Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Beasley, Joshua F. [alt: Josiah]
Date Sworn: 1856-03-22
Appraisers: Enoch Daniel, Newman Bradley, James H. Alexander
Estate Executor: John S. Bradley, E. Q. Andrews
Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P.
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $5180
Value of enslaved persons: $1050.00
Comments: A statement from the appraisers indicated that there were five distributees: “Susan L. Zoucks, late widow and relict of said Josiah F. Beasley, Joshua E. Beasley son of said Joshua F. Beasley, A.R. Beasley son as aforesaid, Susan L. Beasley daughter of said Joshua Beasley deceased.”The overall property was divided into five shared, and numbered pieces of paper were put in a hat. Shares 1, 2, 4, and 5 were distributed to the executors, and share #3 to Susan L. Zoucks. The average value of each share was listed as $1036. Only the enslaved people allotted to Susan L. Zoucks were listed. [NOTE: Name is clearly spelled Joshua in some places and Josiah in others. Other documents have him as Joshua.]
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| Chellus | 500 | “Woman”, [listed as Chittis in the original inventory] | 3 |
| Toby | 550 | “Boy” | 3 |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893T-XTLL?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 157 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).