Richard, Jane, Abram, Milley, and Cheney

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

Extracts from Penfield Baptist Church Minutes, Penfield, Greene County, Georgia:

Penfield, June 4th 1848.
A conference was called for the purpose of receiving members, - bro. Davant presiding as moderator. Bro. W. H. Davis was appointed Clerk pro. tem. Richard, a servant man, belonging to Mrs. Hubbard, and Jane, a servant woman belonging to Mrs. Linton, were received upon the relation of satisfactory experiences. 

W. H. Davis, Clk. pro. tem.

June 4, 1848 minutes from the Penfield Baptist Church (click to enlarge)

Penfield, Sep. 4th 1848.

The African church met in conference. Brother U. Matthews was requested to preside in place of the absent Pastor. The door of the church was opened and the following individuals presented letters of dismission from other churches and were received as regular members. Brother Abram, a servant of Mrs. Cox, and sister Milley, a maid servant of T. J. West presented letters from Baird’s Church and sister Cheney, a maid servant of Prof. Sanford a letter from Greensboro. The church then adjourned. 

W. Morgan Clk.

September 4, 1848 minutes from the Penfield Baptist Church (click to enlarge)

Reference

• Penfield Baptist Church Minutes, 1839-1892, Mercer University Libraries.