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Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Elder/Moye)
Enslaved People Named: Lany, Tenah, Thomas, Henry On February 23, 1847, Jeremiah Elder, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Obadiah Moye
Bryan County Chattel Morgage (Johnson/Rogers)
Enslaved People Named: Rose, Abby, Peter On February 1, 1847, James Johnson, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Dr. Charles W.
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (McAllister/Screven)
Enslaved People Named: Cyrus, Juno [or June], Peter, Ann, Henry, Adam, Sally, Mary, Charlotte, Hetty, Mento, Patrick, Laurens, Susan, Charley, Watty, William, Kit On May
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Screven/McAllister)
Enslaved People Named: Coko, Cyrus, Juno, Peter, Ann, Henry, Adam, Sally, May, Charlotte, Hetty, Mentor, Patrick, Laurens, Susan, Charly, Watty, William, Kit, Harriet, Israel, Kit,
Bryan County Estate Inventory – Elijah Mattox (1846)
Elijah Mattox of Bryan County, Georgia, died intestate, so his heirs agreed in a document dated November 3, 1846, by mutual consent to divide his
Putting FamilySearch’s Experimental Full-Text Search to the Test: A Case Study
Have you heard of FamilySearch’s experimental search feature that allows searching the full text of U.S. county land, probate and court records? It’s definitely a
Child of USCT Soldier Quash Fripp: Rebecca Fripp Green West of Beaufort County, South Carolina (1874-1962)
Rebecca Fripp Green West was born in St. Helena Township, Beaufort County, South Carolina, around 1874, and lived most of her life there except during
Rev. James Shannon and the People He Held in Slavery
Reverend James Shannon, who immigrated from Ireland to Liberty County, Georgia, in 1820, was an influential clergyman, educator and college administrator in Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Roberts/Stephen-Stiles)
Enslaved People Named: Lempeter, Catharine On January 29, 1846, at Savannah, Hiram Roberts, sold to Alexander W. Stephens and Benjamin Stiles, trustees of Jane Penney,
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Middleton/Smith)
Enslaved People Named: Jemmy, Cicely, Diana, Lucy, Isaac, Nancy, Jenney, Elsy, ? Dornar ? [or Domar], Mia, Harry, Hagar, Oliver, Affy, Peggy, Moses, Ryna [alt:
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Marlow/Harn)
Enslaved People Named: Linda On February 3, 1845, Paul Marlow, Effingham County, sold to John Harn Sr, Bryan County, for $500 “a certain negro slave
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Shuman/Shuman)
Enslaved People Named: Charlotte, Beny, Stephen On January 3, 1846, Pheriba Shuman, Bryan County, made several gifts of enslaved people. She gifted to Eliza Shuman,
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Clay/Clay)
Enslaved People Named: Yorick On June 26, 1845, Thomas S. Clay, Bryan County, sold to Eliza C. Clay, Bryan County, for $450 “a certain negro
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Perry/Rogers)
Enslaved People Named: Levina, Washington On July 21, 1845, Elias Perry, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Dr. Charles W. Rogers,
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Harden/Rogers)
Enslaved People Named: Jack, Samuel, Ovid, William, Jonas, Jenny, Rose, Leah On June 1, 1845, Charles A. Harden, Bryan County, used as collateral on a