Deeds Involving Enslaved Persons
in Liberty County Georgia
Bill of Sale (Quarterman/Quarterman)
Enslaved Persons Named: Sally, Edward On December 1, 1842, Thomas Quarterman, Liberty County, sold for $1000 to Robert Y. Quarterman “the following named property to wit one woman named Sally valued at five hundred dollars, and one negro man named
Bill of Sale (Bennet/Bacon/Chesser)
Enslaved Persons Named: Robert On August 6, 1844, Joseph S. Baker, guardian of William Bennet, a minor, of Liberty County, sold “a certain negro Slave Robert by name, the property of the aforesaid minor,” to E.H. Bacon for $500, after
Used as Collateral (Way/Walthour)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jim, Henry On November 4, 1844, Edward Way, Mary Way and Edward F. Way, Liberty County, turned over to Joseph Way and Wm. [William] N. Way “two negro slaves to wit Jim aged about seven & Henry
Used as Collateral (Bacon/Hines)
Enslaved Persons Named: Sam On November 5, 1844, Henry W. Bacon, his wife Julia Bacon, and her trustee Edward Way, of Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note to John P. Hines, of Chatham County, “a negro slave
Used as Collateral (Way/Stevens)
Enslaved Persons Named: Adam, Frank, Nancy, Jenny, Peggy, Pamela, Booby, Eliza, Sylvia On May 14, 1844, Thomas Graves Way, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Robert A. Lewis, of Savannah, $1000 “the following negro slaves Adam,
Bill of Sale (Stevens/Wilkins)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jerry, Jacob, Sarah, Penda, Stepney, Dick On June 14, 1844, in Savannah, James D. Stevens, Liberty County, sold to Joseph C. Wilkins, also of Liberty County, for $1200 “the following negro slaves named Jerry, aged about twenty
Used as Collateral (Dunham/Way-King)
Enslaved Persons Named: Oscar, Susy [alt: Suzy], Frank, Emma On September 5, 1844, Adam C. Dunham used as security for a promissory note of $1000 to William J. Way and William King, “merchants and copartners under the name stile and
Used as Collateral (Wilkins/Reed)
Jacob, Nella, Scylla, Philida [alt: Phillida, Dick, Nancy, Charlotte, Hazzard, Affy, ??Tystecky? John, John, Matilda, Sarah, little Ceasar [alt: Caesar], Dick, Stepney, James, Ned, Peter, Lucy, Penda, Clem, little Lucy, Rose, little Peter, June, Flora, George, Harry, Dianna, Sarah, Eliza
Used as Collateral (McCullough/Parsons)
Enslaved Persons Named: William, Phoebe, John, Phillis, Louisa [?], Cyrus, Jack On March 1, 1844, James S. McCullough, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $700 to G.W. Walthour, trustee for Mary E. Parsons, “the following named
Bill of Sale (Winkler/Wittberger)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jim, Jonas On April 10, 1844, Z.M. Winkler relinquished all claims to his mortgage on “two Negroe fellows named Jim and Jonas, the property of A. Wilkins Jr. of Liberty County,” as they had been sold at
Used as Collateral (Way-Martin/Lambert)
Enslaved Persons Named: Abram, Daniel, Sam, Daniel, Joe, Simon On May 14, 1844, William N. Way and William G. Martin used as collateral on a promissory note of $1269 to the executors of John Lambert’s estate (Thomas Mallard, E. Stacy,
Used as Collateral (Way/Parsons)
Enslaved Persons Named: Sam, Dinah, Tina [alt: Tena, Tenah], Miley, Isaih [alt: Isaiah], York, Louisa, Ben On April 30, 1844, Joseph Way, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Geo. W. Walthour, trustee for Mary E. Parsons,
Used as Collateral (Way/Way)
Enslaved Persons Named: Joe, Daniel, Lucy and Danl [alt: Daniel] On May 3, 1844, William N. Way, used as collateral on a promissory note to Jos. [Joseph] Way “the following negro slaves to wit, Joe, Daniel, Lucy and Danl…” Witnessed
Used as Collateral (Pynchon/Parsons)
Enslaved Persons Named: Louisa, Sylvia, Abby, Mary, Byron, Juba [old], Peggy, Nanny, Clarinda, William, Mary, Paul, Daphne, Grace, Bellah, Joe, Sally, Mary, Betty On March 1, 1844, Edward E. Pynchon, Chatham County, used as collateral on a promissory note of
Bill of Sale (Allen/Dunham)
Enslaved Persons Named: Louisa, Frank, Emma On April 18, 1844, B.W. Allen sold to A.C. Dunham for $385 “all my interest right and claim in and to the following named negro slaves it being one half interest in said negroes
Used as Collateral (McGowen/Cay)
Enslaved Persons Named: Robert On April 15, 1844, Joseph F. McGowen, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $259.61 to Raymond Cay, described as a merchant of Liberty County, “a certain male Slave named Robert…” Witnessed by
Used as Collateral (Miller/Parsons)
Enslaved Persons Named: Harriet, Sarah, George, Betty On March 23, 1844, David A. Miller, planter of Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $400 to Mrs. Mary E. Parsons of Hartford, Connecticut and formerly of Georgia, “the
Bill of Sale (Hutchison/Andrews)
Enslaved Persons Named: Rachael, Matilda, Gabriel, Hetty, Cora On February 1, 1844, John S. Andrews, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $1392 to Robert Hutchison of Savannah, Chatham County, “all these five following named negro slaves
Used as Collateral (Gaulden/Chapman)
Enslaved Persons Named: Prince, Lucretia [or Lecinetia] On February 27, 1844, Wm. [William] B. Gaulden used as collateral on a promissory note of $532.50 to Charles T. Chapman, Chatham County, “two certain slaves, viz Prince a boy aged (16) sixteen,
Used as Collateral (Dunham/Lambert)
Enslaved Persons Named: Moses, Mary, London (Little) On October 20, 1843, Mary Dunham used as collateral on a promissory note to the executors of John Lambert’s estate (Thomas Mallard, John Dunwody, W.Q. Baker, Ezra Stacy and William Jones) “the following
Used as Collateral (Baker/Lambert)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jimy, Hary [or Hardy], Chloe, Nanny On February 1, 1844, Richard S. Baker, Liberty County, a planter, used as collateral on a promissory note of $600 to the executors of John Lambert’s estate (Thomas Mallard, John Dunwody,
Used as Collateral (Baker/Quarterman)
Enslaved Persons Named: Hannah On January 9, 1844, Joseph S. Baker, of Greene County, guardian of William B. Bennett minor, used as collateral on a promissory note of $300 to Joseph Quarterman, planter, “a negro woman by name of Hannah
Bill of Sale (Spencer/Gunly)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jim, ? Tyrah ?, James, William On March 1, 1843, William Spencer, Liberty County, sold to Robert M. Gunly, Chatham County, for $1200 “the following negro slaves (viz) Jim, ? Tyrah ?, James, and William…” Witnessed by
Bill of Sale (McConnell/Cay)
Enslaved Persons Named: Billy, Hannah, Sally, Dinah, Judy, Lucinda, Jack, Grace, Rose, Phoebe, Clarinda, Lissy, Dianna, Kate On February 6, 1844, Raymond Cay, Liberty County, purchased from W.P. McConnell, through public sale after a foreclosure, for $4300 “the following negro
Bill of Sale (Stevens/Fleming)
Enslaved Persons Named: Dick On March 28, 1843, Oliver Stevens sold to John S. Fleming for $500 “for a negro man named Dick which I have sold him this day.” Witnessed by Thos. W. Norman, Thos. W. Quarterman, J.P.L.C. Recorded
Bill of Sale (Winn/Fleming)
Enslaved Persons Named: Hagar, Robert On January 4, 1844, Wm. [William] Winn acknowledged receipt of $380 as payment from J.S. Fleming for “the Negroes named Hagar & Robert.” Witnessed by Henry Way, T.W. Quarterman, J.P. Recorded by E. Way, Clerk.
Used as Collateral (Bacon/Hoff)
Enslaved Persons Named: Big Cainib [alt: Canib], Caesar, Big Harry On January 15, 1844, Edwin H. Bacon, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note for $843.29 to Francis H. Hoff of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a tract of land in
Used as Collateral (Baker/Walthour)
Enslaved Persons Named: Peter, Cloe, Crawford, Maria, Stephen, Ned, Nanny, Louisa, Matilda, Lawrence, Cato, Bob, Mary On December 5, 1843, R.S. Baker used as collateral on a promissory note of $1000 to George W. Walthour, both of Liberty County, “the
Marriage Contract (McKinne/Stevens)
Enslaved Persons Named: Prince, Goliah, Cate, Rose, Georgian, Grace, Patsey, Logan, Macy [or Mary] On March 9, 1843, Elizabeth S. McKinne and Henry M. Stevens, both of Liberty County, entered into a marriage contract with Peter W. Fleming, Joseph Law,
Bill of Sale (Spencer/Coleman)
Enslaved Persons Named: Sharper On August 5, 1842, Liberty County sheriff Enoch Daniel put up for public sale “one negro boy to wit Sharper” previously belonging to Samuel Spencer. Daniel had seized Sharper after a judgement against Spencer in favor
Used as Collateral (Way/Martin)
Enslaved Persons Named: July, Cretia On September 16, 1843, Wm. [William] N. Way used as collateral on two promissory notes for $550 to Wm. G. Martin, both of Liberty County, “two negro slaves (to wit) July & Cretia.” Witnessed by
Bill of Sale (Collins/Ripley)
Enslaved Persons Named: Clarissa On May 11, 1843, Stephen L. Collins and Sarah Ann, his wife, via her trustees Henry Alwood and Alexander Mitchel, sold to H.J. Ripley for $800 “a certain negro slave named Clarissa aged about thirty two
Marriage Contract (Stevens/LeConte)
Enslaved Persons Named: Mentioned but not named On June 8, 1843, Josiah P. Stevens and Ann L. LeConte, both of Liberty County, entered into a marriage contract that transferred “as portion of her property” to trustees John LeConte and Joseph
Used as Collateral (Way/Way)
Enslaved Persons Named: July, Sary, Lucy On June 6, 1843, William N. Way, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $298.71 to Wm. [William] J. Way, Chatham County, “three slaves named July Sary and Lucy…” Witnessed by
Used as Collateral (Way/Robarts)
Enslaved Persons Named: Frank, Adam, George, Belfast, Booby, Nann [alt: Nanny], Betsy, Jenny, Peggy, Parmelia, Elinor On May 26, 1843, Thomas G. Way, Liberty County, used as collateral on two promissory notes of $1037.51 to Joseph W. Robarts “the following
Used as Collateral (Thomson/Stevens)
Enslaved Persons Named: January, Smart, Scipio, Titus, Dick, Jim, Prime [or Prince], Scipio On June 1, 1843, Wm. [William] G. Thomson used as collateral on a promissory note of $633.20 to Henry M. Stevens, both of Liberty County, “the following
Deed of Gift (Martin/Martin)
Enslaved Persons Named: Matilda On May 10, 1843, Lauretta Martin executed a deed of gift to her daughter Mary J. Martin, of “a certain Negro Girl named Matilda for her own use & profit and benefit & behoof forever.” Witnessed
Bill of Sale (Scriven/Taylor)
Enslaved Persons Named: Trim, Betty, John, Tamer, Jim, William, Robert, Barack, Buckey, Nancy, Matilda, Cato, James, Harry, Hector On April 6, 1843, Barbary R. Scriven [alt: Screven], Liberty County, sold to Robert Taylor, Atkins, Clark County, Georgia, for $3600 “Sixteen
Used as Collateral (Maxwell/Anderson)
Enslaved Persons Named: Sancho, Patty, Flora, Ben, Peter, Joe, Floyd On June 8, 1843, Joseph E. Maxwell, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $1000 to George W. Anderson & Brother, Chatham County, “the following family of
Marriage Contract (Floyd/Hendry)
Enslaved Persons Named: Will On April 3, 1843, Jesse Floyd and Elizabeth A. Hendry, both of Liberty County, entered into a marriage contract, with John A. Hendry and Enoch D. Hendry as her trustees. Put into the trust was “one
Marriage Settlement (Baker/Baker)
Enslaved Persons Named: Will, Phillis, Kate, Harriet, Lavinia, Will, Rose [or Rosa], Patty, Charles On April 20, 1843, W.T.E. Baker, Liberty County, put into trust for his wife Lydia E.Q. Baker, through her trustee John S. Andrews, “the following negro
Used as Collateral (Stevens/Wilkins)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jerry, Jacob, Sarah, Penda, Stepney, Dick On April 1, 1843, James D. Stevens used as collateral on a promissory note of $2500 to Joseph C. Wilkins, both of Liberty County, “the following negro slaves Jerry Jacob Sarah
Bill of Sale (Baker/Fleming)
Enslaved Persons Named: Sally, Catharine [alt: Catherine], Jane, Alfred On February 4, 1842, W.T.E. Baker sold to Jno. [John] S. Fleming for $1100 “the following named slaves (viz) Sally – Catharine – Jane – & Alfred.” Witnessed by Jas. S.
Bill of Sale (Baker/Fleming)
Enslaved Persons Named: William On March 8, 1843, W.T.E. Baker sold to J.S. Fleming for $306 “the following named slave (to wit) William.” Witnessed by John S. Norman, T.W. Quarterman, J.P. Recorded on May 5, 1843, by E. Way, Clerk.
Used as Collateral (Gaulden/Anderson)
Enslaved Persons Named: Flander, Francis On June 20, 1840, William B. Gaulden, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $427.60 to John W. Anderson and George W. Anderson, operating under the name firm of G.W. Anderson &
Used as Collateral (Gaulden/D’Lyon)
Enslaved Persons Named: Prince, Smart, Flander On February 25, 1843, William B. Gaulden of Liberty County used as collateral on a promissory note of $800 payable in 60 days to Levi S. D’Lyon of Chatham County “the following negro slaves
Bill of Sale (Baker/Way)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jim, Charles, Minda, Nancy On March 4, 1843, Joseph S. Baker and Sarah R. Baker, of Green County, Georgia, sold to William N. Way, of Liberty County, for $1700 “the following property viz Jim Charles Minda and
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – John Bacon
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Bacon, John Date Sworn: 1842-03-12 Appraisers: Geo. W. Walthour, James S. Bradwell, Wm. Q. Baker Estate Guardian: “Guardian of the minors of the estate” [not named] Court Officer: Thomas W. Quarterman, J.P. Date Recorded: 1843-03-22
Used as Collateral (Dunham/McDonald)
Enslaved Persons Named: March, Jenny, Isaac, Rosannah, London On March 7, 1843, Mary Dunham, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $1224.53 to Daniel McDonald, Glynn County planter, “the following negro slaves to wit, March, Jenny, Isaac,
Marriage Contract (Bacon/James)
Enslaved Persons Named: Tom, Nancy, Abba, Nero, Sophronia, Davy, Jerry, Reuben, Huke (?), Maria On October 8, 1829, Henry W. Bacon, Georgia, and Julia James, Sumter District, South Carolina, entered into a marriage contract with John James and Peter Mellett