Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Joseph Andrews
Date Sworn: 1844-10-29
Appraisers: John E. McCall, V. [Valentine] Grest, Smith S. Hart
Estate Guardian: John S. Andrews
Court Officer: R.Q. Andrews J.P.
Date Recorded: 1845-02-17
Recording Clerk: J.S. Bradwell
Total Value of Property Appraised: $870
Value of enslaved persons: $870
Comments: Following is the appraisement and division of the estate of Joseph Andrews, which belonged to his children, as shown to the appraisers by their guardian, who was listed in one place as Joseph Andrews (probably a mistake] and in the other as John S. Andrews. Four enslaved people were appraised and divided into four lots, divided as follows:
1 – drawn by Hansford Andrews (who will pay to drawer of lot no. 4 the sum of $42.50)
2 & 3 – “not drawn, the rest of the heirs being minors”
4 – drawn by Wm. [William] Fulton
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Desc. | Lot # |
| Cane | 260 | [alt: Cain] | 1 |
| Tom | 250 | 2 | |
| Miley | 185 | [alt: Milly] | 3 |
| Peter | 175 | 4 |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-GHL5?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 629 of 689; county probate courthouses, Georgia.
These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).