Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Servants of Mr. Jackson, Mr. Wests, and R. L. McWhorter

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. 

Penfield Baptist Church: 1839–1885

p. 140

Penfield, Feb. 12th 1850 

The African Branch met in conference, Bro. Stillwell presiding. The Report of the Committee was heard and the case postponed till next conference. Letters of dismission were granted to the following members: Peter, a servant of Mr. Jackson, Ferraby, Lucy, Milley, Viney, maid servants of Mr. Wests.

Adjourned. 

Davis Clk. pro tem.

p. 148.

Sep 15th 1850 

Colored church conference. Bro. Dews presided. Radford and Harriet, servants of Bro. R. L. McWhorter were received by letter from Palmyra Church. 

Thos. A. Morgan, Clk. C.p.t.

Reference

Penfield Baptist Church Minutes: 1839 – 1885, Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, pp. 140 and 148. 

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