Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Smith, Israel
Date Sworn: 1863-05-10
Appraisers: James R. Bird, Adam Jones, B.W. Rusten
Estate Executor: Adeline S. Smith
Court Officer: E.Daniel, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1863-07-04
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $4078.00
Value of enslaved persons: $2200.00
Comments: Part of the overall inventory is 500 acres of land with improvements for $1000.00 (NOTE: Unusual – land not usually included in the estate inventories.)
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Desc. |
| Sandy | 1300 | “a Negro man” |
| Lettie | 900 | “a Negro woman” |
“Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XY29?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 308 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).