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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Randal F. Jones

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Randal F. Jones
Date Sworn: 1864-08-08
Appraisers: Samuel M. Varnedoe, Thomas Q. Cassels, W.E.W. Quarterman [Adam Dunham and F.R. Lyons listed as part of original pool]
Estate Administrator: Robert Q. Cassels (listed as temporary)
Court Officer: Jesse Brewer C.S.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1864-11-10
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $24,393.50
Value of enslaved persons: $15,460.00

Lilly 600 [alt: Lily]
Moses 800  
Matilda 1500  
Amos 2000  
Susan 1500  
Primas 1800 or Primos, Primus
Hannah 1500  
Peter 450  
James 2000  
No name given 200 infant?
Mary 1500  
Willie 400  
Logan 1200  
Bess 10  

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-RJB6?cc=1999178&wc=9SYY-ZNP%3A267679901%2C268025701 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills 1863-1942 vol C-D > image 52 of 430; 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).