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Bryan CountyBill of Sale (Edwards/Mattox)
Enslaved People Named: Rose On April 19, 1847, John M. Edwards, Bryan County, sold to Candace Mattox, Bryan County, for $375 “a certain negro girl
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Baley/Habersham)
Enslaved People Named: June, Edward, Harry, Isaac On April 1849, John Baley, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $501 to Robert
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Powers/Smith)
Enslaved People Named: August On March 1, 1849, Ann E. Powers, Effingham County, sold to Joshua Smith, Bryan County, for $450 “one certain negro man
Bryan County Estate Settlement (Smith/Harn)
Enslaved People Named: Lucy, Andrew On August 17, 1847 in Bryan County, Joseph I. Smith confirmed his receipt of his share of his wife Liza
Bryan County Marriage Settlement (Wilkins/Demere)
Enslaved People Named: None On January 15, 1841, James S. Wilkins, Liberty County, and Mary Jane Demere, Bryan County, entered into a marriage settlement, with
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Harn/Harn)
Enslaved People Named: Laura, Bucksher, Flora, Frank, Affy, Henry On June 26, 1848, John Harn Sr, Bryan County, gifted to Thomas Harn Jr, Bryan County,
Bryan County Bills of Sale (Davidson/McNish/Bird)
Enslaved People Named: Binah, John, Cuffee, Evelina, George, Sarah, Richard A series of bills of sale recorded in Bryan County in 1848 appeared to document
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