Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: B. Williams
Date Sworn: 1842-04-25
Appraisers: Angus Martin, Nath. [Nathaniel] Martin, F.H. Miller
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $4787.50
Value of enslaved persons: $2925.00
Comments: Appraisal also included “landed estate $1200.00.” Location not stated. There is an inventory and division of estate for Benjamin Williams from 1846; based on the similarities of the slave names, it’s likely either him or a relation. See that document here.
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | |
| Arthur | 5 | “old man” |
| Easter | 350 | |
| York | 400 | |
| Jane | 400 | |
| Charlotte | 400 | |
| Simon | 250 | |
| Elsy | 250 | |
| Peter | 200 | |
| Louisa | 150 | |
| Celia | 100 | |
| Nippia | 100 | Alt: Nippy |
| Easter | 100 | |
| Nancy | 80 | |
| Richard | 75 | |
| Georgia | 75 |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-GHPG?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 608 of 689; citing Houston County Probate Court Judge, 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).