Deeds Involving Enslaved Persons
in Liberty County Georgia
Bill of Sale (Shepard/Jones)
Enslaved People Named: Murriah, Dinah On January 24, 1810, F. Shepard sold to Joseph Jones, of Liberty County, for $550 “two certain negroe wenches named Murriah and Dinah.” Witnessed by Jos. Wilson. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on January
Used as Collateral (Maxwell/Bolton)
Enslaved People Named: Rhina, Sandy On January 25, 1810 William Maxwell, planter of Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $458.50 to Robert and John Bolton, merchants of Savannah, “a negro wench named Rhina aged about twenty
Lease (Oswald/Stewart)
Enslaved People Named: Jean, Will Recorded on January 23, 1810, was an account of the sales of the personal property of Mrs. Ann Oswald, deceased. It included furniture, hogs, sheep, horses and cattle, as well as “the hired of wench
Deed of Gift (Ratcliff/Ratcliff)
Enslaved People Named: Barbary On July 18, 1806, John Ratcliff, Liberty County, gifted to his son James Ratcliff, a minor, “a negroe slave girl by the name of Barbary. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on December 19, 1809. Source:
Marriage Contract (Ladson/Irvine)
Enslaved People Named: January, Billy, Jim, Cora, Doll On December 6, 1809, William F. Ladson and Margaret Irvine, both of Liberty County, entered into a marriage contract, with John Elliott and John Dunwoody, also of Liberty County, as her trustees.
Marriage Contract (Law/Brown)
Enslaved People Named: Rubin On August 17, 1809, Mercy Law, the widow and relict of Charles Law, entered into a marriage contract with John Brown, both of Liberty County, naming Joseph Law as her trustee. Because Mercy was entitled to
Bill of Sale (Dryer/Wing)
Enslaved People Named: Amelia, June On October 2, 1809, Liberty County Sheriff Josiah Wilson sold to Stephen S. Wing for $330 “two Negroes named Amelia and June.” Wilson had seized Amelia and June as the property of Nathan Dryer based
Used as Collateral (Dunham/Wilkins)
Enslaved People Named: Moses On April 12, 1809, Jacob H. Dunham, planter of Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $214.15 to Samuel Wilkins, executor of the estate of James Cochran, planter of Liberty County, “a certain
Power of Attorney (Bradwell/Buford)
Enslaved People Named: Frank, Amey, Sam, Bob, Mary, Bella, Nanny, Abraham On November 26, 1807, Thomas Bradwell gave a power of attorney to one ?. Buford “for the recover of the following negroes, to wit, Frank, Amey, Sam, Bob, Mary,
Bill of Sale (Holmes/Way)
Enslaved People Named: Isaac On February 21, 1807, John Winn, attorney for Liberty Holmes, sold to William Way Senior for $450 “a Negroe fellow named Isaac which said fellow belonged to Doctor Liberty Holmes.” Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court
Bill of Sale (Hines/Way)
Enslaved People Named: Adam, Polly, Dublin On July 17, 1804, Charlton Hines, Liberty County, sold to William Way, same place, for $1000 “the following Negroes viz. Adam, Polly & Dublin.” Written at the bottom was: “Rec’d the day & year
Used as Collateral (Elliott/Rogers)
Enslaved People Named: Carpenter Bob, Little Bob, Tom, Jack, Will, Tom, Joe, March, April, June, July, August, O. Sam, Y. Sam, Peggy, Phebe, Daphney, Priscilla, Mariah, Jacob, Isaac, Luke, Jack, Grace, Rachel, Robin, June, Goliah, Dublin, Ceasar [alt: Caesar], Pollydore
Bill of Sale (Sanford/Harville)
Enslaved People Named: Judah On May 19, 1808, Joshua Sanford sold to Edward Harville for $250 “for one Negroe Girl by the name of Judah.” Sanford added that Judah had been seized on May 5, 1808, from Elias Cassels based
Deed of Gift (Way/Quarterman)
Enslaved People Named: Marlborough On August 10, 1801, William Elliott Way, Liberty County, gifted to his brother-in-law Richard Quarterman, same place, “a Negroe Boy named Marlborough.” If Richard Quarterman were to die before he turned 21 or was married, then
Bill of Sale (Irvine/Somarsall)
Enslaved People Named: Fanny On February 28, 1809, Kenneth Irvine sold to John Somarsall of Sunbury for $350 “one Negroe woman named Fanny.” Witnessed by David Rees, Thomas Bayley [alt: Bailey]. [Date recorded not specified.] Source: Family Search.org. Liberty County
Used as Collateral (Lambright/Peacock)
Enslaved People Named: Fortune, Cyrus, Peter, Celia, Jemima, Ben On March 24, 1809, James Lambright, planter of Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $2000 to John Peacock Senior, also of Liberty County, “those four negro slaves
Deed of Gift (Jackson/Curl)
Enslaved People Named: Nancy, Billy, Lucy On April 27, 1809, John Alexander Jackson, Liberty County, sold to Amelia Curl, same place, for $5 “a certain negroe wench named Nancy, and her two children Billy and Lucy, also a sorrel mare
Used as Collateral (Maxwell/Hamilton)
Enslaved People Named: Sam (Driver), Tenah, Sally, Harriet, Sam, January, Yarrow, Dick (Ebo), Tenah (Ebo), August, Flora (old), Balaam (old), Betty (old), Primus, Paul, Billy (angole), Lucy, Ceasar [alt: Caesar], Adam, June, Toby, Amy, Balaam, an infant, Polly, Nancy, Rebecca
Bill of Sale (Grimball/Smith)
Enslaved People Named: Abel, Will, Maryan, Leah, Bellah, Abram, Kate, Ceasar [alt: Caesar], Mingo, Moses, Chloe, Mary, Strap, Brutus On March 7, 1809, Liberty County Sheriff Josiah Wilson sold to James Smith for $3223 “the said fifteen negroes Viz. Abel,
Bill of Sale (Powell/James)
Enslaved Persons Named: Creese [alt: Crease], Milly, Sylvia, Washington, Amy, Minta, Chloe, Hector, Jimmy, Brutus, Nanny, Clarinda, Ned, George, Jenny, Sarah, Binah, Sally, Delia, Mary, Elsey, Thomas, George, Nanny, Charlotte, John, Cracker, Cuffee, Cudjoe, Diana, Delia, Plenty, Jupiter, Lilly Type:
Bill of Sale (Gibbons/Durrence)
Enslaved People Named: Jim On December 31, 1808, John B. Gibbons sold to Jesse Durrence of Liberty County for $495 “a negroe man named Jim…” Witnessed by John Deloatch [signed by mark], Henry Godwin [signed by mark]. John D. Deloach
Deed of Gift (Smith/Smith)
Enslaved People Named: Hetty On September 3, 1794, James Smith, of Liberty County, gifted to his sister Elizabeth Mary Ann Smith “one mulatto girl by name Hetty…under the following condition /viz/ during her life, and immediately after the sd [said]
Bill of Sale (Grimball/Smith)
Enslaved People Named: Sue On March 7, 1809, Liberty County Sheriff Josiah Wilson sold to James Smith “with fourteen others” “a certain Negroe wench named Sue, the property of the sd [said] Paul Grimball.” Wilson had seized Sue from Grimball
Bill of Sale (Dicks/Way)
Enslaved People Named: Isaac On May 5, 1808, Liberty County Sheriff Josiah Wilson sold to Moses Way for $262 “a negro fellow named Isaac the property of the said Charles Dicks.” Wilson had seized Isaac from Dicks based on a
Bill of Sale (Rogers/Elliott)
Enslaved People Named: Carpenter Bob, Little Bob, Trim, Jack, Will, Tom, Joe, March, April, June, July, August, O. Sam, Y. Sam, Peggy, Phebe [alt: Phoebe], Daphney, Prisillah, Mariah, Jacob, Isaac, Luke, Jack, Grace, Rachel, Robin On February 27, 1809, at
Deed of Gift (Lewis/Lewis)
Enslaved People Named: Betty, Pender, Phiby, Mike On May 28, 1805, Elijah Lewis, Liberty County, gifted to his nephew Samuel Lewis, merchant of Liberty County, “four negroes, slaves named Betty, Pender [alt: Penda], Phiby [alt: Phoebe], wenches, and Mike a
Bill of Sale (Dryer/Stewart)
Enslaved People Named: Jacob, Jim, Billy, Phillis On March 28, 1809, Liberty County Sheriff Josiah Wilson sold to General Daniel Stewart for $974 “four negroes named Jacob, Jim, Billy, Phillis. Wilson had seized them from Nathan Dryer based on a
Used as Collateral (Grimball/Hornby)
Enslaved People Named: John, Amey, Lenvill, Rachel, April, Flora, Daniel, Delphia, Cumba, Billy, Sam, Ben, Sundy [alt: Sunday or Sandy], Ansell, Biner [alt: Binah], Stephen, Ceasure [alt: Caesar], Kit, Rose, Hagar On April 23, 1807, Paul Grimball, planter of Liberty
Deed of Gift (Shearer/Shearer)
Enslaved People Named: Tenah, Toney, Nelly On November 5, 1801, Matthew Shearer, merchant of Savannah, put into trust for Rebecca Thompson Shearer, his wife, via her trustee Moses Way of Liberty County, “all those three negro slaves viz Tenah &
Deed of Gift (Ard/Ard)
Enslaved People Named: Phillis [alt: Phyllis] Elsy, Tenah, Nancy, Paris, Sampson On January 3, 1809, Hector Ard, Liberty County, gifted to his wife Martha Ard and their current and future children, via her trustees Thomas Ard, Samuel Jones, and John
Bill of Sale (Cuthbert/Wilkins)
Enslaved People Named: Robin On August 9, 1808, Isaac Cuthbert, planter of Liberty County, sold to Paul H. Wilkins, planter of Liberty County, for $500 “one mulatto man by name Robin about twenty six or twenty seven years of age.”
Bill of Sale (Cassels/Swilly)
Enslaved People Named: Leavon On May 21, 1808, Joshua Sanford, Constable of the 17th Militia Company District of Liberty County, sold to Reason Swilly for $150 “one negroe boy about seven years old by the name of Leavon” “and sold
Bill of Sale (McIntosh/Hughes)
Enslaved People Named: Dianna, George, Rose, Affee, John On February 5, 1807, Liberty County Sheriff Joseph Jones sold to George Hughes for $241 “the following negroes (to wit) Dianna and her four children named George, Rose, Affee and John, the
Used as Collateral (Lambright/Lanchester)
Enslaved People Named: Stepney, Ceasar, Lucy On April 9, 1805, William Lambright, planter of Liberty County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $630 to Thomas Lanchester, merchant of North Newport, “the following slaves that is to say, one
Marriage Contract (Morris/Bayley)
Enslaved People Named: None On January 4, 1806, James Morris, Liberty County, and Maria M. Bayley, widow of Liberty County, entered into a marriage contract, with James Morris and Adam Alexander, both of Liberty County, as her trustees. Any property
Marriage Contract (Foster/Groves)
Enslaved People Named: Binah, Shem, Sarah, Fortune, Billy, Tenah, Rose On May 4, 1808, Sarah M. Foster, widow of George Foster, entered into a marriage contract with R. Nicholson Groves, merchant, naming John Pray of Bryan County, and William A.
Deed of Gift (Jones/Jones)
Enslaved People Named: Sandy, Portious, Rosetta, Phillis, Augustus, Prince, Paul, Willoughby, Annett, Jupiter, blind Sylvia, Terresa, Rose, Mag, Kate, Siner, Peggy, Hamlet, Jupiter, Hannah, little Jupiter, Sary, Molly, Brutus, Carey, Celia On [date obscured], Joseph Jones, planter of Liberty County,
Bill of Sale (Jones/Cuyler)
Enslaved People Named: Celia On April 25, 1808, Liberty County Sheriff Josiah Wilson sold to Jeremiah Cuyler for Joseph Jones for $51 “a certain Negroe wench named Celia the property of the said John Jones.” Wilson had seized Celia from
Bill of Sale (Bolton/Law)
Enslaved People Named: Hamlett, Jupiter, Hannah, little Jupiter, Sary, Molly, Brutus, Carey, Aram, Lydia On April 7, 1808, Liberty County Sheriff Josiah Wilson sold “the eight following Negroes named Hamlett, Jupiter, Hannah, little Jupiter, Sary, Molly, Brutus and Carey” to
Bill of Sale (Jones/Law)
Enslaved People Named: Sandy, Portious, Rosetta, Phillis, Augustus, Prince, Paul, Willoughby, Annett, Jupiter, blind Sylvia, Theresa, Rose, Mag, Kate, Siner [alt: Sina], Peggy On April 5, 1808, Liberty County Sheriff Josiah Wilson sold to Joseph Law for $1774.25 “seventeen Negroes
Bill of Sale (Jones/Wilkins)
Enslaved People Named: Phillis, Mary On Mary 11, 1808, Liberty County Sheriff Josiah Wilson sold to Capt. Paul H. Wilkins for $372 “two Negroes Phillis [alt: Phyllis] & Mary, the property of the said John Jones deceased.” Wilson had seized
Bill of Sale (Corker/Mara)
Enslaved People Named: Ruth On May 2, 1808, Liberty County Sheriff Josiah Wilson sold “a certain negroe wench named Ruth, the property of the said Margaret Corker,” to Morgan Mara for Joseph Bevan for $267. Ruth had been seized from
Bill of Sale (Patterson/Fleming)
Enslaved People Named: Warley On July 14, 1807, John Patterson, Bourke [alt: Burke] County, sold to William Fleming, Liberty County, “a Negro man Slave named Warley for $500. On March 11, 1808, Patterson stated before John Winn, J.I.C.L.C. that he
Bill of Sale (Dicks/Way)
Enslaved People Named: April On November 12, 1807, Liberty County Sheriff Joseph Jones sold “a certain Negroe fellow named April, the property of said Charles Dicks,” to Moses Way for $425 Jones had seized April from Dicks based on a
Bill of Sale (James/Way)
Enslaved People Named: Joe On February 22, 1806, James James, Liberty County, sold to Moses Way for $412 “one Negro man named Joe about forty five years of age…” Witnessed by R. Beard. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on
Bill of Sale (Stewart/Way)
Enslaved People Named: Tom On March 5, 1806, Liberty County Sheriff Joseph Jones sold to Moses Way for $450 “one certain Negroe fellow named Tom.” Tom had been seized from John Stewart of Liberty County based on a writ of
Bill of Sale (King/Way)
Enslaved People Named: Peggy On January 1, 1808, William King, planter of Franklin County, sold to Moses Way for $450 “a certain Negro wench by the name of Peggy…” Witnessed by John ? White. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court
Bill of Sale (Whitehead/Way)
Enslaved People Named: Peg On April 12, 1808, William Whitehead, Burke County, sold to Moses Way for $320 “a certain Negro wench by the name of Peg, formerly the proeprty of Gideon Dowse Jun’r and which by a Division of
Bill of Sale (Lewis/Lewis)
Enslaved People Named: Chloe, Lucy, Silvey, Dick On April 12, 1808, Chloe, Lucy, Silvey and Dick, formerly of the estate of Jacob Lewis of Liberty County, were sold to Elijah Lewis, the executor of the estate, for $300. Appended was
Bill of Sale (Gibbons/Johnston)
Enslaved People Named: Dianah On December 12, 1807, John B. Gibbons, Liberty County, sold to William Johnston for $120 “a Negro Woman named Dianah…” Witnessed by Abraham Deloach, John Deloach. Probated by John Deloach on February 27, 1808. Recorded in