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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Henry Wood Esq [Esquire]

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Wood, Henry Esq [Esquire]
Date Sworn: 1802-06-11
Appraisers: D Stewart, John B Girardeau, Jas [James] Powel [Alt: Powell]
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: 1802-06-15
Recording Official: Nathaniel Baker, Clerk C.O.C.L.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $17530.50
Value of enslaved persons: $15675
Comments: “Recd [Received] 14 June”

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Tom500
Pents (?)400
Monday500
Rachel450
Sylvia175
Caesar75
Sancho600
Brutus400
Elcey400[Alt: Elsey]
Marcus300
Ben300
Osmond200
Lucy400
Ned500
Sam500
Caesar500“Big”
George500
Charles500
Bob500
Peter550
Hector500
Patty
Chlory
450“and her child” [alt: prob Chloe]
Jeator450
Fanny400
Betty
Lucy
500“and her child”

Prince200
Mira450
Hannah
Betty
Jeany
750“And her two children”
Harry350
Hosey [?]200
[prob Josey]
Peter550
Charles375
Scipio300
Will500
Charlotte500
Flora200
Ben450
Tenah300

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-P93N?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 240 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).