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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Thomas Elliot

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Elliot, Thomas
Date Sworn: 1794-03-15
Appraisers: John Mitchell Junr [Junior], John Warren, Audley Maxwell
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: 1794-03-25
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: none listed
Value of enslaved persons: 230 pounds
Comments: Amounts in pounds, not dollars. “Warrant dated 15th March 1794 and received 25th March 1794.”

Enslaved Person NamedValue
Moll10
George40
Ben50
Dinah40
Bess40
Will15
Sarah10
Cresha4
Harry8
London1
Moll4
Amerita8

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-PYP?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 208 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).