Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Smith, William B.
Date Sworn: 1856-05-09
Appraisers: John Shaw, Hampton C. Parker, John H. Shaw
Estate Executor: James M. Smith, E. R. Hodges
Court Officer: H. F. Horne, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1856-06-24
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $3445.79
Value of enslaved persons: $1300.00
Comments:
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description |
| Rose | 400 | “Woman” |
| Simon Prince | 300 | “1 Negro boy named Simon Prince 300” |
| Ben | 600 | “Boy” |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-993T-XT5F?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 165 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).