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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Elizabeth Bennet [alt: Bennett]

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Bennet, Elizabeth
Date Sworn: 1802-12-29
Appraisers: Elijah Lewis, Francis Ross, John Osgood
Estate Executor: John Winn
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $6798.00
Value of enslaved persons: $5990.00
Comments: See estate inventory of William Bennett, 1792-03-03 for similar set of names.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Paro450
Peter500
Affee450[alt: Affey]
Diana475
Venus475
Cely475[alt: Celia]
Nanny475[alt: Nanney]
Willowby350
Dina300[alt: Dinah]
Affee350“Little”
Nanny300
Besse175[alt: Bess, Bessie]
Joe100
Lydia250
Mary150
John200
Rose130
Hagar140
Sandy165
Rachel80

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-P9MX?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 256 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).