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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Samuel Proctor Bayley

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Bayley, Samuel Proctor [alt: Bailey]
Date Sworn: 1803-02-21
Appraisers: Wm [William] McWhir, fr [Frank] Guillaud [Alt: Guilland], Adm [Adam] Alexander
Estate Administrator: Mrs. Marcia Bayley, Nathan Dryer
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $8099.00
Value of enslaved persons: $7424.00
Comments: Actual sum of enslaved persons is $7423.50

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Bob586.50“Fellow; Shoemaker”
Cudjo450“Fellow”
Jim333“Boy”
Champaigne383“Fellow” [Alt: Champagne]
Prisse
Lucy
Peter
266200“Wench and her children”
Park316
Rina
Joe
Ratley
Venus
683.50“And 3 children”
George500“Fellow”
Peggy433.50“Wench”
Celia375“Girl”
Chloe
Vina
450“And infant”
Phillady
Mary
Roger
900“And children”
Lydia400
Lyndy
Caroline
Boston
William
733.50“And her 3 children”
Polly413.50“Girl”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-PVF?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 257 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).