This section is designed to allow you to see records that have recently been added to the site, in case it has been a while since you checked. It also shows the variety of record types included in the site.
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Harn/Habersham)
Enslaved People Named: Ben, Delia, Rinah, Barthshire On November 23, 1844, John Harn, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Robert Habersham,
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Futch/Futch)
Enslaved People Named: Nelson On October 3, 1844, Joshua Futch, Bryan County, sold to Jesse Futch, Bryan County, for $403 “a certain negro boy slave
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Gray/Clay)
Enslaved People Named: Judy, Peter, Nanny, Braveboy, Brancer, Nelly, Emma, Nancy, Guy, Cretia, Nancy, Solomon, George, Cretia, Charles, Jean, George, Nanny, Susan, Betsy, Billa, Wanny,
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Netherclift)
Enslaved People Named: John, Rose, Paul On May 30, 1844, Elizabeth Netherclift, gifted to her grandchildren “the following named negro slaves, to wit, John aged
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Maxwell/Remshart)
Enslaved People Named: July, Mary On April 25, 1844, John J. Maxwell, Chatham County, used as security on a debt to William Remshart, Bryan County:
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (White/Collins)
Enslaved People Named: Sylvia, Sucky, Scipio On May 1, 1844, Henry H. White and his wife Elizabeth used as collateral on two promissory notes “the
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Maxwell/Rogers)
Enslaved People Named: Sampson, Hannah, Henry, Nancy, William, Margaret, Morace, Linder, Mary, John, Israel, Lisa [or Tira], Mily, Sary, Sam, Sip [alt: Scipio], Thomas, Adaline
Bryan County Trust (Maxwell/Maxwell)
Enslaved People Named: Eve, Sullivan, Phoebe On February 2, 1844, Benjamin C. Maxwell, Liberty County, sold to John S. Maxwell, Bryan County, for $400 “the
Bryan County Deed of Gift (Harden/Harden)
Enslaved People Named: Rachel On January 1, 1844, Matilda A. Harden, Bryan County, gifted to John M.B. Harden, Liberty County, “one female slave named Rachel.”
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Moye/Smith)
Enslaved People Named: Becka, Louisa On June 18, 1842, Obadiah Moye, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Joshua Smith, administrator de
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Shuman/Futch)
Enslaved People Named: Linda On April 15, 1842, James Shuman, Bryan County, sold to Jesse Futch, Bryan County, for $400 a certain negro girl slave,
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Hines/Perry)
On May 12, 1842, John P. Hines, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to Elias Perry, Bryan County, for $1000 “the following
Bryan County Bill of Sale (Stiles/Stiles)
Enslaved People Named: Silvia, Susan, Judy On April 2, 1842, Benjamin Stiles, Bryan County, sold to Benjamin E. Stiles, guardian of Mary A.E. Donaldson, to
Bryan County Chattel Mortgage (Stiles/Clark)
Enslaved People Named: Florinda, Glascow On April 30, 1842, Benjamin Stiles, Bryan County, used as collateral on a promissory note to John Clark for $404
Flanders Pray – A Community Leader
As the Civil War ground to an end, Liberty County, Georgia, was in disarray. It had been raided by Sherman’s Army, white families had fled