Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Moody, James
Date Sworn: 1856-12-01
Appraisers: Nathaniel R. Pursell, Godfrey Odum, Eli S. Moody
Estate Administrator: William B. Gaulden
Court Officer: Lewis Smith, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1857-02-10
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $478.55
Value of enslaved persons: $250.00
Comments: “There were eleven distributees to wit Eliza Moody widow of said James Moody deceased Eli S. Moody William Furdenan Moody, Manning J. Moody and James Moody sons of said deceased and Rebeca A. H. Odum, Sarah J. Purcell Julie A. Moody Harriet Taylor Moody Amanda Moody and Eliza Moody daughters of said James Moody deceased.” Eli S. Moody and Rebeca Odum were said to be of full age, and Rebeca was represented by her husband Godfrey Odum. Sarah J. Pursell was represented by her husband Nathaniel R. Pursell. Eliza Moody represented herself. The minors were represented by administrator William B. Gaulden. See the link to the original document for the contents of the others, as lot #3 was the only one naming an enslaved person.
“Lot No 3 was assigned to Eli S. Moody and consisted of one lot of land in said county containing two hundred and eighty six acres originally granted to James Moody Jr on the 15th of May in the year 1837 valued at $143.25, one negro girl aged about five years named Phoebe valued at $250, one horse valued at $80, one bed valued at $10, and Eli S. Moody to refund back to minors of estate $4.70.”
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| Phoebe | 250 | “Girl” | 3 |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XBQ8?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 184 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).