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Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Stiles/Donaldson)
Enslaved People Named: Amy, Polydore On June 3, 1840, Benjamin Stiles, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note of $676.24 to Mary E.
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Clay/Clay)
Enslaved People Named: Kate, Cinda, Harry, Doll, Cupid, Eliza, Mily [alt: Miley], Fanny On April 25, 1840, Mary Clay, Bryan County gifted to Thomas S.
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Pray/Mann)
Enslaved People Named: Harry, Rachel, Charlotte, David, Charity, Grace, Molly On January 5, 1839, the executors of the late Ann Pray’s will sold to Luke
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Hines/Linder)
Enslaved People Named: Flora, Frank, Prince, Antoinette, Jack, Flanders, Daphne, Samson On May 20, 1842, John P. Hines, Bryan County, used as collateral on a
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Maxwell/Habersham)
Enslaved People Named: Peggy, Agrippa, Tirah, Ambrose, Rachel, Jane, Henry On June 18, 1842, John J. Maxwell, Chatham County, added enslaved people as collateral to
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Hines/Meeting House)
Enslaved People Named: Clarinda, Lonon, Johnson, Lucy, Chloe, Reymond [alt: Raymond], Peney, Frances, Squire, Sylvia, Charles, Flora, Robin, Bob, Theresa, Sally, Charles, Elvira, Rufus, Flanders,
Flanders Pray – Educator and Leader
Flanders Pray registered to vote for the first time in his life at the age of 30, on August 2, 1867. He registered in Hinesville,
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Maxwell/Maxwell)
Enslaved People Named: Billy, Davy On April 6, 1841, John G. Maxwell and Edward G. Harden sold “a certain negro man slave named Billy” to
Typical or Atypical? The Shave Family of Liberty County, Georgia
Shavetown is a small community in eastern Liberty County, on the road from the Midway Congregational Church to Fleming. Recently I was asked if I
Liberty County Estate Inventory – Mary Shave (1784)
On October 26, 1784, John Elliott in Liberty County posted bond to become administrator of Mary Shave’s estate. James Maxwell acted as his security. Elliott
Court Case – Charlton Hines vs. Robert C. McConnell (1822)
Enslaved People Named: None In April 1822, Charlton Hines sued Robert C. McConnell for slander, alleging that McConnell had told people that Hines had gotten
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Hines/Hines)
Enslaved People Named: Sulphur, Charlotte, John, Ferdy On February 11, 1852, Benjamin T. Hines used as collateral on a promissory note of $1000 “the following
Bryan County Estate Inventory – John Pray (1819)
Location: Bryan County, GeorgiaDeceased: Pray, JohnDate Performed: 1819-12-20Appraisers: A. Netherclift, Richard H. Footman, Edward FootmanEstate Executors: John J. Maxwell, George M. WatersTotal Value of Property
Chatham County Estate Inventory – John Pray (1819)
Location: Chatham County, GeorgiaDeceased: Pray, JohnDate Performed: 1819-12-08Appraisers: Thomas P. Bond, Andrew Knox, James BullochEstate Executors: John J. Maxwell, George M. WatersTotal Value of Property
Wilkes County Estate Inventory – John Pray (1819)
Location: Wilkes County, GeorgiaDeceased: Pray, JohnDate Performed: 1819-12-09Appraisers: Peter B. Terrell, ?Rich’d? Randolph, Thomas TerrellEstate Administrator: not listedDate Recorded: 1836-12-04Total Value of Property Appraised: $27736Value