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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Artemas Baker

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Baker, Artemas
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: John Whitehead, Wm [William] Girardeau, Joseph Way Jun [Alt: Junior]
Estate Executor: William Jeans Baker [corrected from William James Baker on 8/2/2021]
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 1130 pounds, 5 shillings, 1 pence
Value of enslaved persons: 970 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
Frank50
George45
Addam35 [Alt: Adam]
Dick45
Will40
Ben25
Bristol45
John50
France30
Sara40
Juno40“Old”
Charlotte30
Cloe 45[Alt: Chloe]
Juno40“Little”
Lilley50“And child”
Molley15 [Alt: Molly]
Venus
Rachel
15Valued together
Cilla25
Hannah20
Harry50
Andrew50
Bob30“Little”
Sandy35
Cami10
Cooter35
Vilot 35[Alt: Violet]
Bess50
Elsey50“Old”
Sam25
Dick10
Ames5[or Amos]

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-PBH?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 204 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).