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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Cyrus S. Mallard

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Mallard, Cyrus S.
Date Sworn: 1862-12-09
Appraisers: V. Grest, W.W. Winn, P.W. Fleming, Abial Winn, Thomas Q. Cassels
Estate Administrator: Mallard, Lazarus John
Court Officer: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1863-04-18
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $32,544.00
Value of enslaved persons: $31,300.00
Comments: Only V. [Valentine] Grest, Thomas Q. Cassels, and Abial Winn conducted the appraisal.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDesc.
July100
Louisa800
Nanny800
Sarah300
Rose200
Dickey900
Susanna (?) (or Summer?)50
Hagar100
Eliza600
Madison1000
Grace800
Elsey800
Washington500
Abby550
Catharine300
Harriet400
Susan200
Adam750
William1000
William1000“Little”
William1000Driver
Adaline800
James900
Moses900
Ben900
Felix900
Pompey1000
Daniel (or David?)1000
Goliath1000
Joe1300
Grace200
Mariah400
Josiah300
Fanny250
Luke200
Nancy50
George0
Susan650
Georgia Ann550
Ella450
Mariah400
Sarah300
Harriet200
Edmund100
Nancy800“Lt.”
Simon700
Daphney600
Israel500
Sandy700
Hannah800
Niger900

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-993T-XTHP?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 304 of 703.

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).