Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Haistings, Samuel
Date Sworn: 1804-02-10
Appraisers: Saml [Samuel] S. Law, Elijah Lewis, Joseph Austin
Estate Administrator: Charles Thorp, Leonard Jurdine [names found in the copy mentioned below]
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: 1804-03-21
Recording Official: Wm [William] Robarts C.C.O.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $2035.00
Value of enslaved persons: $1855.00
Comments:
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description |
| Habersham | 100 | “Fellow” |
| Murea | 100 | “Wench” [alt: Murriah ?] |
| Rachel | 400 | “Wench” |
| Rinah | 400 | “Wench” |
| Rachel | 50 | “Wench; Old” |
| Binah | 100 | “Wench” |
| Jack | 300 | “Boy” |
| Tony | 180 | |
| Gihur | 100 | [alt: Gihu ?] |
| Ruthie | 125 | “Girl” |
[NOTE: This was originally posted with the name Samuel Haizlings. Another copy in different handwriting was found in loose papers in the FamilySearch collection “Estate 1775-1892, Harris, Isaac-Hornby, Phillip, which made it clear that the surname was Haistings (also spelled Hastings). That copy spelled the names of the enslaved people as follows: Haberham, Mreah, Rachal, Rinah, Old Rachal, Binah, Boy Jack, Toney, G????, Ruthy. It also listed as possessions one horse ($80), one gun ($20), pistols & holsters ($12), a sulky (20), 3 trunks with books (25), a portable desk (6), a valise (2) and 2 saddoes (15). The administrators were named as Charles Thorp and Leonard Jurdine. The inventory was noted as performed on the same day as the above. In both copies, the name that starts with a G looks like Gehue or possibly Gehu with a flourish at the end.]
Find one inventory at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-PKR?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 265 of 689.
Find the copy at: Loose Papers in folders by surname, Liberty County Court of Ordinary, Appraisal of estate of Samuel Haistingst; digitized images with typewritten indexes, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Q4-DH5F : accessed 02 Apr 2024), “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 -> Liberty -> Estate Records 1775-1892 Harris, Isaac-Hornby, Phillip, image 213-216 of 1197.
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).