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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – John B. Barnard

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Barnard, John B.
Date Sworn: 1862-03-21
Appraisers: Peter W. Fleming, Thomas W. Fleming, Samuel S. Barnard, Joseph Law & Wm. S. Walthour (Peter W. Fleming, Joseph Law, and Wm. L. Walthour were the three appraisers)
Estate Executor: Barnard, N.L.
Court Officer: S.S. Varnedoe, Not. Public
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $57,615.00
Value of enslaved persons: $53,775.00
Comments: At beginning of inventory: “The North Hampton Plantation including the Fairfield Tract of 500 acres and a portion of pine land adjoining the Kings Land in all about [blank] acres, valued at [blank]” (See also John B. Barnard’s estate appraisement from Dougherty County)

Enslaved Person NamedValueDesc.
Stephen700“negro man” “Driver”
Hannah650“negro woman”
Christina500“negro child”
Abbey350“negro child”
Aleck300“negro child”
Letitia100“negro child”
Amaretta500“negro woman” [alt: Amaritta]
Cupid700“negro boy”
Venus550“negro girl”
Peter350“negro boy”
Mitton (?) (maybe Milton?)300“negro boy”
Sophy150“negro child”
Madison75“negro infant”
Badoe (?)600“negro man”
Charlotte650“negro woman”
Reuben150“negro man old”
Rose50“negro woman fool”
Polly300“negro girl”
Elevia (?)650“negro woman” [possibly meant to be Elvira?]
Luke300“negro boy”
Lavenia150“negro infant” [alt: Lavinia]
Smith400“negro man”
Affy450“negro woman”
Hannibal250“negro man”
Sary650“negro woman”
Abram500“negro boy”
Shem350“negro boy”
Delia100“negro infant”
Sam400“negro man”
Jenette (or Jenelle)400“negro woman” [alt: Jennette]
Eve650“negro woman”
Hetty650“negro woman”
Doll550“negro girl”
March650“negro man”
Charlotte150“negro woman”
Raty (?)650“negro woman” [alt: Maybe supposed to be Katy ?]
Diana550“negro girl”
Paul800“negro man”
Richard800“negro man”
Affey650“negro woman”
Tom450“negro man”
Charlotte200“negro woman”
Federick800“negro man” [alt: possibly meant to be Frederick]
Louisa650“negro woman”
Tom700“negro boy Little”
Grace550“negro girl”
Stafford500“negro boy”
Oliver300“negro boy”
Flora200“negro girl”
Will800“negro man”
Woman & Infant650[one word – looks like “Highly”]
Tony700“negro boy”
Violet550“negro girl”
Nanny450“negro girl”
Minnerva (?)350“negro girl” [alt: Minerva]
Hannah300“negro girl”
Jennette (or Jennelle)200“negro girl”
Toney800“negro man L. Toney”
Louisa650“negro woman” “house servant”
March550“negro boy”
Caroline350“negro girl”
Laurence150“negro child”
Nelly250“negro woman”
Mingo800“negro man”
Gabriel800“negro man”
Toney150“negro man”
Dinah650“negro woman”
James800“negro man”
Phoebe650“negro woman”
Hasting800“negro man” [alt: Hastings]
Prime800“negro man”
Mary50“negro woman Old Mary”
Charlotte650“negro woman”
Tartar150“negro child”
Ben1000“negro man”
Rosene650“negro woman” [alt: Rosena]
Flora650“negro girl”
Isaac650“negro man”
Affy650“negro woman”
Lidia500“negro girl” [alt: Lydia]
Hagar400“negro girl”
Emma350“negro girl”
Adam150“negro boy”
Eve150“negro girl”
Will600“negro man” “carpenter”
June700“negro man”
Clarinda500“negro woman”
Horrace500“negro boy” [alt: Horace]
Harriet400“negro girl”
Bina250“negro girl”
Beckey400“negro woman” [alt: Becky]
William800“negro man”
Becka650“negro woman” [alt: Becca]
Philis650“negro woman” [alt: Phillis, Phyllis]
Jack550“negro boy”
Cornelia400“negro girl”
Mathew300“negro boy” [alt: Matthew]
Edward200“negro boy”
Chatham800“negro man”
Peggy650“negro woman”
Tamar (?)500“negro girl” [alt: Tamer]
Pricilla400“negro girl” [alt: Priscilla]
Charity300“negro girl”
Orange800“negro man”
Miley650“negro woman”
Joshua500“negro boy”
Sambo800“negro man”
Judy650“negro woman”
Hasting300“negro boy”
Clarissa200“negro girl”
Fort Sumter100“infant”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XYPH?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 283 of 703.

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