Parish: St. John
Deceased: Bacon, Joseph
Date Sworn: 1765-03-06
Appraisers: Richard Spencer, William Graves, John Steuart Jr. [alt: Stewart, Stuart],( Isaac Girardeau listed as alternate appraiser)
Estate Executors: William Baker, Thomas Quarterman, John Bacon
Inventory Date (if given): 1765-03-06
Total Value of Property Appraised: 1133.0.9 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 974.0.0 pounds
Comments: All value amounts are in pounds. Only the enslaved people in the inventory are listed below. Please see the original for other parts of the inventory. Note: Court officer who took the oath of the appraisers was John Elliott, “one of His Majesty’s Justices assigned to keep the Peace…”
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| Sam | 70.0.0 | “Negroe fellow” | |
| Tom | 60.0.0 | “Negroe fellow” | |
| Cezar | 35.0.0 | “Negroe fellow” “Old Cezar” [alt: Caesar, Ceasar] | |
| Cezar | 60.0.0 | “Negroe fellow” “Young Cezar” [alt: Caesar, Ceasar] | |
| Robin | 10.0.0 | “Negroe fellow” | |
| Abraham | 50.0.0 | “Negroe fellow” | |
| Charles | 40.0.0 | “Negroe fellow” | |
| Boston | 35.0.0 | “Negroe fellow” | |
| Peter | 35.0.0 | “Negroe fellow” | |
| Harold | 35.0.0 | “Negroe fellow” [also could be read as Narow, or Harow [alt: Harrow] | |
| Dinah | 45.0.0 | “Wench” | |
| Bess | 20.0.0 | “Wench” | |
| Affy | 45.0.0 | “Wench” | |
| Nanny | 40.0.0 | “Wench” | |
| Rose | 45.0.0 | “Wench” “Rose & child” | |
| Setyrer | 45.0.0 | “Wench” [name hard to read] | |
| Beller | 55.00 | “Wench” “Beller & child” [probably “Bella”] | |
| Toney | 55.0.0 | “A fellow” | |
| Came | 40.0.0 | “A lad” | |
| Will | 40.0.0 | “A lad” | |
| Morrice | 12.0.0 | “A boy” [alt: Maurice, Morris] | |
| Jack | 25.0.0 | “A boy” | |
| Lucy | 27.0.0 | “A girl” | |
| Fillis | 20.0.0 | “A girl” [alt: Phyllis, Phillis] | |
| Sarah | 15.0.0 | “A girl” | |
| Cate | 25.0.0 | “A girl” |
Source: “Colonial Government, Estate Records, RG 49-1-1, Georgia Archives,” Colonial Estate Records, held by Georgia Archives Virtual Vault; accessed online at: https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/corp/id/2005/rec/20.
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).