Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Griffin, Susan
Date Sworn: 1854-12-22
Appraisers: George W. Walthour, Thomas Q. Cassells, William Fleming Way
Estate Administrator: William G. Martin, Guardian
Court Officer: William E. W. Quarterman, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1855-01-29
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $4459.00
Value of enslaved persons: $4100.00
Comments: “Appraisement of the personal property left to the children of Mrs. Sarah S. Way by Mrs. Susan Griffin as shown us by William G. Martin Guardian this 22nd day of December 1854.”
| Enslaved Person Named | Value |
| Joe | 800 |
| Frank | 500 |
| Maria | 600 |
| Venus | 500 |
| Cate | 500 |
| John | 600 |
| Ben | 600 |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XBQX?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 117 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).