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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – James Carter

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Carter, James
Date Sworn:1807-03-03 [Note: Date corrected from 1804 to 1807 in October 2023]
Appraisers: Daniel Stewart [Stuart], Moses Way, John Peacock Junr [Junior]
Estate Executor: Martha Carter
Court Officer: Josiah Wilson J.P.
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $4178.00
Value of enslaved persons: $3685.00
Comments:

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Prince400
July400
March380
Toney200[Alt: Tony]
Adam350
Isaac380
Rachel250“Wench”
Chloe
Eve
400
“And child”
Luke300
Sary200“Girl”
Patience175
Sampson120“Boy”
Nanny80“Girl”
Patty50“Girl”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P9MC?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 288 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).