Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Law, Sarah M.
Date Sworn: 1851-05-11
Appraisers: Joseph Law, Robert Y. Quarterman, George W. Walthour
Estate Executor: John B. Barnard
Court Officer: T. W. Quarterman, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1852-02-12
Recording Official: J. S. Bradwell, Ordinary
Total Value of Property Appraised: $10555.00
Value of enslaved persons: $10555.00
Comments: “Lot No 1 was drawn by John B. Barnard and Lot No 2 drawn by the trustees of Edmund L. Law.” “..the three following negroes Abby Nero & Shem were appraised in accordance with the will vis Abby two hundred and fifty dollars, Nero two hundred & fifty dollars & Shem five hundred and fifty dollars.” [NOTE: See the will referred to here: https://theyhadnames.net/2018/05/09/liberty-county-will-sarah-m-law/]
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| Amy | 450 | 1 | |
| Charles | 400 | 1 | |
| Martha | 375 | 1 | |
| Margaret | 225 | 1 | |
| Robert | 200 | 1 | |
| January | 150 | 1 | |
| Simeon | 75 | 1 | |
| Adaline | 200 | 1 | |
| George | 125 | 1 | |
| Ellen | 100 | 1 | |
| Matilda | 75 | 1 | |
| John | 550 | 1 | |
| Lucy | 500 | 1 | |
| Robert | 400 | 1 | |
| Fussy | 275 | 1 | |
| Rachael | 325 | 1 | |
| Alford | 175 | 1 | |
| Casseus | 100 | [alt: Cassius] | 1 |
| Bob | 300 | “Long” | 2 |
| Rose | 300 | 2 | |
| Manda | 450 | 2 | |
| Sue | 225 | 2 | |
| Chloe | 180 | 2 | |
| Tenah | 400 | 2 | |
| George | 225 | 2 | |
| Chadatoll | 200 | [possibly a form of Charlotte?] | 2 |
| Caesar | 100 | 2 | |
| Mary | 50 | 2 | |
| Julia | 500 | 2 | |
| Scipio | 100 | 2 | |
| Maria | 300 | 2 | |
| Hannibal | 325 | 2 | |
| Pheboe | 500 | [Alt: Phoebe] | 2 |
| Henry | 450 | 2 | |
| Bob | 200 | “Short” | 2 |
| Abby | 250 | ||
| Nero | 250 | ||
| Shem | 550 |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-993T-XYQR?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 50 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).