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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Goulding

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Goulding, John
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: T. Sumner, Joseph Way, Thomas Stevens
Estate Administrators: Peter Winn, James M. Stuart, James Maxwell
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 1899 pounds, 16 shillings, 10 pence
Value of enslaved persons: 1708 pounds, 16 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
Smart65“man”
Jammy45[Alt: Jamie]
Aberdeen40
Mingo60
Trooper50
Smart60“L. Smart”
Elsy55[alt: Elsey]
Phillis50[Alt: Phyllis]
Billy47 pounds, 10 shillings
Barbary50
Mag55“Young Mag”
Hagar30
Pegg40
Major45
Sue30
Phoebe18
Flora15
Joty8
Dick15
Nanny50
Jack5
Jammy11 pounds, 5 shillings“Jammy a man of for 1 1/4 years servitude adjudged at 11 pounds 5 shillings pr an” [Alt: per annum]
Satira3 pounds, 2 shillings“Satira a woman of do [ditto] for three years and and five months adjudged at 10 pounds pr an” [Alt: per annum]
Sally58 pounds, 9 shillings“Sally Do [ditto] for 11 years and 9 months at 5 pounds pr an” [Alt: per annum]

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P9FH?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 194 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).