Cyrus sold to David Taylor

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

Georgia, Greene County, 15th March 1808

Vancluse

Received of David Taylor seven hundred dollars in full for one negro Mulato man slave by the name of Cyrus (a carpenter by trade), which said negro slave I warrant and defend against all claims and claimants whatsoever.

Wm. [unreadable]

Witness presents
Hinchy Winn
Payton Baker

20th Febry 1810 J. Bethune, Clk.

Georgia, Clarke County. Came personally before me Hinchey Winn after being duly sworn, saith that he saw or heard the within Bill of Sales legally acknowledged for the within purposes and that he likewise saw Payton Baker subscribe his name as a witness. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th of February 1810.

Absalom Ramey J.P.
Hinchey Winn

Notes:

• The word “Vancluse” appears in the record as written, but no place by that name is documented in Greene County at the time. It may reflect a local plantation or neighborhood name, or simply a clerk’s uncertain spelling.
• The seller’s surname is hard to decipher. Copilot suggests it reads “Plaza,” though I am not fully convinced. I’ve included an enlarged image so you can judge the handwriting for yourself.

Reference

Greene County, Georgia, Land Records 1785–1787, Tax Records 1793, 1796–1797, 1788–1790, image 214, FamilySearch.