Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Martin, Nathaniel
Date Sworn: 1861-01-15
Appraisers: James R. Bird, E. Daniel, John G. Martin, Wm. G. Martin, Newman Bradley
Estate Administrator: Daniel E. Martin
Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1861-03-30
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: only enslaved people appraised
Value of enslaved persons: $12,550.00
Comments: Eight distributees: “Mrs. Mary Martin, widow of said deceased; her two children Alexander S. Martin son of the deceased a minor child & also Sarah A. Martin child of the deceased (minor) whose interest was represented by their mother and guardian of said minor children[,] Angus M. Laing Daniel E. Martin Samuel S. Martin, John Ivey and Est. Margaret Martin represented by Samuel S. Martin administrator.” Lots drawn as follows:
1 — John Ivey
2 — Samuel S. Martin, administrator of Est. Margaret Martin
3 — Mrs. Mary Martin
4 — Angus M. Laing
5 — Daniel E. Martin
6 — Sarah A. Martin
7 — minor child Alexander S. Martin
8 — Samuel S. Martin
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Desc. | Lot # |
| Peter | 1100 | “negro man” | 1 |
| Nancy | 350 | “a girl” | 1 |
| Ned | 1100 | “negro man” | 2 |
| Sambo | 275 | “a boy” | 2 |
| Cloe | 250 | “a girl” (alt: Chloe) | 2 |
| Jack | 1000 | “a negro man” | 3 |
| Fanny | 700 | “a girl” | 3 |
| Tom | -50 | “a child” | 3 |
| Charles | 1100 | “negro man” | 4 |
| Eliza | 300 | “a girl” | 4 |
| Sally | 200 | “child” | 4 |
| Joseph | 1000 | “negro man” (Joseph) | 5 |
| Tenah | 550 | “girl” | 5 |
| Bill | 750 | “boy” | 6 |
| Hagar | 700 | “negro woman” | 6 |
| Martha | 175 | “a child” | 6 |
| Louisa | 900 | “negro woman” | 7 |
| Mary | 350 | “a girl” | 7 |
| Allen | 200 | “a boy” | 7 |
| Patty | 800 | “negro woman | 8 |
| Sally | 450 | “a girl” | 8 |
| Daniel | 350 | “a boy” | 8 |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93T-XB9V?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 250 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).