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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Allen D. Floyd

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Floyd, A. D.
Date Sworn: 1856-01-16
Appraisers: Enoch Daniel, Asa Warnell, Wm [William] E. Warnell, John Jones, Benj [Benjamin] W. Rustin
Estate Executor: Jason Floyd, Thomas Andrew Floyd
Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1856-02-06
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O. L. C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $9752.74
Value of enslaved persons: $4950.00
Comments: Land in both Liberty County and Bryan County was included in the inventory [but not further described except to say that A.D. Floyd lived on the land in Liberty County]

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Ama [or Anna]
Caroline
Ellen
Sam
Richmond
1500“Woman and 4 children”
Henry
Diannah
1000“Man & his wife”
Abbe450“Woman” [alt: Abby]
Mingo
Nancy
1500“Man & his wife”
John500“Man”

Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893T-XT1V?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 144 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).