Martha, Amanda, Chaney, and Mahala: Servants of Mr. Chamberlain, Brs. Andrews, Sanford, and Martin

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

Colored Church, November 14th, 1857.

Church in conference. The door being opened for the reception of members, Martha, Servant of Mr. Chamberlain, of Greensboro, and Amanda, Servant of Br. L. L. Andrews, were received on a relation of this experience. Chaney, Servant of Br. S. P. Sanford was restored.

B. F. Gray
Clerk, Pro. Tem.

Colored Church, Nov. 29th, 1857.

In conference, Mahala, Servant of Br. T. D. Martin, was received on a relation of her experience, as a candidate for baptism.

U. W. Wise, Clerk of Ch.
T. D. Martin, Moderator.

Reference

Penfield Baptist Church Minutes: 1839 – 1885, Penfield, Greene County, Georgia, p. 251.