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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – James Moody

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Moody, James
Date Sworn: 1855-01-01
Appraisers: David S. Baggs, John B. Moody, Isaac S. Moody
Estate Administrator: W. B. Gaulden
Court Officer: W. E. W. Quarterman, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1858-03-30
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $3598.50
Value of enslaved persons: $2200.00
Comments:

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Viny
Phoebe
Henry
1500“Woman; Aged 18 years” “And her two children”
“Aged 3 years”
“Aged 1 year”
Henry700“Boy, aged 12 years”

Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XBW1?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 127 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).