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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Lachlan McIntosh

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: McIntosh, Lachlan
Date Sworn: 1806-04-22
Appraisers: Adam Alexander, David Rees, Jacob H. Dunham
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Official: John Stevens, J.I.L.C.
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $9273.00
Value of enslaved persons: $8380.00
Comments: Families grouped together with one appraised amount. “Lachlan McIntosh of Sunbury”

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Dick
Beck
Fanny
Sandy
Golbo
Jenny
Nancy
1100“Carpenter”“His wife and 5 children”
Aberdein
Diana
400[Alt: Aberdeen]“And his wife”
Cato
Auber
Ben
Harriet
900

“His wife and 2 children”
Diana
George
Rose
Affy
John
700
“And her 4 children”
Luckey
Darcus
400
“And her child” [alt: Dorcas]
Betty
Molly
400
“And her child”
Dick
Caroline
800
“His wife”
Jenny
Venus
500
And her child”
Clarissa300Wench; young”
Sunbury400“Fellow; prime”
Betty400“Fellow; prime” [possible misident]
Sarjo400“Fellow; prime”
Bob400“Fellow; prime”
Barwar130“Wench; old” [alt: Bamar]
Nancy350“Wench; young”
Cato800“Fellow; prime; driver”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-P9DF?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 281 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).