Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Joseph Jones

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, Joseph
Date Sworn: 1848-11-30
Appraisers: C.W. Hart, William Maxwell, Abial Winn
Estate Agent: James N. Jones, “agent for executrix of said estate”
Court Officer: G.W. Dunham
Date Recorded: 1849-07-09
Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, Clerk
Total Value of Property Appraised:
Value of enslaved persons: $32125.00
Comments: In the table below, the lots are marked “1” for H. Augusta Jones and “M” for the minors. There were four names in the division that were not found in the appraisement:

Old Hannah – $25
Ellen – $100
Sibby – $50
Rhina – $500

There were also four names in the appraisement that were not found in the division:

Maria $25
Theresa $300
Jane $450
Horne?? $50

“Division of the Negroes belonging to Joseph Jones, agreeable to the provision of the will, as follows”

“To H. Augusta Jones the following negroes: Old Hannah 25 Carpenter March $450, Mina 450, Ellen $100, Fillis [alt: Phillis] $50, Hannah 300, Prime [or Prince] 350, Miley 100, Mc Charles 500, Mc Miley 450, Amy 200, Peter 500, James mason $1000, Phillis 450, John $100, Daphney $100, Total: $5125.”

“And to A. Maybank Jones, Edwin West Jones, Elizabeth Carolina Jones, Hellen Laura Jones, Laura Matilda Jones, minors of Est. the following negroes: Sally 450, Josephine 100, Patty 450 Amfiny [but probably Anthony] $500, Francis 450, Scot [alt: Scott] 50, Old Nanny 25, Benjamin 500, Elsy 450, Bess 300, Patience 200, Tyra $50, Sam $500, Pulaski Driver 600, Nero $500, Lambrights Charles 50, Bedford 500, Tyra 300, Silvia 100, Cuffee $500, Celia 450, Will 275, Rose 200, Cuffee 150, Silvia 100, Bess 450, Friday Carpt 600, Sibby 50, Muriah 450, Rhina $500, Mary 225, Prime 75, Rachael 50, Fortune $25, Pusey 450, Billy 400, Charles Way 175, Affee 375, Mag 450 Charles 500 Troup 500 Joe 450 Tom 500 Delia 450 Francis 125 Betty 275 Delia 50 Amaritta 50 July 500 Luck 150 Cyrus 350 Bachus 500 Affee 450 Charley 275 Edward 225 Raky [alt: Raka, Raca] 100 Thomas 50 Caesar 50 Sam 500 William 500 Lucy 450 Old Hary [alt: Harry] 50 Sandy 500 Moll 450 Clarissa 75 Amy 50 Charles Driver 600 Sam 450 Phoebe 0 Sibby 450 Billy 500 Elizabeth 450 Molly 150 Sam 500 Phillis 450 Wally 275 Ellic [alt: Alick] 200 Texas 100 Abram 50 Tuesday 25 William 500 Delia 450 Jacob 500 Isabell 450 Rose 100 Keziah 300 Flora 50 Isaac 500 Charles 50. “

“…making in the whole one hundred & five negroes, of which number as will appear from the above sixteen are divided off to H.A. Jones and eighty nine are divided off to the minors, five in number, as above named, and remain in an estate for benefit of minors, according to the provisions of the will.”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-GHNZ?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 672 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).