Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Wilkins, Joseph C.
Date Sworn: 1862-12-11
Appraisers: S.A. Fraser, L.J. Mallard, W.W. Winn, W.S. Norman, John S. Andrews
Estate Administrator: Grest, Valentine
Court Officer: W.S. Norman, N.P. & S.A. Fraser, C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1863-02-14
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: only enslaved people appraised
Value of enslaved persons: $28,750.00 (was $28,800 before -50 for Old Lucy)
Comments: Distributees were Mrs. S. E. Wilkins, Sally G. Wilkins, Charles P. Wilkins, Joseph Wilkins, Hamilton Wilkins, Lucy E. Twiggs, A.G. Wilkins Joseph C. Wilkins, heirs of the deceased. Lots drawn as follows:
1 — Charles Wilkins
2 — Joseph Wilkins
3 — S.G. Wilkins
4 — Mrs. S.E. Wilkins
5 — J.C. Wilkins
6 — Mrs. Lucy Twiggs
7 — Hamilton Wilkins
8 — A.G. Wilkins
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Desc. | Lot # |
| Caesar | 300 | “Old” | 1 |
| Sarah | 200 | 1 | |
| Dick | 1000 | “Car.” | 5 |
| Caesar Jim | 1000 | “Caesar, Jim” | 8 |
| Ned | 1000 | 1 | |
| Binah | 800 | 1 | |
| Mary | 750 | 1 | |
| Fanny | 750 | 1 | |
| Lucy | -50 | “Old Lucy minus $50” | 2 |
| Penda | 700 | 2 | |
| Nelly | 600 | 2 | |
| John | 900 | 2 | |
| Clem | 1000 | 2 | |
| Caesar | 1000 | “Little” | 2 |
| Diana | 350 | 3 | |
| Flora | 800 | 3 | |
| Cyrus | 1000 | 3 | |
| Samuel | 700 | 3 | |
| Henry | 50 | 3 | |
| William | 300 | 3 | |
| Jacob | 200 | 4 | |
| Bama | 300 | 4 | |
| Sally | 400 | 4 | |
| Rose | 350 | 4 | |
| Bedford | 300 | 4 | |
| Maria | 150 | 5 | |
| Mingo | 1000 | 5 | |
| Fanny | 750 | 5 | |
| Franky | 250 | 6 | |
| Hetty | 750 | 6 | |
| Jim | 1000 | 6 | |
| Peter | 1000 | 6 | |
| Sue | 650 | 6 | |
| Hazzard | 1000 | 7 | |
| Charlotte | 800 | 7 | |
| Guy | 650 | 7 | |
| Isaac | 1000 | 4 | |
| Affee | 800 | 4 | |
| Cilla | 800 | 8 | |
| Nancy | 300 | 8 | |
| Harry | 350 | 5 | |
| Stephen | 700 | 7 | |
| Dick | 500 | 8 | |
| George | 400 | 7 | |
| Nella | 1000 | 8 | |
| Matilda | 200 | 5 |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893T-XTHX?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 299 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).