Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Low, Phillip (Major)
Date Sworn: 1786-06-22
Appraisers: Will’m. [William] West, Geo [George] Caldwell, Gideon Dowse
Estate Administrator: Not listed
Court Officer: Not listed
Date Recorded: 1791-02-22
Recording Official: Ad. [Adam] Alexander
Total Value of Property Appraised: 247.4.4. pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 70 pounds
Comments: Values given in pounds, not dollars. At a public sale at Rice Hope in 1791, Mrs. Mary Low was named as administratrix. Robbin was identified as “a Negro named Robbin” and was sold to Joel Walker for 21 pounds. Although not named in the estate inventory, the following enslaved people were also sold:
“a Negro Boy named Hector” for 29.10 pounds to George Foster
“a Negro Wench named Lucy” for 46.10 pounds to William West
“a Negro Wench named Venus” for 45 pounds to William West
| Enslaved | Value | Desc. |
| Robbin | 70 | “Man” |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Q9-MGD?cc=1999178&wc=9SBJ-827%3A267679901%2C267979601 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Estates 1775-1892 Lowe, John-McCall, John > image 44 of 1224; “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Q9-MPQ?cc=1999178&wc=9SBJ-827%3A267679901%2C267979601 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Estates 1775-1892 Lowe, John-McCall, John > image 48 of 1224)
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).