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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – Richard Baker

Parish: St. John
Deceased: Baker, Richard
Date Sworn: 1775-06-19
Justice of the Peace: Parmenas Way
Appraisers: John Stewart, John Bacon, William Bacon (Thomas Bacon & Edward Ball also named)
Estate Executors: Elizabeth Baker, Benjamin Andrew, Robert Quarterman, Edward Way, Joseph McGowen
Inventory Date (if given): not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 19??.?.4
Value of enslaved persons: 1666.0.0 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.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Cubit35.0.0“Negroe man” [Alt: Cu\abit]
Jack85.0.0“Man”
Frank95.0.0“Man”
[name unreadable]100.0.0“Man” [looks like ojo?]
Toney95.0.0“Man” [Alt: Tony]
Bob95.0.0“Man”
Tom80.0.0“Man”
Saul55.0.0“Man”
Abram40.0.0“Man”
Will65.0.0“Man”
Cojo20.0.0“Man” [possible alternate spelling of Cudjoe?]
Sambo60.0.0“Man”
Sippio60.0.0“Man” [alt: Scipio]
Larry60.0.0“Boy”
Galy50.0.0“Boy”
Freon100.0.0“Wench” [name may be wrong]
Cloey70.0.0“Wench” [Alt: Chloe]
Nanny50.0.0“Wench”
Sarah55.0.0“Wench”
Venus55.0.0“Wench”
Fillis30.0.0“Wench” [Alt: Phyllis]
Dafney55.0.0“Wench” [Alt: Daphney]
Dyanah50.0.0“Wench” [Alt Dinah; Diannah]
Cloey15.0.0“Wench; Old” [Alt: Chloe]
Betty55.0.0“Girl”
Murriah45.0.0“Girl”
Obbo35.0.0“Girl” [name may be wrong]
Sharlott30.0.0“Girl” [Alt: Charlotte]
Dick18.0.0“Boy”
Sam8.0.0“Boy”

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/2016/rec/23.

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).