Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Varnedoe, Hannah M. (Mrs)
Date Sworn: 1858-12-16
Appraisers: S.S. Barnard, Jos. R. Bacon, Wm. [William] Jones
Estate Guardian: Leander Varnedoe
Court Officer: Not listed
Date Recorded: 1859-02-22
Recording Official: S.A. Fraser, Clerk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $9170
Value of enslaved persons: $8050
Comments: “We S.S. Barnard, Jos. R. Bacon & Wm. Jones being appointed appraisers to ascertain the value of the property of Mrs. H.M. Varnedoe deceased & to equalize & portion the same to the heirs of said estate according to a decree in Liberty County Superior Court fall term 1858 In equity have this 16th of December 1858 appraised and divided the property of said Estate in manner following to wit as far as shown to us by Leander Varnedoe Guardian.” Also in the appraisal were: Plantation north of Dows Canal = $755; Mule = $175; Ox Cart = $45; ⅛ Lands in Irwin Co. = $5; ⅛ of Jonesville lots and lands = $140. The estate was divided into lots and distributed as follows:
1 — L.L. Varnedoe
2 — W.W. Winn, Guardian for children
3 — S.M. Varnedoe
4 — W.W. Winn
5 — W.Q. Baker, guardian for children of S.J. Baker
6 — Trustees of A.C. Ladson
7 — S.M. Varnedoe, Guardian for M.E. Varnedoe
8 — Matilda Crawford by S.M. Varnedoe Trustee
9 — R.Q. Varnedoe
10 — Mule and plantations lands north of Dows Canal to N.J. Varnedoe
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Lot # |
| John | 1000 | 1 |
| Violet | 650 | 2 |
| Thomas | 600 | 3 |
| Susan | 350 | 3 |
| John (L. John) | 200 | 2 |
| Julia | 150 | 2 |
| Ben | 1000 | 8 |
| Juno | 400 | 9 |
| Celia | 700 | 7 |
| Israel | 1100 | 5 |
| Lewis | 700 | 6 |
| Shadrack | 1200 | 4 |
Find the digitized original at: Family Search.org. Liberty County Superior Court “Deeds and mortgages, 1777-1920; general index to deeds and mortgages, 1777-1958,” Film: Deeds & Mortgages, v. O-P 1854-1870,” Record Book O, p 468. Image #283. (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-RSPH-T?i=282&cat=292358)
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).