Parish: St. John
Deceased: Smallwood, Robert
Notification Date: 1775-08-24
Date Sworn: 1775-10-10
Official: John Mitchell, J.P.
Appraisers: Josiah Bacon, Strong Ashmore, Matthew Beaird [alt: Beard, Baird] [William Baker, John Stevens named as alternates]
Estate Executor: John Baker (“one of the executors”)
Inventory Date (if given): 1775-10-23
Total Value of Property Appraised: 1066.2.6 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 880.0.0 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 Named | Value | Description |
| May | 50.0.0 | “Negroe Boy” |
| Lucy | 25.0.0 | “Negroe Girl” |
| Tarter | 15.0.0 | “Negroe Boy” |
| Vilott | 30.0.0 | “Negroe Girl” [Alt: Violet] |
| Pheby | 35.0.0 | “Negroe Girl” [Alt: Phoebe] |
| Sharlot | 40.0.0 | “Negroe Girl” [Alt: Charlotte] |
| Lillie | 40.0.0 | “Negroe Girl” |
| JudySambo | 65.0.0 | “Negroe Wench & Child” |
| DollJune | 70.0.0 | “Negroe Wench & Child” |
| DaphnyJamesMily | 90.0.0 | “Negroe Wench and 2 children” [Alt: Miley] |
| RoseJinny | 70.0.0 | “Negroe Wench & Child”[Alt: Jenny] |
| Brailsford | 65.0.0 | “Negroe Fellow” |
| Charles | 75.0.0 | “Negroe Fellow” |
| Hazard | 50.0.0 | “Negroe Fellow” |
| Vinhire | 60.0.0 | “Negroe Fellow” |
| March | 60.0.0 | “Negroe Fellow” |
| Jacob | 40.0.0 | “Negroe Fellow” |
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/3052/rec/312
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).