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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Harriett A. and Thomas Mann

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Mann, Harriett A. and Thomas
Date Sworn: 1836-01-27
Appraisers: Artemas Baker, Simon S. Moody, Thos. [Thomas] Q. Cassells
Estate Trustee: Luke Mann
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $6150
Value of enslaved persons: $6150
Comments: “Appraisement and Division of the negroes belonging to Thomas & Harriett A. Mann’s children as shown to us by Luke Mann Snr the Trustee…” By mutual consent, lot #3 was taken by Mrs. H.A. Mann and #6 by the minor heirs [unnamed]. The remainder of the lots were put in a hat, and lot #7 was drawn by Benjamin C. Maxwell, #9 by Samuel Baker, and the remaining lots remained undrawn.

EnslavedValueDesc.Lot
Sary700
1
Mary650
2
June600

Abbey600[alt: Abby]4
Nanny500
5
Smart500
6
Peggy500
7
Bill375
8
Grace350
9
Simon300
10
Cretia300
11
Julian150
8
Arthur150
9
Betsey225[alt: Betsy]10
Dick250
11

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, p. 305-6. Image #203 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T92B-H?cat=292358)