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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Nathaniel Martin

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Martin, Nathaniel
Date Sworn: 1860-01-23
Appraisers: Enoch Daniel, Newman Bradley, James R. Bird
Estate Administrator: Daniel E. Martin
Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1860-04-14
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $14,860.25
Value of enslaved persons:
Comments: None

Enslaved Person NamedValueDesc.
Jack1100
Peter1200
Charles1200
Ned1250
Joe1050
Bill800
Patty900“a negro woman”
Sally450“a negro girl”
Louisa + child Allen1200
Mary + Sambo600
Allen0child of Louisa
Sambo0assoc. with Mary
Hagar + child Martha1050
Martha0Hagar’s child
Fanny700“a negro girl”
Tenah550
Daniel450“a boy”
Nancy350“a girl”
Eliza250“a girl”
Chloe175“a girl”
Sally300“Old Sally”
Tom50“Old Tom”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XYB6?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 242 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).