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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Thomas Bacon

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Bacon, Thomas
Date Sworn: 1835-01-20
Appraisers: Wm. [William] Robarts, Robert J. Wheeler, Geo. [George] W. Walthour
Estate Administrator: Not listed
Court Officer: Wm. [William] J. Way, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1835-03-05
Recording Official: Thos. [Thomas] J. Shepard, Clk.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $37549.25
Value of enslaved persons: $35776.25
Comments: Enslaved people listed in lot order. Lots drawn as follows:

1 — Edw. H. Bacon
3 — Albert T. Bacon
4 — Mrs. Sarah H. Bacon

The other lots remained undrawn.

EnslavedValueDesc.Lot
Cracker500“Old”1
Tenah450“Little”1
Nanney400[alt: Nanny]1
Israel350
1
Abraham300
1
Cracker300“Little”1
Tenah150
1
Cuff125[prob. short for Cuffee]1
George125
1
Newton075
1
Caimb500[or Canib]1
Stephen525
1
Abram600“Driver”2
Affey450[alt: Affy, Affee]2
Charles450
2
Caty300
2
Mary250
2
Patty150
2
Phoebe100
2
Abram75“Child”2
Jane200“Old”2
Tom500
2
Hillington400
2
Affey400“Big” [alt: Affy, Affee]3
Isaac500“Little”3
Rose450
3
Pompey450
3
Rob300[maybe Bob?]3
Dick250
3
Joe550“Smith”3
Kim.25 (cents)“Old”3
Mariah200
3
Kim300“L Kim” [“L” presumed to stand for “Little”]3
August300
3
Dinah500“Dinah Will”4
Nancy450
4
Will300“Little”4
Yourick250[alt: Yorick]4
Dinah125
4
Jack350“Smith”4
Will500“?Cargo? Driver”4
Affey400[alt: Affy, Affee]4
Silviah150[alt: Sylvia]4
Bellah1.25[possibly should be $125]4
Cloe450[alt: Chloe]4
Toby500“Big”5
Caesar500
5
Peter450
5
Cinda450[alt: Cinder]5
Chloe100[alt: Cloe]5
Nancy450“Big”5
Kate50
5
Nancy400
5
Binah350
5
Jim350
5
Harry350
6
Rachell400[alt: Rachel, Rachael]6
Zet400
6
Nancy350
6
Tobey300“Little” [alt: Toby6
Jackson250
6
Harry200“Little”6
Eliza400
6
Walley450[alt: Wally, Whalley]6
Sam350“Old”6
Sipio450[alt: Scipio]7
Celia300
7
Nancy300
7
Molley300[alt: Molly]7
Scipio500
7
Frank650“carpenter”7
Will350“Big”7
Bellah300
7
Czar300[or Czary]7
Frank (?)300“Big”7
Prime350“Big”8
Philly450short for Phillis?8
George300
8
Aaron (?)250[garbled but probably Aaron]8
Silviah150“Little” [alt: Sylvia]8
Eva75[alt: Eve]8
Billy400
8
Prime450“Little”8
Stemn (?)450“Little”8
Lilly450possibly Letty or Litty [seen that way in other Thomas Bacon inventory]8
Catherine150[alt: Catharine]8
Hester200
9
Isaac350“Big”9
Tirah450
9
Hariette200[alt: Harriett] she and ?Sain? listed as Will’s children]9
Sain 75Harriett and ?Sain? listed as Will’s children9
Bram500
9
Molbro400[alt: Marlborough, Marlbro]9
France450
9
Eliza450
9
August300“Little”9
Tenah100“Old”10
John125
10
Andrew175
10
William500
10
Jane450“Little”10
John100
10
Moses500
10
Billy450“Big”10
Tenah75
10
Hannah450
10
Camb300“Little” [alt: Caimb, Canib]10
Jim450
10

Source: Family Search.org. Liberty County Superior Court “Deeds and mortgages, 1777-1920; general index to deeds and mortgages, 1777-1958,” Film: Deeds & Mortgages, v. K-L 1831-1842,” Record Book K, pp. 214-7. Image #148-9 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9K1-W?i=147&cat=292358]