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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Myndert Van Yeverin Esq [Esquire]

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Van Yeverin, Myndert Esq [Esquire] [alt: Vanyeverin]
Date Sworn: 1808-05-25
Appraisers: Willm [William] McWhir, James E. Morris, Richd [Richard] B. Law
Estate Executor: Dorothy Van Yeverin
Court Officer: Thos [Thomas] Nelmes J.P.
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $3042.00
Value of enslaved persons: $2580.00
Comments: Names listed in groups are families with one amount.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Simon150“Old”
Mary275“Simon’s wife and 2 children” [Children’s names not listed]
Cinda
Flora
Cyrus
675“Elderly woman”“Her sister”“Her brother”
Tom
Mary
450
“His wife”
Sharper200“Fellow; elderly”
Sambo150“Fellow; sickly”
Boson100“Old”
Jack180“Boy”
Sina
China
400“Twin Sisters; Young”
Laura1“Woman; Long diseased; Not expected to recover”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-PR5?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 291 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).