Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, James N.
Date Sworn: 1855-12-19
Appraisers: Wm [William] Maxwell, B. A. Busby, E. J. Delegal
Estate Administrator: Henry H. Jones, Atty [Attorney] for Mrs. Sarah Jane Jones
Court Officer: S. W. Quarterman
Date Recorded: 1856-02-05
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed
Value of enslaved persons: $15050.00
Comments: “Lot No 1 drawn by Mrs. Sarah Jane Jones.”
“Lot 2 drawn by Ellen E. Jones, minor of James N. Jones.”
Also listed in the inventory was “½ the settled portion of Retreat Plantation, 1/11 of house and lot in Sunbury, 1/11 & 1/13 of 1/11th of Cherry Hill tract of land.” The land was not divided at that time and was to be used for the heirs’ joint benefit.
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| Pulaski | 1000 | “Age 36; Driver” | 2 |
| Cimon Louisa David Washington Rinah | 1000 600 350 200 100 | “Age 32; Carpenter” [Alt: Simon] “Age 33; His wife” “Age 9; their children” “Age 6; their children” “Age 2; their children” | 1 |
| Doll Charles | 600 50 | “Age 23” “Age 6 months; her child” | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 150 | “Age 69” | 2 |
| Fanny | 600 | ‘Age 25” | 2 |
| Jenny Cudjo | 600 350 | “Age 35” “Age 8; her child” | 1 |
| Island William | 500 | “Age 32” | 2 |
| Lilly | 600 | “Age 36” | 1 |
| Venus Snow Lymus | 400 600 600 | “Age 54” “Age 14; her son” “Age 16; her son” | 2 |
| Charity | 600 | “Age 23” | 1 |
| Vanburen | 700 | “Age 19” | 1 |
| Prime | 250 | “Age 8” | 2 |
| Sue Sally Aaron | 450 500 500 | “Age 38” “Age 17; her child” “Age 15; her child” | 2 |
| Cinthia | 600 | “Age 19” [Alt: Cynthia] | 2 |
| Cara Cornelius Henry Flora Robert | 600 350 400 250 50 | “Age 35” “Age 9; her child” “Age 11; her child” “Age 6; her child” “Age 4 months; her child” | 1 |
| Sylvia Margaret | 600 100 | “Age 26” “Age 1½; her child” | 1 |
| Andrew | 600 | “Age 15” | 1 |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93T-XBXD?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 146 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).