Deeds Involving Enslaved Persons
in Liberty County Georgia
Deed of Gift (Davis)
Enslaved Persons Named: Vine On November 21, 1848, Josiah Davis, McIntosh County, gifted to his son ? Maleel ? Davis, “a certain negro girl called Vine,” as well as 45 head of cattle and sixteen hogs. Witnessed by John Girardeau,
Deed of Gift (Davis)
Enslaved Persons Named: Mary On November 21, 1848, Josiah Davis, McIntosh County, gifted to his grandchildren Rainy, Joseph, Patsey, Ephraim and Sarah Davis, “the children of Little Davis,” “one certain negro woman named Mary about twenty seven years of age,”
Deed of Gift (Davis/Hope)
Enslaved Persons Named: Philis [alt: Phyllis] On November 21, 1848, Josiah Davis, McIntosh County, gifted to his daughter Sheba Hope, also of McIntosh County, “one negro woman called Philis” in fee simple. Witnessed by John Girardeau, Simon A. Fraser, J.I.C.L.C.
Deed of Gift (Davis)
Enslaved Persons Named: Rose On November 21, 1848, Josiah Davis, McIntosh County, gifted to his grandson Ivy Davis “one certain negro girl named Rose” in fee simple forever. Witnessed by John Girardeau, Simon A. Fraser, J.I.C.L.C. Recorded on December 26,
Deed of Gift (Davis)
Enslaved Persons Named: Terry (or Jerry) On November 21, 1848, Josiah Davis, McIntosh County, gifted to his son Young Davis, “one negro man named Terry, and forty five head of cattle and sixteen hogs.” Witnessed by John Girardeau, S.A. Fraser,
Marriage Settlement (King)
Enslaved Persons Named: Ellen, Andrew On January 20, 1848, Benjamin B. King, Liberty County, signed over to Edward J. Delegal, Liberty County, in trust for his wife Elizabeth S. King and their children “the following personal property in negroes to
Marriage Contract (Lewis/Wright)
Enslaved Persons Named: Kit (?), Abram, Nora (?), Leonard, Toby, Paul, Nanny, Sylvia, Cloe [alt: Chloe], Christian, David, Cloe, Renchie, Jacob, Isaiah, Jenny, Venus, Jubiter [alt: Jupiter], Lucy, Old Lucy, Old Toby, Dinah On February 24, 1846, Caroline R. Lewis,
Deed of Gift (Anderson/Jones)
Enslaved Persons Named: Amanda On June 17, 1847, Mary E. Anderson, Liberty County, gifted to her daughter Marion S. Jones, formerly Marion S. Anderson, “a certain negro girl slave called Amanda” via Charles B. Jones. Witnessed by Thos. J. Mell,
Bill of Sale (Baker/Sanford)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jimmy On October 3, 1848, Ann S. Baker, Liberty County, administratrix of the estate of Richard S. Baker, sold to Mrs. Susannah Sanford for $350 “a certain negro fellow named Jimmy about forty eight years of age,
Bill of Sale (Jones)
Enslaved Persons Named: Nero On April 29, 1848, Henry H. Jones, Liberty County, sold for $500 to Elizabeth S.L. Jones, executrix of the estate of Joseph Jones, “a negro slave named Nero.” Witnessed by Wm. [William] O. Hart, T.W. Quarterman,
Bill of Sale (Smith/Perry)
Enslaved Persons Named: Lucy, Andrew On August 17, 1847, Eliza E.C. Smith, of Bryan County and guardian of Eliza G. [or J.] Smith, “now the wife of Joseph P. Smith,” and Marian Smith, “both minors and orphan children of David
Used as Collateral (Anderson/Jones)
Enslaved Persons Named: Charles On June 15, 1848, Mary E. Anderson, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $275 to E.S.L. Jones, executrix of Joseph Jones, Liberty County, “the following property to wit a certain negro fellow
Deeds of Gift (Perry)
Enslaved Persons Named: Suckey [alt: Sucky], Serena, Emily, George On July 4, 1848, John Perry, Liberty County, gifted to his wife, Lydia Perry, two parcels of land in Liberty County, one 240 acres containing the plantation where John Perry lived,
Forced Sale (McConnell/Axson)
Enslaved Persons Named: Susan On June 6, 1848, Edward Way, deputy sheriff of Liberty County, acknowledged receipt of $400 in payment for “a certain negro named Susan” from Mrs. Ann Axson. According to the document, after G.W. Walthour obtained a
Used as Collateral (Miller/Ward)
Enslaved Persons Named: Sary, Lindy, Grace On April 3, 1848, David A. Miller, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $590 to S.C. Ward, New Haven, Connecticut, and “her” heirs, “the following negroe slaves together with their
Bill of Sale (Jones/Jones)
Enslaved Persons Named: Israel, Van Buren, John, Robert On April 10, 1848, Elizabeth S.L. Jones, executrix for Joseph Jones, Liberty County, sold to James N. Jones for $800 “two negroe slaves named Isreal [alt: Israel] and Van Buren.” Witnessed at
Estate Transfer (Lambert/Baker)
Enslaved Persons Named: Miley, Clarinda, Peggy, Stephen, Mary “Georgia, Liberty County } This indenture made this first day of February eighteen hundred & forty between Thomas Mallard, John Dunwody, William Q. Baker, Ezra Stacy and William Jones Executors of John
Deed of Gift (Coleman)
Enslaved Persons Named: Cyrus, Rose, Clarissa, Nancy, Dick, [Ben or Bess or Rose ??] On January 3, 1848, William J. Coleman, Liberty County, out of a desire to “make some permanent and suitable provisions for my said wife and children
Used as Collateral (Scriven)
Enslaved Persons Named: June, Lizzy, Peter, Abram, big Jim, John, Andrew, Rachael, Scipio, London, Charles and little Jim On February 18, 1848, William E. Scriven [alt: Screve], Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $560 to Dr.
Used as Collateral (Way)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jane, Mary Ann, Clarissa, Celia, Billy On January 11, 1848, Edmund B. Way, Liberty County, used as collateral on promissory notes of $1484, $71.70, and $190.07 to William J. Way and William King, “doing business in Savannah
Deed of Gift (King)
Enslaved Persons Named: Lizzy, Charlie, Lucy, Anna, Andrew, Harriet, Jane, Gabriel, Herbert On January 22, 1848, Roswell King, Liberty County, gifted to his daughter Mary Eliza King (“spinster”) via Charles E. Maxwell and James Audley Maxwell King, “the following named
Bill of Sale (McCullough/Fleming)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jack, William, Phoebe, Mary, Frances, John, Louisa, Cyrus, Peggy and old ? Chany ? On January 10, 1848, James S. McCullough, Liberty County, sold to P.W. Fleming, administrator of the estate of John S. Fleming, Liberty County,
Marriage Settlement (Leonard/Stevens)
Enslaved Persons Named: Isaac, Abram, William, Dick, Maria, Betty, Charlotte, Prince, Richard, Judy, Die [alt: Dye], Andrew, Judson, Joe, Henry, Josephine, Abram, Bellah, Emily, Jane On December 23, 1847, Mary J. Leonard, Liberty County, entered into a marriage contract with
Marriage Settlement (Bacon/Mell)
Enslaved Persons Named: Sam, Lyzzy [alt: Lizzy], Dinah, Phoebe, Ceily [Celie], John, Sam, Gilbert, Jim, Hetty, Tom, Cook On October 18, 1847, Anna Mariah Bacon, Liberty County, entered into a marriage contract with James B. Mell, naming George W. Walthour
Used as Collateral (Fleming/Walthour)
Enslaved Persons Named: Caty, Henry, Madison, Betty, William, Polladore, Binah, Louisa, Margaret, Titus, Scipio On January 10, 1848, Peter W. Fleming, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note to George W. Walthour, trustee of Eliza Parsons, Liberty County,
Used as Collateral (Fleming/Law)
Enslaved Persons Named: Elizabeth, Myra (?) On November 8, 1847, Peter W. Fleming and Josiah S. Law, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $… to the estate of John Lambert (executors Thomas Mallard, W.Q. Baker, Ezra
Deed of Gift (Way/Way)
Enslaved Persons Named: Tenah On December 2, 1846, Mary Way gifted to her daughter Mary Caroline Way “a certain negro girl Slave named Tenah together with the future issue and increase of the said negro named Tenah, all to be
Used as Collateral (Scriven/Baker)
Enslaved Persons Named: Ben, Lucy, Molly, John, Charles, Buck, Nancy, William, Dilia [alt: Delia], Sam On November 29, 1847, William E. Scriven [alt: Screven], Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $350 to James F. Baker, through
Estate Settlement (Bacon)
Enslaved Persons Named: Diannah, Celia, Patty “Received from Edwin H. Bacon Esquire the sum of two hundred and sixty five dollars in full of all our and each of our right title and interest in the negro slaves Diannah and
Marriage Settlement (Parker/Todd)
Enslaved Persons Named: None On July 3, 1847, John W. Todd created a trust for his wife, Jane Todd, for the property she inherited from her former husband, Solomon Parker. Wiley [alt: Wyly] Baxter was the trustee. Just below this trust
Deed of Gift (Baker/Baker)
Enslaved Persons Named: Nanny, Stephen, Crafford On February 8, 1831, Richard S. Baker gifted to his wife Ann Baker, via her trustee William Spencer, “two certain negro slaves, Nanny and her child Stephen Crafford, together with Nanny’s future issue or
Deed of Gift (Stevens/Baker)
Enslaved Persons Named: Peggy, Israel On February 8, 1830, Samuel Stevens, planter of Liberty County, gifted to his “stepdaughter Ann Baker the wife of Richard S. Baker of said State and County” “two little negro slaves named Peggy and Israel
Deed of Gift (Stewart/Baker)
Enslaved Persons Named: Chloe On September 20, 1828, Daniel Stewart, Liberty County, gifted to Ann Baker, the wife of Richard S. Baker, Liberty County, via her trustee, William N. Way “a certain negro woman slave named Chloe, together with her
Bill of Sale (Wilder/Dunham)
Enslaved Person Named: Lavinia, Candice, unnamed infant On May 3, 1847, E.E. Pynchon, E.W. Russell, John Cunningham Jr, on behalf of Ann D. Wilder [or Wilden], sold to Thomas K. Dunham, Camden County, for $1300 “negro slave to wit Lavinia
Used as Collateral (Way/Fraser)
Enslaved Persons Named: Lydia On February 1, 1860, Thomas G. Way, Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $242.88 to Simon A. Fraser, Liberty County, “a certain negro girl named Lydia of black complexion and about seventeen
Bill of Sale (Bacon/Harrison)
Enslaved Persons Named: Jenny, Monemia, Hannah, Aleck, Murriah On January 5, 1860, Edmond B. Way, trustee for Mrs. Julia Ann Bacon wife of Henry W. Bacon and her child or children, witnessed that a deed of trust “or postnuptial settlement”
Legal Settlement (Clark/Haymonds)
Enslaved Persons Named: Aron [alt: Aaron], Lizetta, Muriah [alt: Murriah] On December 13, 1859, Stanton Haymonds Junr, Bryan County, acknowledged receipt of “three negro slaves to wit Aron, Lizetta, and Muriah” from John and Richard Clark, executors of Nicholas J.
Bill of Sale (Baggs/Parker)
Enslaved Persons Named: Mary, Henry On an unspecified date, Matilda Baggs, McIntosh County, sold to Hampton C. Parker, Liberty County, for $1300 “a negro woman named Mary of black complexion about forty two years of age and a negro boy
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Mrs. Ann Axson
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Axson, Ann (Mrs) Date Sworn: 1859-11-28 Appraisers: Samuel M. Varnedoe, Wm. Jones, S.S. Barnard Estate Trustee: R.F. Jones Court Officer: Varnedoe, L.L. Not. Pub. Date Recorded: 1859-12-28 Recording Official: S.A. Fraser, Clerk Total Value of
Estate Settlement (Peter Winn)
Enslaved Persons Named: Joe, Big Frank, July, Abram, Ned, William, Toney, James, Judy, Joshua, Anna, Patty & her child John, Peggy, Sally, Nelly, Phillis, Nelly’s Frank, Amos, Muriah, Louisa, Nanny, Mary, Jane, Dye, Josephine, Little Rose, Sharper, Rose’s Frank, Sophia
Bill of Sale (Jones/Jones)
Enslaved Persons Named: Floyd On December 5, 1859, Laura C. Jones sold to Randal F. Jones for $700 “the following property to wit a certain negro boy named Floyd about thirteen years of age.” Witnessed by Thos. McConnell, W.P. Girardeau,
Bill of Sale (Wheeler/Bacon)
Enslaved Persons Named: Harry, Zett, Caesar, Jackson, Tom, Chloe, Nancy, Toby, Jackson On January 26, 1858, Thomas B. Wheeler and Henry R. Wheeler, Liberty County, sold for $500 to “Augustus O. Bacon (a minor), now of Troup County, all the
Bill of Sale (Bacon/Jones)
Enslaved Persons Named: Sarah Ann On December 6, 1859, Oliver T. Bacon sold to Miss Laura C. Jones for $500 “one negro girl Slave named Sarah Ann about eight or nine years of age.” Witnessed by T.R. McConnell, W.P. Girardeau
Bill of Sale (Jones/Jones)
Enslaved Persons Named: Tyrone On December 5, 1859, Randal F. Jones, Liberty County, sold to Laura C. Jones for $1100 “a certain negro fellow named Tyrone about thirty five years of age.” Witnessed by T.R. McConnell, W.P. Girardeau, Not. Pub.
Used as Collateral (Barnard/Lambert)
Enslaved Persons Named: Nanny, John, Teller, Lewis, Levy On November 18, 1859, S.S. Barnard and C.E. Barnard used as collateral on a promissory note of $2508.73 in principal and $175.62 in interest to the executors of the John Lambert estate
Deed of Gift (Martin/Sheppard)
Enslaved Persons Named: Amy, Hetty On October 22, 1859, William H. Martin, Liberty County, gifted to his daughter Flora M. Sheppard, wife of William G. Sheppard, “a negro woman named Amy about Seventeen or Eighteen years of age, and her
Used as Collateral (Winn/Habersham)
Enslaved Persons Named: Phillis, Scipio, Nanny, Dick, Rose On August 20, 1859, E. Lawrence Winn, acting as the attorney for the late Washington Winn and on behalf of himself and his sisters Ann Eliza and Julia Virginia Winn, the sole
Estate Settlement (Peter Winn)
Enslaved Persons Named: James, Peggy, Sally, Phillis, Dianna, Fancy, Patty, John & Tom On September 7, 1859, E.S. Winn, for the heirs of W. Winn, received from Abial Winn, administrator of Peter Winn’s estate, “the following negroes viz. James, peggy,
Estate Settlement (Peter Winn)
Enslaved Persons Named: William, Nelly, Willy’s Frank [or Milly’s Frank], Maria, Bacchus, Little Rose, Sharper, Little Frank & Peter On September 7, 1859, W.W. Winn, for the heirs of Major John Winn, deceased, received from Abial Winn, administrator of Peter
Estate Settlement (Peter Winn)
Enslaved Persons Named: July, Old Joe, Old Tenah, Margaret, Young Tenah, Tiara, Phebe [alt: Phoebe], Hetty, Sammy On September 7, 1859, P.W. Fleming “for heirs of Anna Fleming” received of Abial Winn, administrator of Peter Winn’s estate, “the following negroes