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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Martha Bacon

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Bacon, Martha
Date Sworn: 1863-02-07
Appraisers: Thos. S. Mallard, James S. McCullough, David. Zoucks
Estate Administrator: Fraser, Simon A.
Court Officer: S.A. Fraser, Clerk, S.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1863-02-16
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $21.361.00
Value of enslaved persons: $20,900.00
Comments: None

Enslaved Person NamedValueDesc.
Peter1200carpenter
Joe800
Sackey1000
France1000
Toby1000
Solomon1000
John1000
Frank1000
Joshua1000
William1000
Stephen1000
George1000
Jeffy800
Margaret800
Deanna800
Nancy700
Sarah800
Betty500
Binah500
Charlotte300
Jacob1000
John400“Little”
George800
Louisa400
Phoebe300
Jenny800

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93T-XYY4?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 301 of 703.