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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Thomas Goulding

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Goulding, Thomas
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: Jams [Alt: James] McCullugh [alt: McCullough], W. Quarterman, John Way
Estate Administrator: Margaret Goulding, John Stacy, James Stacy
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: note listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed
Value of enslaved persons: 343 pounds
Comments: Amounts in pounds, not dollars; date of inventory not listed but likely in early 1790’s, based on inventories before and after.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Booby50Negro man
Joe50Negro man
Dembo40Negro man
Ned30Negro man
Nanney50Negro woman [alt: Nanny]
Frank38Negro boy
Isaac30Negro boy
Major35Negro boy
Scipeo [Alt:Scipio]20Negro boy

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-P9MM?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 179 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).