Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Gould, R. W. [late of Chatham County]
Date Sworn: 1857-04-24
Appraisers: Raymond Cay, John A. Thomas, Alexander S. Quarterman
Estate Administrator: George W. Walthour, Guardian of Mary C. Gould
Court Officer: Jno [Jonathon] B. Mallard, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1857-10-01
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $6050.00
Value of enslaved persons: $6050.00
Comments: “Lot No 1 was drawn by Mrs. S. M. Gould and Lot No 2 was drawn by Miss Mary C. Gould.”
“Lot No 1 owes Lot No 2 three hundred fifty dollars.”
[NOTE: On 4 August 1859, Sarah M. Gould sold to George W. Walthour, trustee of Mary C. Gould, “a certain negro woman named Emma…” Likely the Emma below, who was in the lot drawn by Mrs. S.M. Gould. See https://theyhadnames.net/2019/06/06/bill-of-sale-gould-gould/]
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| Lucy | 700 | 1 | |
| Emma | 600 | 1 | |
| Frank | 900 | 1 | |
| Cato | 500 | 1 | |
| Judy | 400 | 1 | |
| Rudley | 100 | 1 | |
| George | 500 | 2 | |
| Andrew | 1000 | 2 | |
| Rebeca | 800 | [Alt: Rebecca] | 2 |
| Mary Jane | 550 | 2 |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XB7V?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 188 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).