Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Stewart, John Esqr [Esquire]
Date Sworn: 1829-07-15
Appraisers: Thos [Thomas] Bacon, Sen [Senior], R. S. Baker, E. W. Russell
Estate Administrator: Col [Colonel] Josiah Wilson
Court Officer: Wm [William] J. Way, J.I.C.
Date Recorded: 1829-08-26
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $1900.00
Value of enslaved persons: $1900.00
Comments: The lot numbers were put into a hat, and Mrs. Stewart drew Lot #4. The other three lots still remained in the estate for John Stewart’s children. A list of four “slaves” was provided in the inventory: Bob, Charles, Rachel, Old Moll. Then the “division of negroes into four lots” was listed, with some of the individuals in the lots not having been included in the initial list. “Old Moll” was not included in the division (for an unknown reason).
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| Bob | 300 | 3 | |
| Charles | 275 | 4 | |
| Rachel | 375 | 2 | |
| Moll | 0 | “Old” | |
| Hannah | 375 | 1 | |
| Abram | 125 | 1 | |
| Luke | 175 | 3 | |
| Hampshire | 275 | 4 |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-GCSL?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 473 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).