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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Elliott

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Elliott, John
Date Sworn: 1792-01-10
Appraisers: John Mitchell Jun [Alt: Junior], Joseph Plummer, Wright Murphru [Alt: Murphree]
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed
Value of enslaved persons: 1659 pounds
Comments: Amounts in pounds, not dollars.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Ben50“Fellow Ben”
Peter50“Fellow Peter”
John50“Fellow John”
Caesar50“Fellow Ceasar”
Cupit50“Fellow Cupit” [Alt: Cupid]
Plato50“Fellow Plato”
Handy45“Fellow Handy”
Pollydore45“Fellow Pollydore” [alt: Polydore]
Abram45“Fellow Abram”
Lambrass40“Fellow”
Monday40“Fellow”
Tarquin40“Fellow”
Cook40“Fellow”
Boston38“Fellow”
King35“Fellow”
Abraham25“Fellow”
Mingo22“Fellow Mingo”
Tom22“Fellow Tom”
Sam20“Fellow Sam”
Harry25“Boy Harry”
Will18“Boy Will”
Billy18“Boy Billy”
Stephen17“Boy Stephen”
Charles17“Boy Charles”
Prince17“Boy Prince”
Hary15“Boy Hary” [Alt: Harry]
Jack15“Boy Jack”
Bob14“Boy Bob”
London10“Boy London”
Isaac10“Boy Isaac”
Sam10“Boy Sam”
Joe15“Boy Joe”
Deanah20“Wench Deanah” [alt: Diannah]
Bess43“Wench Bess”
Rachel40“Wench Rachel”
Dinah40“Wench Dinah”
Sylvia40“Wench Sylvia”
Hagar40“Wench Hagar”
Phillis40“Wench Phillis” [Alt: Phyllis]
Hellen40“Wench Hellen” [Alt: Helen]
Delia37“Wench Delia”
Cate37“Wench Cate”
Affey37“Wench Affey”
Bella30“Wench Bella”
Mazer27“Wench Mazer”
Tenor15“Wench Tenor”
Bess25“Girl Bess”
Betty25“Girl Betty”
Patty25“Girl Patty”
Moll17“Girl Moll”
Sary16“Girl Sary”
Sharlotte16“Girl Sharlotte” [Alt: Charlotte]
Murriah13“Girl Murriah”
Sary15“Girl Sary”
Nella15“Girl Nella”
Henna12“Girl Henna”
Linda12“Girl Linda”
Amaritta12“Girl Amaritta”
Priscilla12“Girl Priscilla”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P9WD?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 196 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).