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Bryan County Deed Record Finished — 3352 Names Added
Exciting news: the Bryan County deed records have been finished and added to the They Had Names website! The They Had Names website is normally
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Elbert/Parsons)
Enslaved People Named: Mary Ann, Cupid, Affy On June 29, 1864, Harriet Ann Elbert, Columbia County, Florida gifted to her grand-niece Catherine Ann Elbert Parsons,
Bryan County Marriage Contract (Wade/Baker)
Enslaved People Named: Sylvia, Nancy, Jane, Flora, Morris, Billy On March 17, 1864, Dr. James A. Wade, Bryan County, and Anne Eliza Baker, same place,
Bryan County Bill of Sale (King/Elbert)
Enslaved People Named: Courtnay, Sally, Burke On February 18, 1863, at Savannah, Nicholas King sold to Harriet Ann Elbert, surviving trustee of C.A.E. Parsons for
Bryan County Civil War (Clay)
Enslaved People Named: None On March ?17?, 1863, in Bryan County, Miss Eliza C. Clay appeared before a justice of the Bryan County Inferior Court
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Parker/Smith)
Enslaved People Named: Isabella On March 5, 1863, in Savannah, W.B. Parker sold to Henry E. Smith, Bryan County, for $1300 “a negro slave named
Bryan County Settlement (Shuman/Shuman)
Enslaved People Named: Sue, Charles On December 6, 1861, Phereby Shuman and Wm. [William] H. Shuman came to agreement over a lawsuit between the two
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Shuman/Shuman)
Enslaved People Named: Lidda On March 22, 1855, Phereby Shuman, Bryan County, sold to Wm. [William] H. Shuman, Bryan County, for $300 “the following property
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Shuman/Shuman)
Enslaved People Named: Sally, Luke, Delia, Pompey On June 4, 1857, in Chatham County, Phereby Shuman gifted to her son Wm. [William] H. Shuman “four
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Davis/Ulmer)
Enslaved People Named: Simon, Judy, Emely, Israel, Ella, Cy, Henry On November 1, 1862, Samuel J. Davis, Bryan County, sold to Charles J. Ulmer, Bryan
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
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
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.
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
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