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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Samuel Stevens

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Stevens, Samuel
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: William Baker Senr [Senior], Lazarus Mallard, William Baker B. [Note: “B” is used in Liberty County records to distinguish this William Baker from a different William Baker.]
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: 1785-05-26
Recording Official: John Graves, CC.C.L.
Total Value of Property Appraised: [not tallied]
Value of enslaved persons: 1178 pounds
Comments: Values given in pounds.

EnslavedValueDesc.
Peter85“Negro Fellow”
Will75“Negro Fellow”
Jemmy70“Negro Fellow”
Jacob60“Negro Fellow”
Prime70“Negro Fellow”
Tom65“Negro Fellow”
Simon55“Negro Fellow”
Ben55“boy”
Joe40“boy”
Jack50“boy”
Sam40“boy”
Bob25“boy”
Lydia75“wench”
Cate30“girl”
Abigail25“Girl”
Cloe10“girl” [alt: Chloe]
Bess40“wench”
Damseh35“girl”
Ceasar20“boy” [alt: Caesar]
Jacob18“boy”
Will12“boy”
Abigail30“wench”
Beck28“Girl”
Jane65“wench” 
Rose55“girl”
Silva25“girl”
Nann20“girl” [alt: Nan, Nanny]

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. A-B 1777-1793,” Record Book A, p. 8. Image #99 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-FG3Z?i=98&cat=292358)