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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – William Fraser

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Fraser, William
Date Sworn: 1823-01-22
Appraisers: Jesse Cooper, Richard S. Baker, Joseph Ashmore
Estate Executor: Donald Fraser, William Osgood
Court Officer: Thos. [Thomas] Mallard, J.I.C.
Date Recorded: 1823-01-30
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $3275
Value of enslaved persons: $3275
Comments: Lot #1 was drawn by William Osgood, administrator of “estate Mary Ann Fraser.”

EnslavedValueDesc.Lot
Duffy350“Negro man”1
Harry400“Negro man”2
Nanny
Katy
550“Nanny + child Katy”1
JaneJohn400“Jane + child John”2
August300
1
Pharaoh350
2
Sam100
1
Harriet150
2
Diana200
1
Aggy300[alt: Affee]2
Nancy175“Old”1

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. H-I 1816-1831,” Record Book I, p. 23-4. Image #312-3 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSRH-Y?cat=292358)