Liberty County Estate Inventory – Catherine Hastings

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Hastings, Catherine
Date Sworn: 1814-02-11
Appraisers: James Holmes, Saml [Samuel] S. Law, James Dunwody
Estate Executor: Jedidiah Field
Court Officer: John Winn, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1814-04-14
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $5860.00
Value of enslaved persons: $4,130
Comments: “Alexander” listed as getting Jemima and her children.”Fields” listed as getting 250 improved plantation acres and Boston, Keziah and their 3 children. “Lawson” listed as getting China, Affey and 3 children, and a gray horse. “Lines” listed as getting 150 acres of tract land and 8 head of cattle. [NOTE: According to Catherine Hastings’ will, these individuals are Mrs. Frederica Alexander, Jedidiah Fields, John Lines, and William C. Lawon. Hasting’s also freed two enslaved people not mentioned in the inventory: Leah and Derry. See the will at: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-P9VM?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901)

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-PYC?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 356 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).