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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Thomas Shepard

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Shepard, Thomas
Date Sworn: 1793-02-05
Appraisers: W. Quarterman, Simon Fraser, Joseph Way Sen [Alt: Senior]
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 1585 pounds, 2 shillings, 4 pence
Value of enslaved persons: 1069 pounds
Comments: Amounts in pounds.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Joe45
Joe55“Little”
Peter20“Old”
Peter50“Young”
Malborough55[alt: Marlborough]
Prime 48
Jack45“Big”
Ned40“Big”
Delia48
Judy45
Phebe48 [Alt: Phoebe]
Abby20
Bellar52
Sally43
Betty43
Silvia48
Rose48“Big”
Rose50“Little”
Jack25“Little”
Baccus 20[Alt: Bacchus] [Alt: Bauus]
Quaminer10
Ned 12
Jacob22
Dick7
Phillis 18[Alt: Phyllis]
Cuff45“Fellow”
Gritta43“Wench”
Abram35“Boy”
Sam17“Boy”
Sue12“Girl”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P9WT?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 202 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).