Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Thomas Bacon
Date Sworn: 1843-12-11
Appraisers: Oliver Stevens, Rich. [Richard] S. Baker, Jos. A. Anderson
Estate Guardian: William G. Martin
Court Officer: T.W. Quarterman
Date Recorded: 1844-03-30
Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, Clerk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $10605.00
Value of enslaved persons: $8411.00
Comments: “We the undersigned having been appointed by the Honble Court of Ordinary of aforesaid county and state to appraise and divide the four remaining shares of estate of Thomas Bacon, to enable Thomas J. Bacon to draw off his portion of the same by his guardian William G. Martin, and having been qualified by oath before his Honour T.W. Quarterman Justice of the Peace do hereby certify that we have discharged that duty agreeable to the above statement. We also certify that the several lots as above stated were put by numbers into a hat and that no. 4 was drawn by Thomas. J Bacon.” [Transcriber’s Note: Thomas Bacon’s estate was again appraised and divided in 1847 to allow Henry H. Bacon to draw off his share.]

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-GHL1?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 623 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).