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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Palmer Goulding

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Goulding, Palmer
Date Sworn: 1832-01-04
Appraisers: Henry R. Russell, Thomas Quarterman, Henry M. Stevens
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: John Dunwody, J.I.C.L.C. & A.T. Holmes, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1832-02-13
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $6000.06
Value of enslaved persons: $6000.06
Comments: Inventory & division performed on January 7, 1832. Individuals below were listed in lot order. Lot #1 drawn by Mrs. S.J. Thompson; lot #2 drawn by Miss Mary J. Goulding.

EnslavedValueDesc.Lot
Ellick450[alt: Alick]1
Mark475
1
Joe400
1
Minda375
1
Abby325
1
January200
1
Toney125[alt: Tony]1
Rachel50“Babe”1
Chloe200
1
Leah250
1
January100
1
Rachel125“Old”1
Dick450
2
Abram450
2
Isaac425
2
Billy375
2
Judy325
2
Prince100
2
Maria150
2
Richard50
2
William250
2
Dye300[alt: Die]2
Leah25“O Leah” [“O” presumed to stand for “Old”2
Hannah25“Old”2
July6 cents and 1/4“Old”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. 23. Image #47 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9VV-X?cat=292358)