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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joel Walker, Esq [Esquire]

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Walker, Joel Esq
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: Danl [Daniel] Stewart, Thos [Thomas] Lanchister [Alt: Lanchester], Willm [William] West
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed
Value of enslaved persons: 11,300 dollars
Comments: Date of inventory not listed but likely in mid to late 1790’s, based on inventories before and after.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
October300“Fellow; Driver about 40 years old”
December300“Fellow; Cooper 40 years old”
April300“Fellow; Common Field Slave 40 years old”
August300“Fellow; Jobing Carpenter 40 years old”
Tom330“Fellow; Good Sawyer about 35 years old”
Monday350“Fellow; Prime Field Slave about 25 years old”
Stephen400“Fellow; Prime Field Slave about 25 years old”
Sandey350“Fellow; Waiting Man about 20 years old” [Alt: Sandy]
Sam350“Fellow; Waiting Man about 25 years old”
Sancho100“Boy & cripple; about 17 years old”
Cuffee300“Boy; about 17 years old”
Sandey350“Boy; about 17 years old” [Alt: Sandy]
Harculas350“Fellow; Prime Field Slave about 30 years old” [Alt: Hercules]
Prince350“Boy; about 14 years old”
Jack260“Boy; about 12 years old”
Pancecola100“Fellow; very infirm about 40 years old” [Alt: Pensacola]
Mobeal250“Fellow; Prime Field Slave about 35 years old” [Alt: Mobile ?]
Ben400“Fellow; Prime Field Slave about 35 years old”
Billey350“Boy; about 14 years old” [Alt: Billy]
Tarter400“Fellow; Prime Field Slave about 25 years old”
Jim350“Fellow; Prime Field Slave about 30 years old”
Bob350“Fellow; Prime Field Slave about 30 years old”
Charles400“Fellow; Prime Field Slave about 22 years old”
Abram350“Fellow; Prime Field Slave about 38 years old”
Lucy300“Wench; Prime Field Slave about 35 years old”
Rose300“Wench; Prime Cook about 35 years old”
Nelley300“Wench; Prime Washer about 35 years old” [Alt: Nelly]
Fanney300“Wench; Common Field Slave 30 years old” [Alt: Fanny]
Hannah200“Wench; Common Field Slave 40 years old”
Bella300“Wench; Common Field Slave 30 years old”
Sharlott300“Wench; Common Field Slave 30 years old” [Alt: Charlotte]
Pender300“Wench; Common Field Slave 30 years old”
Nanney60“Idiot Girl; about 14 years old” [Alt: Nanny]
Rose300“Girl; about 12 years old”
Sambo60“Boy child; about 12 months old”
Morriah300“Girl; about 12 years old”
Bettey200“Girl; about 9 years old” [Alt: Betty]
Miley300“Girl, about 12 years old”
Rinah40“Child; about 6 months old”
Nancy50“Child; about 6 months old”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P999?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 224 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).