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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – A.T. Bacon

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: A.T. Bacon [probably Albert Thomas Bacon]
Date Sworn: 1844-06-29
Appraisers: Oliver Stevens, G.W. Walthour, W.Q. Baker, Thos. [Thomas] J. Bacon
Estate Administrator: E.H. Bacon
Court Officer: T.W. Quarterman, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1844-10-19
Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, Clerk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $7302.50
Value of enslaved persons: $6550.00
Comments: None

Enslaved Person Named Value Desc.
Isaac 700 Driver
Pompey 500
Bob 500
Dick 500
August 125
Affee 250
Rose 450
Sam 175 Old
Phoebe and child 575
Lyzzy 300 alt: Lizzie
John 500
Dinah and child 525
Celia 450
Sam 200 Little
Tom 250
Jim 100
Hetty 450
Cook 75

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-GHF3?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 627 of 689.

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).