They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – William Dunham

Parish: St. John
Deceased: Dunham, William
Notification Date: 1770-03-22
Date Sworn: 1770-03-22
Official: John Martin, J.P.
Appraisers: Thomas Young, Peter Sallens, Edward Way (Fras. Brown, Thomas Carter also listed as alternates)
Estate Executor: Mary Dunham, John Sandiford
Inventory Date (if given): 1770-05-15
Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed
Value of enslaved persons: 925.0.0 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
Scipio40.0.0“Fellow”
Harry
Moll
Bess
Suny
150.0.0
“His wife”
“Their two children”
[alt: Sunny]
George
Affey
Rachel
Guy
100.0.0“His children”
Tom
Cloe
Rose
100.0.0
“His wife” [Alt: Chloe]
“Their child”
Nanny
Dianna
45.0.0“Her child”
Sabina
Lucy
50.0.0“Her child”
Lucy
Tonney
70.0.0
“Her son” [Alt: Tony]
Phillis15.0.0[Alt: Phyllis]
Paul20.0.0
Jeany45.0.0
Cato
Betty
80.0.0“His wife”
Jack70.0.0
Affey
Tinnah
John
Cyrus
July
140.0.0[alt: Affee]
“Her children”
[alt: Tenah]

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/2313/rec/108.

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).