Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Powell, James
Date Sworn: 1816-05-16
Appraisers: Peter Winn, Joseph Jones, William Fleming
Estate Executor: John Dunwody, Esq [Esquire]
Court Officer: Oliver Stevens, J.I.C.C.L.
Date Recorded: 1816-05-29
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $23093.00
Value of enslaved persons: $19375.00
Comments: Several names have “is” listed after them; unsure of meaning.
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description |
| Elsey | 250 | |
| Stephen | 350 | |
| Binah | 350 | |
| John | 300 | |
| Hagar | 250 | |
| Israel | 200 | |
| Molly | 150 | |
| Jack | 300 | “Driver” |
| Billy | 800 | “Carpenter” |
| Jenny | 450 | |
| Phoebe | 300 | |
| Ned | 225 | |
| Lucy | 175 | |
| Binah | 400 | |
| George | 350 | |
| Delia | 275 | |
| Sally | 175 | |
| Jenny | 550 | “Little”“And child, week old” |
| Minty | 550 | |
| Clarinda | 550 | |
| ElseyMary | 500 | |
| SaryJenny | 675 | “Big” |
| Sylvia | 25 | “Old” |
| Amey | 325 | [Alt: Amy] |
| Nanny | 350 | |
| Cuffee | 250 | |
| Charlotte | 400 | |
| Betty | 250 | |
| Affee | 150 | |
| Sandy | 150 | |
| Patty | 500 | |
| Peter | 600 | |
| Rose | 500 | |
| Hannah | 500 | |
| Charlotte | 450 | |
| Edmund | 150 | |
| Cress | 500 | |
| Venus | 250 | |
| Jacob | 175 | |
| Miley | 100 | |
| Peggy | 500 | |
| Hester | 100 | |
| Sary | 25 | |
| Sue | 500 | |
| Chloe | 500 | |
| Jemmy | 600 | |
| Tom | 600 | |
| Brutus | 600 | |
| Hector | 600 | |
| Plenty | 300 | |
| Will | 200 | |
| Ned | 150 | |
| Lucy | 100 | |
| Sue | 150 | “O. Sue” [presumably Old Sue] |
| Hester | 25 | |
| Peggy | 25 | |
| Sam | 650 |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-P4?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 363 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).