Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Harden, J.M.B. [Dr. John M.B. Harden]
Date Sworn: 1862-02-13
Appraisers: W. Jones, P.W. Fleming, S.M. Varnedoe
Estate Administrator: Jane LC [LeConte] Harden
Court Officer: L.L. Varnedoe, Notary Public
Date Recorded: 1862-02-17
Recording Official: S.A. Fraser, Clerk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $23700.25
Value of enslaved persons: $20,850.00
Comments: Value of real estate assessed at $1200.00. Lots drawn as follows:
1 – Ann Eliza Harden
2 – Thos. Sumner Stevens
3 – Mrs. Jane Harden
4 – John LeConte Harden
5 – Ada Louisa Harden
John Boston, Thomas Holcomb, and Thomas J. Walsh were appointed on February 8, 1862, by Lawrence Cornell, J.P., of Chatham County, to inventory and appraise the property that was at Savannah. No enslaved person were listed in this inventory (p. 207 of below citation).
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Comments | Lot # |
| Lucy | 400 | 1 | |
| Aberdeen | 800 | 1 | |
| March | 700 | 1 | |
| Samuel | 400 | 1 | |
| Thomas | 350 | 1 | |
| Dinah | 650 | 1 | |
| Nancy | 275 | Little | 1 |
| Betty | 650 | 1 | |
| Jane | 150 | 1 | |
| Harry | 800 | 2 | |
| Perry | 700 | 2 | |
| Seaborn | 425 | 2 | |
| Racheal | 275 | alt: Rachel | 2 |
| Sally | 650 | 2 | |
| Matilda | 600 | 2 | |
| Matty | 600 | 3 | |
| Rose | 0 | 3 | |
| Susan | 400 | 3 | |
| Rebecca | 350 | 3 | |
| Richard | 175 | 3 | |
| Margarette | 75 | 3 | |
| Belfast | 800 | 3 | |
| Paul | 800 | 3 | |
| Eliza | 650 | 3 | |
| Cudjo | 450 | 3 [alt: Cudjoe] | |
| Nanny | 275 | Old | 4 |
| Ben | 600 | 4 | |
| Racheal | 650 | “Young”; [alt: Rachel] | 4 |
| Joe | 250 | 4 | |
| Jack | 800 | 4 | |
| Peter | 500 | Old | 4 |
| Lavinia | 100 | 4 | |
| Annetta | 300 | 4 | |
| Lydia | 175 | 4 | |
| Cuffee | 800 | 4 | |
| Billy | 750 | 5 | |
| Sophy | 600 | 5 | |
| Peter | 600 | Little | 5 |
| James | 600 | 5 | |
| Binah | 425 | 5 | |
| William | 400 | 5 | |
| Simon | 100 | 5 | |
| Cato | 800 | 5 |
Find the digitized original at: Family Search.org. Liberty County Superior Court “Deeds and mortgages, 1777-1920; general index to deeds and mortgages, 1777-1958,” Film: Deeds & Mortgages, v. O-P 1854-1870,” Record Book P, p. 207-210 (image #475-7). (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-RSTR-S?i=475&cat=2923580
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).