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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph R. Bacon

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Bacon, Joseph R.
Date Sworn: 1860-04-26
Appraisers: B.A. Busby, Peter W. Fleming, W.S. Baker
Estate Executor: Thomas W. Fleming (acting executor)
Court Officer: L.L. Varnedoe, Not. Pub.
Date Recorded: 1860-04-30
Recording Official: Wm. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $23,145.50
Value of enslaved persons: $21,250.00
Comments: None

Enslaved Person NamedValueDesc.
Sampson400“driver”
Caesar500
Brister600
Edmund1000
Billy1000
Anthony1000“carpenter”
Sammy1000“carpenter”
William800
George800
Henry800
Frank1000
Mary300“Old Mary”
Charlotte700
Peggy0“Old Peggy”
Peg500
Jane600
Willoughby400
Dinah800
Lindy800
Polly800
Doll200
Binah700
Chloe800
Rachel800
Mag700
Flora800
Nanny350
Sam450
Andrew450
Mary375“Little Mary”
Solomon300
Simon300
Ellen200
Catharine75
Peter100
Rebecca800
Rebecca (infant)50infant

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93T-XYBS?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 244 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).