Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Osgood, William
Date Sworn: 1835-01-01 [see comment]
Appraisers: Geo. [George] W. Walthour, Wm. [William] Wilson, B.A. Busby, Thos. [Thomas] Baker, David Anderson
Estate Administrator: Not listed
Court Officer: Wm. [William] P. McConnell
Date Recorded: 1834-01-06
Recording Official: Thos. [Thomas] J. Shepard
Total Value of Property Appraised: $17525
Value of enslaved persons: $17525
Comments: This set of documents, all listed together, starts with an appraisal of the enslaved people belonging to the estate of William Osgood, dated January 1, 1835. It, however, was accompanied by a sworn statement, dated January 6, 1834, from William P. McConnell stating that he was a witness to the appraisal.
Following this was a document dated January 1, 183? [the last number had been crossed out and written over, making it illegible] stating that “we John McPherson Berien & Richard R. Cuyler, copartners under the name of Barien & Cuyler, William Hughes, Jesse Ham, Allen Inman, Willian N. Way and Susan A. Bacon and Paul Fulton, owners of the negro slaves mentioned in the annexed schedule, have agreed to divide the same and with that view, do by these presents constitute Geo. W. Walthour William Willson B.A. Busby Thomas Baker & David Anderson Esquires of the County of Liberty Commissioners to perform the acts following…” They agreed to 1) appraise the “said negro slaves”; 2) to designate ¼ of them for Berrien & Cuyler “to be held by them as their share & property”; 3) to divide the remaining ¾ into five shares and divide them among William Hughes, Allen Inman, Jesse Ham, and Paul Fulton; and 4) divide the remainder in three equal parts and divide them among William Hughes, William N. Way, and Susan A. Bacon.
The annexed schedule listed the enslaved people by families, as follows:
Raymond, Nelly, Prince, Binah, Peggy, Simon, Nelly
Long Rose, Dinah, Betsey
Milly Rose, Mariah, Harry, Flora, Minda, Little Rose, Hannah, Eliza
Peggy, Frank, Miley, Elsey, Peter, Rob, Sam, Mary, Mingo [Written beside them was “Isaac is one of the children of Peggy now married”]
Isaac, Nanny, Neger, Lydia
Juno, Dublin, Billy, Chloe, Louisa, James, Sammey [alt: Sammy, Samuel?], John
Dublin, Plato, Dublin, Rosannah, Daniell, Hagar, Henry
March, Summer, and Sandy were listed separately (not as part of a family)
Lots were divided as follows [numbers assigned by the transcriber to facilitate following the division]:
1 — Berrien & Cuyler
2 — William Hughes
3 — Allen Inman
4 — Jesse Ham
5 — Wm. [William] N. Way
6 — S.A. Bacon
7 — Paul Fulton
[NOTE: Sulliman (Solomon), March, and Harry not seen in the division.]
NOTE: This estate was involved in an 1834 court of equity decision that also included a list of the enslaved people. See Superior Court minutes, 1784-1935, Liberty County, Georgia, page 171; database with images, “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes, 1824-1842,” part 2 of 3 in “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes 1822-1859,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-FPKG : accessed 27 Jul 2022), Family History Library Film 008188882, image 138 of 539.
| Enslaved | Value | Desc. | Lot |
| Raymond | 200 | 2 | |
| Nelly | 200 | “Old” | 2 |
| Prince | 550 | 2 | |
| Bina | 450 | 2 | |
| Peggy | 450 | 2 | |
| Summer | 400 | 4 | |
| Nelly | 400 | “L” [presumed to stand for “Little” | 2 |
| Will | 300 | 7 | |
| Betsey | 300 | [alt: Betsy] | 4 |
| Phillis | 150 | [alt: Phyllis] | 4 |
| Henry | 75 | 4 | |
| Isaac | 550 | 7 | |
| Nanny | 450 | 6 | |
| Negah | 175 | [alt: Neger, Niger] | 7 |
| Lydia | 100 | 7 | |
| Sulliman | 550 | [alt: Solomon] | |
| Rosannah | 250 | 4 | |
| Andrew | 75 | 4 | |
| Sandy | 350 | 1 | |
| Rose | 350 | “Long” | 1 |
| Diannah | 250 | [alt: Dinah] | 1 |
| Billy | 175 | 1 | |
| Juno | 350 | 1 | |
| Dublin | 550 | 1 | |
| Billy | 550 | 1 | |
| Chloe | 450 | 1 | |
| Louisa | 450 | 1 | |
| James | 400 | 1 | |
| Samuel | 325 | 1 | |
| John | 275 | 1 | |
| Harry | 500 | ||
| Rose | 350 | “Mily Rose” | 6 |
| Mariah | 450 | 5 | |
| Plato | 350 | 4 | |
| Daniell | 200 | [alt: Daniel] | 4 |
| March | 0 | ||
| Flora | 450 | 2 | |
| Minda | 400 | 5 | |
| Miley | 250 | [alt: Milly] | 2 |
| Hannah | 150 | 2 | |
| Eliza | 75 | 6 | |
| Elcy | 450 | [alt: Elsey, Elsy] | 7 |
| Peggy | 300 | 3 | |
| Miley | 450 | [alt: Milly] | 3 |
| Frank | 550 | 3 | |
| Peter | 450 | 7 | |
| Bob | 400 | 3 | |
| Sam | 350 | 3 | |
| Mary | 250 | 3 | |
| Mingo | 200 | 3 | |
| Daphny | 450 | [alt: Daphne] | 4 |
| Dublin | 300 | 4 | |
| Hagar | 100 | 4 |
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. 192-5 Image #137-8 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9LH-5?i=136&cat=292358)