Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: McGowen, John F.
Date Sworn: 1860-05-04
Appraisers: Angus Martin, E. Daniel, Samuel Harne
Estate Administrator: Benjamin Darsey
Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1861-12-09
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $9381.00
Value of enslaved persons: $7300.00
Comments: 550 acres of land with improvements, valued at $1000, was included in the inventory and appraisal (unusually).
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Desc. |
| Paul | 1000 | “a man slave” |
| Richard | 1300 | “a man slave” |
| Hagar | 500 | “a woman (slave)” |
| Tenor (?) | 500 | “a girl” |
| Jane | 1000 | “a girl” |
| Nelson | 850 | “a boy” |
| Esgar | 850 | “a boy” (Edgar?) |
| William | 650 | “a boy” |
| Cornelia | 650 | “a girl” |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XYY1?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 263 of 703. Also, see this inventory in a different handwriting: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XYY1?i=262&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801&cc=1999178
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).