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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – John Way Sr

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Way, John Senr [Senior]
Date Sworn: 1837-01-02
Appraisers: M.L. Jones, Gideon B. Dean, Saml [Samuel] Way
Estate Administrator: William Jones
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: 1837-02-27
Recording Official: Thomas J. Shepard, C Supr Court L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $6100
Value of enslaved persons: $6100
Comments: Lot #1 drawn by Thomas Shepard, guardian for minor Henry Way, and #2 by William Jones, administrator, for Richard Way, minor.

EnslavedValueDesc.Lot
Stephen800
1
Hagar700
1
Sary500
1
Monk450
1
Ismail450[alt: Ishmael, Ismael]1
Prince200
1
Billy800
2
Kate700
2
Nancy400
2
Linda300
2
Katy425
2
Betty250
2
Tom125
2

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. 366-7. Image #234-5 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9KL-K?cat=292358)