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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Benjamin Williams

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Williams, Benjamin
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: not listed
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Commissioners: E. Daniel, Jami Lainy, Ely McFail, N. Bradley, D. Zoucks
Date Recorded: 1851-06-08
Recording Official: J. S. Bradwell, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $5425.00
Value of enslaved persons: $5425.00
Comments: “Four distributees to wit John A. Hendry husband of Mary L. Hendry formerly Mary L. Williams daughter of said deceased[,] James A. Williams son of said Benjamin Williams deceased and Sarah E. Williams & Martha B. Williams daughter of said deceased.” Lots #1, 2, and 4 fell to Benjamin Darsey, guardian of the minor heirs, and lot #3 to John A. Hendry.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescriptionLot #
Simon750“Boy”1
Easter300
1
Harriet50Harriet’s child1
Louisa500“Girl”1
Jane
Richard
Charles
Mary
Nelson
1800“Woman & her children”2
Charlotte
Hester
Georgia
Hery
Benien
1825“Woman & her children”

[alt: Harry?]
[appears clear as Benien but prob. actually Berrien]
3
Peter
Hagar
Nancy
John
1900“Boy”“Woman”
“Small Boy”
4

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-993T-XYSX?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 45 of 703