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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – James Dunham

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Dunham, James
Date Sworn: 1794-02-07
Appraisers: G. Dowse, Stephen Corker, Jas [James] Cole
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: 1794-03-21
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 63 pounds, 14 shillings
Value of enslaved persons: 55 pounds
Comments: Amount in pounds, not dollars. “Warrant dated 7th February 1794.”

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Jack20
Affey35[alt: Affee]

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P9QX?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 209 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).