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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Jones, Esq [Esquire]

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, John Esq [Esquire]
Date Sworn: 1805-11-14
Appraisers: Joseph Law, Saml [Samuel] S. Law, James Robarts
Estate Administrator: Susannah H. Jones, Joseph Jones
Court Officer: Thomas Bradwell J.P.
Date Recorded: 1805-12-05
Recording Official: Forrester Clk [Clerk]
Total Value of Property Appraised: $14686.50
Value of enslaved persons: $12600.00
Comments:

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Fanny300“Woman”
Mary
Lydia
325
“And child”
Suckey280
Jupiter280
Affy280
Nancy300
Molley25[Alt: Molly]
May325
October325
Jacob500“Carpenter”
Betty125
Sunbury325
Celia150
Peggy80
Silvia0“Blind”
Teresa400[alt: T looked like a F]
FrankRose100“Children”
Willowby
Pompey
375“& Child Pompey”
Adam 100
Sandy500
Brutus50
Cate50
Jack400
Rosetta250
April325
March250
August170
Sary250
Siner250
Monday400
Jupiter200
Carey250[Alt: Cary]
Pirecus200
Hannah280
Molley180“Girl” [Alt: Molly]
Dick100“Small boy”
Jane350
Baccus125“Boy”
Adam30“Infant”
Philis
Poonie
400[Alt: Phyllis]“And child”
Augustus50“Small boy”
Hannah200
Toney500[Alt: Tony]
Hamblet450[Alt: Hamlet]
November125
Jupiter400
Dick400
Paul400
Philis320[Alt: Phyllis]
Coucher150[Alt: Coocher]

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-PLQ?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 279 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).