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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Mrs. Mary Ann Fraser

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Fraser, Mary Ann
Date Sworn: 1823-01-22
Appraisers: Jesse Cooper, Richd [Richard] S. Baker, Joseph Ashmore
Estate Administrator: William Osgood
Court Officer: Thos [Thomas] Mallard, J.I.C.
Date Recorded: 1823-02-03
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $9755.00
Value of enslaved persons: $9755.00
Comments: The last enslaved people on the list were described as “estate of Mary Ann Fraser’s proportion of the Est. Wm. [William] Fraser”

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Raymond300
Joe500
Sandy500
Summer375
Frank450
Isaac375
Prince350
Peggy450
Nelly400
Daphne450
Rose400“M” [Meaning unknown]
Rose250“L” [Presumed to stand for Little]
Daphne25“Old”
Miley325
Maria300
Binah275
Elsey275
Peggy250
Flora250
Harry275
Simon200
Peter200
Minder150
Bob150
Plato125
Sam100
Dublin75
Nelly75
Mingo60
Dinah70
Duffy350“Proportion of the Est. Wm Fraser”
NannyKaty550“Proportion of the Est. Wm Fraser”“Child”
August300“Proportion of the Est. Wm Fraser”
Sam100“Proportion of the Est. Wm Fraser”
Nancy175“Old” “Proportion of the Est. Wm Fraser” [alt: Naney, Nanny]
Diana200“Proportion of the Est. Wm Fraser”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-PSP?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 407 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).