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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Spencer Humphreys

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Humphreys, Spencer
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: John Baker, David Rees, Sampson Geo [Alt: George] Hyland
Estate Administrator: James Harvey
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: 1790-08-13
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 20 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 20 pounds
Comments: Amounts in pounds, not dollars

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Jenny20“Negro girl”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P943?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 184 of 689

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).