Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Quarterman, Robert (Reverend)
Date Sworn: 1860-12-26
Appraisers: William Q. Baker, Peter W. Fleming, L.J. Mallard, W.W. Winn
Estate Guardian: Thomas W. Fleming
Court Officer: Joseph Ashmore, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1864-04-24
Recording Official: Wm. P. Girardeau O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $15.499.25
Value of enslaved persons: $14,992.75
Comments: “Whereas Thomas W. Fleming, guardian for Emma L. Quarterman, Samuel J. Quarterman & Nathaniel T. Quarterman, minors of Revd. R. Quarterman, deceased, said guardian having made written application at this court for the appointment of suitable & proper persons acting as freeholders for the purpose of making appraisement & distribution of all the perishable & personal property of said estate of Rev’d Robert Quarterman as the aforesaid heirs have each of them attained to the lawful age of twenty one years.” Lots were drawn as follows:
1 — Samuel Jones Quarterman
2 — Emma L. Quarterman (drawn for her by Thomas W. Fleming, as she was not present)
3 — Nathaniel Pratt Quarterman
The lots were drawn at Erin Plantation.
Enslaved Person Named | Value | Desc. | Lot # |
Titus | 800 | “Driver” | 1 |
Joe | 800 | “Little” | 1 |
William | 700 | 1 | |
Dick | 700 | “R.R. Dick” | 1 |
Rose | 500 | 1 | |
Katy | 425 | 1 | |
Joe | 350 | “Old Joe” | 1 |
Kate | 250 | “Old Kate” | 1 |
July | 342.75 | “3/7 share in R R July” | 1 |
Cinda | 600 | “Old Cinda” | 2 |
James | 800 | “R R James” | 2 |
Henry | 800 | “R R Henry” | 2 |
Scipio | 500 | “Big Scipio” | 2 |
Harriet | 700 | 2 | |
Scipio | 400 | “Old Scipio” | 2 |
Sarah | 350 | 2 | |
Peter | 225 | “Little Peter” | 2 |
Hetty | 150 | 2 | |
Cye | 800 | “R R Cye” (Dye?) | 3 |
Pauldo | 800 | “R R Pauldo” | 3 |
Peter | 650 | “Carpenter” | 3 |
Maria | 350 | “B Maria” | 3 |
Rodgers | 500 | 3 | |
Rachael | 350 | “Old Rachael” | 3 |
Ben | 400 | 3 | |
Georgia | 425 | 3 | |
Cinda | 425 | “Little Cinda” | 3 |
George | 300 | 3 |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93T-XY1F?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 255 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).