 1861, Richard J. Arnold, Bryan County, sold to Thomas C. Arnold, Bryan County, for $100,000 the following named enslaved people listed below. Witnessed by John E. Ward. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on July 11, 1861. [NOTE: For more information about Richard J. Arnold, please see “North by South: The Two […]
Bryan County Estate Settlement (Screven)
Enslaved People Named: 189 people [see tables below] On May 24, 1860, John Screven and Thomas F. Screven, Chatham County, executed a deed to quit-claim their right in part of their father James P. Screven’s estate to George P. Screven, also of Chatham County. The residue of the estate had been left to be divided […]
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Wells/Clark)
Enslaved People Named: Simon, Amelia On February 18, 1861, John V. Wells, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Richard Clark, Bryan County, for $400 “the following property, to wit: Two Negroes, one negro man named Simon of dark complexion twenty years of age about five feet high sound and well, and […]
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Linder/Butler)
Enslaved People Named: Elbert, Richard, Albert On September 27, 1860, Thomas F. Linder, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note to William Butler, Bryan County, for $1000 “the following property, to wit: a certain negro woman named Elbert of dark complexion about twenty-two years of age and her two children, one named Richard […]
Bryan County Estate Settlement (Rustin/Lanier)
Enslaved People Named: Moses On September 19, 1859, S.B. Rustin acknowledged receipt from Providence Lanier, guardian of “the minors of L. Lanier,” $114.52, “it being the amount in full due H.J. Shuman and Emily P. Shuman as heirs of said estate except one heir’s part in a Negro man Moses at the Guardian’s death, which […]
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Jones/Nevills)
Enslaved People Named: ?Feaner?, Elen, Peter, Edie On May 26, 1860, John Jones, Chatham County, gifted to John Nevills, as trustee of his wife Eliza Nevills and her children, Bryan County, “all those negroes named ?Feaner? aged about thirty-five years Elen [Ellen] about fourteen years of age, Peter about seven years of age, Edie about […]
Bryan County Bill of Sale (McAllister/Campbell)
Enslaved People Named: Jinny, David, Aggy, Frank On March 12, 1860, J.L. McAllister, Bryan County, sold to Benjamin Stiles, trustee for Mrs. Jane Campbell (under her marriage settlement made between Catlitt Campbell, Jane Penny and Benjamin Stiles on November 23, 1859), for $2250 “the following property – one negro woman named Jinny and her three […]
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Boothe/Shuman)
Enslaved People Named: May On June 15, 1849, John Boothe, Tattnall County, sold to Martin Shuman, Bryan County, for $600 “the following property: a certain negro girl named May [or Mary] aged sixteen years old dark complected.” Witnessed by Wm. [William] Harn, Wm. H. Gray. William Harn swore on April 17, 1860 before the Superior […]