Deeds – Page 13 – They Had Names

Deeds Involving Enslaved Persons
in Liberty County Georgia

Bill of Sale (Bacon/Stewart)

Enslaved Persons Named: Nancy, Jim On May 6, 1828, Liberty County Sheriff Benjamin Mell, Liberty County, sold to Alexander Stewart, same place, for $341 “two negro slaves, viz. Nancy and Jim.” Witnessed by J. Mell, Q. Way. Recorded in Liberty

Used as Collateral (Bulloch/Cumming)

Enslaved Persons Named: Jack, Lily, Hannah, Jack, Dinah, Will, Abram, Isaac, Louisa, Creamer, Patty, Joe, Maria, Battice, Bess, Peggy, Emilia, Diana, Sarah, Nancy, Doll, Flora, Peter, Prince, Sandy, Frank, Lily, Daphne, Bella, Letty, Esther, Lounver, Peter, August, Frederick, Dick, Diana,

Marriage Contract (Law/Elliott)

Enslaved Persons Named: None On April 30, 1828, John S. Law, of Savannah in Chatham County, a “practitioner of medicine,” and Jane E. Elliott, also of Savannah, Chatham County, entered into a marriage contract with James S. Bulloch, Savannah, and

Used as Collateral (Way/Wilcox)

Enslaved Persons Named: Mary, Linda, Caroline, Daniel, Simeon, Sandy On May 20, 1828, Quarterman Way, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $582.92 to Uriah Wilcox, same place, “a female slave named Mary, & her five children

Used as Collateral (Holmes/Planters Bank)

Enslaved Persons Named: Milly, Hagar, Phillis [alt: Phyllis], Nancy, Amelia, Fanny, Louisa Charlotte, Lettuce, Jacob, Davy, Quashoba On April 22, 1828, James Holmes and Adam T. Holmes used as collateral on a promissory note of $1700 to the Planters Bank

Used as Collateral (Busby/Whitwell)

Enslaved Persons Named: Fatima, Eve, Cato On February 5, 1828, Bartholomew A. Busby, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $425 to Furman R. Whitwell, “a negro woman slave named Fatima and her two children Eve and

Bill of Sale (Mallard/Baker)

Enslaved Persons Named: Hamlet On April 11, 1828, Thomas Mallard, administrator of the estate of John Mallard, late of Liberty County, sold to William Q. Baker, same place, for $225 “a certain negro boy slave named Hamlet, about twelve years

Bill of Sale (Harris/Hathaway)

Enslaved Persons Named: Ellick On February 1, 1828, Ann S. Harris, Liberty County, sold to John D. Hathaway, for $300 “a negro slave named Ellick, being a boy about fifteen years of age.” Witnessed by John B. Bacon, Furman R.

Marriage Contract (Broughton/Jurdine)

Enslaved Persons Named: Derry, Moses, July, Grace, Judy, Betty, Lucy, Mary, Lisby [alt: Lisbe], Rose In December 1803, John Broughton and Mary Jurdine, both of Liberty County, entered into a marriage contract, with James Carter and Nathaniel Law, same place,

Used as Collateral (Powell/Cumming & Henry)

Enslaved Persons Named: Jack, Jenny, Billy, Ned, Lucy, Phoebe, Harry, Billy, Elsey, Stephen, John, Hagar, Binah, James, Mary Ann, Sue, Patty, Sandy, Bob, Charlotte, Betty, Affy, Peter, Old Will, Peggy, Hester, Jenny, Delia, Will, William, Charlotte, Hannah, Nanny, Rose, Edmund,

Used as Collateral (McIver/Maxwell & King)

Enslaved Persons Named: Dick, Pompey, Ben On February 26, 1828, Alexander M. McIver, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $700 to Maxwell & King, of the City of Savannah, “the following named negroes, to wit, Dick,

Used as Collateral (Law/Maxwell & King)

Enslaved Persons Named: Jacob, Jim, Ned, Little July, Phillis [alt: Phyllis] & Bess On February 26, 1828, Samuel S. Law, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $1000 to Maxwell & King of the City of Savannah

Used as Collateral (Walthour/Maxwell & King)

Enslaved Persons Named: Judy, Toby, Sandy, Minda, Rose, John, Tom, Tom, Dick, Nancy, Peggy, Cudjoe, Little Ben, Lindy, Seaboy, Little Seaboy, Louisa, Bess, Benky, B. Chloe, Simon, Aaron, Yellow Jenny, Little Dick, Jackonsy (or Jackonry) On January 29, 1828, George

Used as Collateral (Bacon/Wilcox)

Enslaved Persons Named: Bella, Abram, Phillis, Billy, Bob, Teresa, Sam, Sampson On February 26, 1828, John Bacon, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $868 to Uriah Wilcox, same place, “a female slave named Bella, & her

Used as Collateral (Bennet/Wilcox)

Enslaved Persons Named: Betsey, March, Sandy, Rachel On February 25, 1828, Matthew Bennet, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $422.63 to Uriah Wilcox, same place, “a female slave named Betsey [alt: Betsy] & her three children,

Used as Collateral (Way/Wilcox)

Enslaved Persons Named: Peter, July On February 25, 1828, Joseph Way, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $277.40 to Uriah Wilcox, same place, “two male slaves named Peter & July.” Witnessed by Edward Way. Recorded in

Used as Collateral (Girardeau/Wilcox)

Enslaved Persons Named: July On February 18, 1828, John Girardeau, planter Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $112.33 to Uriah Wilcox, trader of Liberty County, “a male slave named July; also a certain tract of land

Used as Collateral (Hart/Wilcox)

Enslaved Persons Named: Judy On February 14, 1828, Smith S. Hart, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $90 to Uriah Wilcox, Liberty County, “a certain female slave named Judy, together with her future issue & increase.”

Bill of Sale (Graham/Shaw)

Enslaved Persons Named: Sandy On January 29, 1828, Jerusha Graham, Liberty County, sold to John Shaw, same place, for $405 “one negro slave Sandy, about twenty one years of age.” Witnessed by Enoch Daniel, Newman Bradley. Recorded in Liberty County

Bill of Sale (Holmes/Varnedoe)

Enslaved Persons Named: Billy McIntosh, George, Hannah, Danl [alt: Daniel], Aberdeen, Elsey On February 7, 1828, the Bank of Darien, represented by James Troup, President, and E.S. Rees, Cashier, sold to Nathaniel Varnedoe, of Liberty County, for $1500 “the following

Used as Collateral (Spencer/Wilcox)

Enslaved Persons Named: Titus, Hatty, Rakey, Washington On January 17, 1828, Samuel Spencer, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $232.25 to Uriah Wilcox, same place, “a male slave named Titus, & a female slave named Hatty;

Used as Collateral (Wilson/Davies)

Enslaved Persons Named: Bella, Sue, Dinah, Cato, Brister, Brutus, Diana, Little Diana, Little Peggy, Hetty, Cuffy, Toby, Toney, Leah, Hannah, Cinda On January 15, 1828, Josiah Wilson, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $2200 to William

Used as Collateral (Austin/Field)

Enslaved Persons Named: Boston, Sally, Alick, Big George, Harry, Tom, Toney, Binah, Flora, Susy, Lucy, Sinar [alt: Sina], Sukey, Sarah, Cinder [alt: Cinda], Amy, Candace, Abram, Adam, Isaac, Little George, Jacob, Sampson, Diana, Phoebe, Nancy, Rachel, Polly, Miley, Jinsey, Major

Used as Collateral (Robarts/Low)

Enslaved Persons Named: March On January 16, 1828, in Savannah, Andrew Low & Co acknowledged receipt of $1719.78 as payment from William Robarts, of Riceboro in Liberty County, in full of a mortgage on “your negro named March” and “that

Bill of Sale (Austin/Busby)

Enslaved Persons Named: Pender On January 7, 1828, Joseph Austin, Liberty County and “guardian of the property of Abiel Winn, a minor, son of Peter F. Winn, of said county” was paid $350 by William Q. Baker, “executor of the

Bill of Sale (Winn/Austin)

Enslaved Persons Named: Charlotte, Harriet, Abby, Lewis, David, Tenah, Peggy, Elizabeth, Nancy, Frank, Pender, Bristol, Bob, Toney, George On August 7, 1827, due to court judgments against P.F. Winn in favor of various of his creditors, the Liberty County Sheriff,

Bill of Sale (Pittman/Ham)

Enslaved Persons Named: Billy, John, David, Creesy, Mary On December 28, 1827, William A. Pittman, of Crawford County, sold to Jesse Ham, of Liberty County, for $1600 “Billy, about twenty five or six years of age, John about twenty three;

Exchange (Burton/Shepard)

Enslaved Persons Named: Abram, Sue, Delia On October 26, 1827, Robert P. Burton and his wife Amarintha E. Burton [formerly Amarintha E. Robarts] traded a “certain negro man named Abram” for “a certain negro woman named Sue, and her child

Deed of Gift (Jones/Jones)

Enslaved Persons Named: Maria, Farmer, Damon, Fortune, Diana, Crawford, Marcia (or Maria), Elsey, Sam, Madison, Betsy, Old Jenny On December 8, 1827, Joseph Jones, planter Liberty County, gifted to his son Joseph Maybank Jones “all and singular the following negro

Bill of Sale (Holmes/Planters Bank)

Enslaved Persons Named: Pamory, Bamer [alt: Bama] On April 4, 1826, “two certain negro slaves, named Pamory & Bamer, the property of James Holmes” were sold at auction at the Liberty County courthouse in Riceboro for $176 to John Dunwody

Used as Collateral (Russell/Walthour)

Enslaved Persons Named: Cork, Jenny, Jack, Patience On July 26, 1827, Edward W. Russell, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $2184 to George W. Walthour, also of Liberty County, “four negroes; namely, Cork, a negro man

Bill of Sale (Holmes/Bank of State of Georgia)

Enslaved Persons Named: Harry, Dinah, Chloe, Josephine, Caesar, Elsey, Bathsheba, Lucy, Buonaparte [alt: Bonaparte] On March 7, 1826, “the Bank of the State of Georgia bought one old negro man named Harry, one old negro woman named Dinah, and seven

Bill of Sale (Holmes/Bank of Darien)

Enslaved Persons Named: Yellow Will, Nancy, Suckey, Cheveril, Jenny, Billy, Hannah, Doll, Aberdeen, Saul, Betty, Molly, Sunbury, Sukey, Dorcas, Pender, Sampson, Flora, Phebe, Little Sampson, Sophia, Long Dick, Big George, Abel, Cubbage, Maria, French George, Diana, Jenny & Abraham On

Used as Collateral (Law/Law)

Enslaved Persons Named: Balaam, Cubit [alt: Cupid?], Boston, April, July, Rose, Kate, Dinah, Sylvia, Sam, Bess, Silla, Champ, Sambo, Amy, Cadmus, Monday, Bess, Nat, Dinah, Silla, Bob, Sally, Frank, Sabine, Beck On January 30, 1827, Benjamin Law, Liberty County, used

Used as Collateral (Harris/Hathaway)

Enslaved Persons Named: Sampson, Rose, Prince, Ishmael, Ferdinand, Linda, Jim, Adam On May 17, 1827, Ann S. Harris, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $1700 to John D. Hathaway, also of Liberty County, “eight negro slaves,

Bill of Sale (Stevens/Baker)

Enslaved Persons Named: Grace On May 17, 1827, Oliver Stevens, Liberty County, sold to Elijah Baker, same place, for $325 “a certain female negro slave named Grace, about twenty years of age.” Witnessed by Geo. [George] W. Dunham. Recorded in

Bill of Sale (Andrews/Varnedoe)

Enslaved Persons Named: Flora On May 1, 1827, Liberty County Deputy Sheriff Edward Way put up at auction at the Liberty County courthouse in Riceborough a “female slave named Flora,” who he had seized from her home after Messrs Shepherd

Used as Collateral (Bacon/Wilcox)

Enslaved Persons Named: Big Tom, Sally, Joe, Daniel, Frank, Sylvia, Affy On June 8, 1827, Joseph Bacon, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $644.75 to Uriah Wilcox, also of Liberty County, “a male slave named Big

Used as Collateral (Law/Whitwell)

Enslaved Persons Named: Goliah, Peggy, Joe, Nancy On May 18, 1827, Samuel S. Law, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $698.29 to Furman R. Whitwell, also of Liberty County, “the following four negro slaves, to wit,

Bill of Sale (Baker/Mara)

Enslaved Persons Named: Titus On February 21, 1827, Richard S. Baker, Liberty County, sold to Ann Elizabeth Mara, James Carter Mara and Sarah Amanda Mara, same place, for $400 “a negro man slave named Titus, who is about thirty years

Used as Collateral (Burton/Low & Co)

Enslaved Persons Named: Charles, Henry, Hannah, Jack, London, Hester, Rose, Allen On May 12, 1827, Robert P. Burton, Liberty County, used as collateral on various promissory notes to Andrew Low & Company, A & C Wood, John B. Gandry and

Bill of Sale (Quarterman/Robarts)

Enslaved Persons Named: Mahalah On February 1, 1826, W.E.W. Quarterman, Liberty County, sold to Wm. [William] Robarts, same place, for $400 “a negro woman Mahalah.” Witnessed by John F. Williams, Geo [George] W. Dunham. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court

Used as Collateral (McConnell/Whitwell)

Enslaved Persons Named: Old Joe, Hastings, Ben, Alabama Joe, Tenah, Hannah, Sylvia, Big Phoebe, Anthony, Big Judy, Sam, Lucinda, Little Judy, Billy, Hannah, Sally, Little Phoebe, Kate, Dinah On April 30, 1827, William P. McConnell and Ann A. McConnell, Liberty

Used as Collateral (Robarts/Low & Co)

Enslaved Persons Named: March, Big Jack, Peter, Neger [or Niger], Charlotte, Lucy, Maria, Mary On April 6, 1827, William Robarts, of Riceboro in Liberty County, used as colla-teral on a promissory note of $1719 to Andrew Low & Robert Isaac,

Bill of Sale (Way/Laing)

Enslaved Persons Named: Violet On May 1, 1827, E. [Edward] Way, D.S.L.C. [Deputy Sheriff, Liberty County] sold to James Laing for $286.50 “one female slave by the name of Violet, sold by me under execution levied in due form of

Bill of Sale (Stevens/Baker)

Enslaved Persons Named: Kate On May 1, 1827, Samuel Stevens, Liberty County, sold to Elijah Baker for $240 “a certain female negro slave named Kate, about eighteen years of age.” Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on May 2, 1827.

Bill of Sale (Fleming/Varnedoe)

Enslaved Persons Named: Phillis On April 26, 1827, Oliver Stevens, executor of the estate of William Fleming, sold to Charity Varnedoe, and her children by Isham Varnedoe, for $300 “one slave named Phillis [alt: Phyllis].” Witnessed by W.B. Fleming. Recorded

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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Deeds Involving Enslaved Persons in Liberty County Georgia

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