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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bulloch County Estate Inventory – James Mikell

Location: Bulloch County, Georgia
Deceased: Mikell, James
Date Sworn: 1835-06-05
Appraisers: M. Denmark, James Rawls, Thos [Thomas] Knight
Estate Administrator: Margaret R. Mikell
Court Officer: Joseph Hagin, J.I.C.B.C.
Date Recorded: 1836-06-14 [in Liberty County]
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $701.00
Value of enslaved persons: $500.00
Comments: Also notated by Ely Kennedy, Clerk C.O., Bulloch County. Inventory apparently performed in Bulloch County but also recorded in Liberty County a little over a year later.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Tamar400“Woman”
Caesar100“Child”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-GC6K?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 538 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).