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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Benjamin T. Hines

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Hines, Benjamin T. [Alt: possibly F.] “late of Bryan & Liberty County deceased”
Date Sworn: 1858-03-02
Appraisers: Samuel Harn, Isaac Perry, Wm [William] E. Webb
Estate Administrator: Charlton Hines
Court Officer: G. J. Goodson, J.I.C.B.C.
Date Recorded: 1858-03-25
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $2801.75
Value of enslaved persons: $2400.00
Comments: Bryan County inventory.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Sulpher700“45 years” [alt: Sulphur]
John1100“21 years”
Sharlotte400“49 years” [Alt: Charlotte]
Edmund100“4 years”
Joe100“67 years”

Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93T-XBW9?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 195 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).