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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Charles R. Jones

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, Charles R.
Date Sworn: 1859-09-29
Appraisers: W. J. King, Jr [Junior], Alex [Alexander] S. Quarterman, K. A. Quarterman
Estate Administrator: Thos [Thomas] King
Court Officer: Jno [Jonathon] B. Mallard, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1860-04-11
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $9302.00
Value of enslaved persons: $7400.00
Comments:

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Charles800
Charles800
Chloe900
Nus800[spelled as seen; looked like Ness in a previous inventory for Charles B. Jones]
Tenah900
Jacob900
Judy200
Ned500
Mallnon500[spelled as seen but based on previous inventory for Charles B. Jones is probably Madison
Dinah600
Rinah800[alt: Rhinah]
Charlotte500

Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-993T-XT6N?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 239 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).