Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – James Wilson Winn
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Winn, James Wilson
Date Sworn: 1854-02-08
Appraisers: Bartholomew A. Busby, W.Q. Baker, G.W. Walthour
Estate Executor: Thomas W. Fleming
Court Officer: Thomas W. Quarterman, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1856-06-04
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $28218.92 1/2
Value of enslaved persons: $25225.00
Comments: Slaves without value amounts referenced in inventory as “Being the right to have and to hold the said negro slaves during the life time of Mrs. Mary Bacon under a contract made with her March Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Two upon the payment of the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars annually. Paid property we consider worth to the estate of J. Wilson Winn. Four Hundred Dollars $ annually during the lifetime of Mrs. Mary Bacon.”
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description |
| Sukey | 300 | “Old” |
| Margaret | 700 | |
| Rosanna | 700 | |
| Josey | 200 | |
| Susan | 75 | |
| Hagar | 700 | “Big” |
| Katy | 400 | |
| Tenor | 400 | |
| Judy | 250 | |
| Moll | 300 | |
| Betty | 700 | |
| August | 800 | |
| Nancy | 700 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| [no name listed] | 50 | “Nancy’s Infant” |
| Caroline | 700 | |
| Josephine | 100 | |
| Carolina | 800 | |
| Henry | 800 | |
| Peggy | 700 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| Susan | 700 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| Mingo | 600 | |
| Daniel | 0 | “Idiot” |
| Peggy | 100 | “Old” |
| Affy | 700 | |
| Joe | 1200 | “Driver” |
| Daphney | 600 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| Maria | 600 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| Simon | 400 | “B” [Presumed to stand for Big] |
| Daphney | 700 | “B” [Presumed to stand for Big] |
| Lena | 300 | “B” [Presumed to stand for Big] |
| Binah | 200 | “B” [Presumed to stand for Big] |
| Simon | 150 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| Patty | 700 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| Susan | 700 | “B” [Presumed to stand for Big] |
| July | 200 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| Henry | 100 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| March | 50 | |
| Pauldo | 800 | “Driver” |
| Binah | 450 | “B” [Presumed to stand for Big] |
| Nancy | 700 | |
| Dick | 50 | |
| Dianna | 150 | “Old” |
| Paul | 800 | |
| Sarai | 700 | |
| Patty | 200 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| Hannah | 0 | “Old” |
| Jack | 200 | “Old” |
| William | 800 | |
| Andrew | 800 | |
| Charles | 800 | |
| Doll | 700 | |
| Prime | 700 | |
| Hagar | 400 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] |
| George | 600 | |
| Joe | “Aged 45 years” | |
| Frank | “Aged 40 years” | |
| July | “Aged 36 years” | |
| James | “Aged 20 years” | |
| Rose | “Old; Aged 65 years” | |
| Rose | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little]“Aged 30 years” | |
| William | “Aged 25 years” | |
| Sharper | “Aged 11 years” | |
| Frank | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little]“Aged 25 years” | |
| PeterLuisa | “Aged 25 years”[Names grouped together[ | |
| Nanny | “Aged 10 years” | |
| Dianna | “Aged 10 years” | |
| Mary | “Aged 10 years” | |
| Josphene | “Aged 24 years” [alt: Josephine, Josephene] | |
| Sassy | “Aged 24 years” | |
| Eliza | “Aged 50 years” | |
| Nelly | “Aged 50 years” | |
| Phillis | [Alt: Phyllis]“Aged 18 years” | |
| Toney | [Alt: Tony]“Aged 22 years” | |
| Mariah | “Aged 35 years” | |
| Patty | “Aged 35 years” | |
| John | “Aged 25 years” | |
| Peggy | “Aged 25 years” | |
| Sally | “Aged 43 years” | |
| Judy | “Aged 43 years” | |
| Francy | “Aged 15 years” | |
| Joshua | “Aged 13 years” | |
| Annie | “Aged 13 years” | |
| Emeline | “Aged 13 years” | |
| Frank | “Aged 13 years” “M Frank” | |
| Abram | “26” | |
| Ned | “24” | |
| Amos | “8” | |
| Ginny | “40” | |
| Billy | “18” | |
| Prentiss | [name hard to read, seen in another document as Prentice] [age not listed] | |
| Pauldore | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] [alt: Polidore, Polydore] [age not listed] |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93T-XBVW?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 94 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).