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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Robert Sallett

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Sallett, Robert
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: D. Stewart, Joseph May Senr [Alt: Senior], James McCollugh [Alt: McCullough]
Estate Executors: Simon Fraser, John Bacon, Nathan Taylor
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed
Value of enslaved persons: 521 pounds, 15 shillings
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
Scipio55
Ephraim50
Peter50
Cuffee60
Bob40
Terone38
Sam55
Bess55“Wench Bess”
Mealy30“Girl Mealy”
May22“Boy May”
Sambo22“Boy Sambo”
March18“Boy March”
Peter26 pounds, 15 shillings“1 third part of Old Peter Blacksmith”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P9SN?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 189 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).