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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – George W. McAlister Perry

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Perry, George W. McAlister
Date Sworn: 1850-07-09
Appraisers: Mathew Butler, John Baker, Samuel H. Perry
Estate Administrator: John O. Perry, Guardian of Mary K. Perry, orphan of G. O. Linder [or Tinder]
Court Officer: E. Q. Andrews, J.I.C.
Date Recorded: 1851-03-29
Recording Official: J. S. Bradwell, Clerk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $781.62
Value of enslaved persons: $100.00
Comments:

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
[Not named]100

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XB6M?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 44 of 703

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).