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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Samuel Osgood

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Osgood, Samuel
Date Sworn: 1809-03-06
Appraisers: Daniel Stewart, Thomas Baker Senr [Senior] Benjamin Mell
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: William Fleming, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1809-06-16
Recording Official: A. Forrester
Total Value of Property Appraised: $2690
Value of enslaved persons: $2425
Comments: Lot #1 remained in the estate for the heirs of Josiah Osgood Junior, and Lot #2 was drawn by Mr. Jessey [alt: Jesse] Ham.

EnslavedValueDesc.Lot
Sandy500hard to read – may not be right – also looked like Sunny1
Dinah125
1
Joe475
1
Caty75
1
Isaac475“Little”2
Charlotte350
2
Isaac325“Old”2
Rose100
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. E-G 1801-1816,” Record Book G, p. 24-5. Image #312 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-J9ZP-X?cat=292358)