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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Sarah Spencer

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Spencer, Sarah
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: John Osgood, Rich’d [Richard] Girardeau, Wm [Alt: William] Spencer
Estate Executor: Samuel Spencer
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 90 pounds, 13 shillings, 6 pence
Value of enslaved persons: 78 pounds
Comments: Amounts in pounds, not dollars; date of inventory not listed but likely in early 1790’s, based on inventories before and after.

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P1Z?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 185 of 689

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P1Z?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 185 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).