Liberty County Inventory & Division – Joseph Jones

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, Joseph [not deceased, see comments]
Date Sworn: [not listed]
Appraisers: [not listed]
Estate Administrator: not applicable
Court Officer: not applicable
Date Recorded: [not listed, but likely summer 1842]
Recording Official: [not listed]
Total Value of Property Appraised: $17300
Value of enslaved persons: $17300
Comments: During his lifetime Capt. Joseph Jones divided his enslaved people between himself and his children Rev’d John Jones and Mrs. Mary Jones. See below for details. Note that the pages were out of order in the digitized images on FamilySearch and have been re-ordered here.

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[p. 389]

Schedule Continued

Georgia, Liberty County } Whereas there being a full division of all the Negroes remaining in our Father’s hands – Joseph Jones – between John Jones and Mary Jones, the wife of Charles C. Jones; the following eleven named Negroes to wit: Judy, Titus, Dick, Pharaoh, Allen, Carolina, Rebecca, Cate, Miley, and Tyrone his child and Jenny were allotted off to the said Mary jones with the future increase of the females; but subject nevertheless to the lifetime estate of the said Joseph Jones. The negro wench named Jenny as above has been exchanged for a wench called Marcia (the wife of house Jack) now in possession of said Mary Jones and Charles C. Jones. Done by consent of parties this fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty-two. And also Dick the [word] named in the above marriage settlement has been exchanged for the fellow Neger. In presence of T.S. Winn. [Signed] Mary Jones, Charles C. Jones, W. Maxwell, Jos. Jones [trustees]

State of Georgia, Liberty County } Personally appeared before me Thomas S. Winn, who being duly sworn deposeth and says he is a subscribing witness to the annexed “Schedule Continued” and that he saw Charles C. Jones, Mary Jones and Joseph Jones and William Maxwell sign the same, and the deponent subscribes himself as a witness thereto. Done before me this 25th day of June 1842, T.W. Quarterman, J.P. [signed] T.S. Winn

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Valuation and Division of Negroes between Captain Joseph Jones and his children Rev’d John Jones and Mrs. Mary Jones

Valuation of Forty six Negroes upon division between Rev’d John Jones and his Father Capt. Joseph Jones

List No. 1 belonging to Rev’d John Jones

1	Silvia	200	“cook”
2	Nanny	400
3	Bess	400
4	Patty	400
5	Joe	500	“B. Joe”
6	Pompey	200
7	Silvia	200	“Little Silvia”
8	William	300
9	Esau	500
10	Cuffee	500
11	Friday	500
12	Sandy	500
13	July	500
14	Nero	500
15	Delia	400
16	Prince	500	“Little”
17	George	500	“Driver”
18	Hardtimes	400
19	Candace	400
20	Phillis	400	[alt: Phyllis]
21	Tenah	150
22	Chloe	100	[alt: Cloe]
23	Sue	50	“Old Sue”

List No 2 belonging to Capt. Joseph Jones

1	Affee	400
2	Mag	400	[or Mary]
3	Judy	400
4	Georgia	400
5	Trim	500
6	Joe	200	“Little”
7	Van Buren	200
8	Troup (?)	300
9	Titus	500
10	Dick	500
11	Charles	500
12	Pharaoh	500
13	Bristol	500
14	Allen	500
15	Rosan	400	[alt: Rosanne]
16	Carolina	500
17	March	500
18	Rebecca	400
19	Cate	400
20	Miley	400
21	Tyrone	50
22	Jenny	300
23	Affee	50	“Little”

Out of List No. 1 Rev’d J. Jones reserves for himself nine Negroes as follows: the first five on the list: Cook Silvia – Nanny – Bess – Patty – Joe – Pompey – Little Silvia – William – Esau.

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The remaining fourteen sold by said John Jones to his father as follows:

1	Cuffee	500
2	Friday	500
3	Sandy	500
4	July	500
5	Nero	500
6	Delia	400
7	Prince	500
8	George	500	“Driver”
9	Hardtimes	400
10	Candace	400
11	Phillis	400
12	Tenah	150
13	Chloe	100
14	Sue	50	“Old”

Amounting to $5400.

In List No. 2 said Joseph Jones has a Lifetime estate; the one half belonging to his son Rev’d John Jones and the other half to his daughter Mrs. Mary Jones. And the said John Jones has sold his half of said List to said Joseph Jones subject to a reduction in value, in consideration of his lifetime estate, as follows:

On division, the negroes of this list No 2. Falling to Mrs. Mary Jones, and remaining with said Joseph Jones are:

1	Judy	400
2	Titus	500
3	Dick	500
4	Pharaoh	500
5	Allen	500
6	Carolina	500
7	Rebecca	400
8	Cate	400
9	Miley	400
10	Tyrone	50
11	Jenny	300

Amounting to $450 of these negroes one named Jenny has been exchanged by said Mary Jones with her Father for another of his called Maria.

The Negroes of this list falling to Rev’d John Jones are as follows:

1	Bristol	500
2	March	500
3	Trim	500
4	Affee	400
5	Troup	300
6	Georgia	400
7	Joe	200	“L. Joe”
8	Van Buren	200
9	Charles	500
10	Affee	50	“Little”
11	Rosan	400	[alt: Rosanne]
12	Mag	400

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Amounting to $4350

These negroes have been sold to Joseph Jones agreeable to valuation and deduction of life time estate by Doct’r Charles West and Col. William Maxwell mutually chosen by the aprties interested for said purpose, as the following copy of same will show:

Copy

Hinesville, 2d May 1842

Whereas John Jones & Joseph Jones agree to leave to the undersigned, the appraisement or valuation of a certain lot of Negroes twelve in number, named as follows, Bristol, March, Trim, Affee, Troup, Georgia, Joe, Van Buren, Charles, Little Affee a child, Rosan and Mag, which Negroes the said Joseph Jones has a lifetime estate in, but the said John Jones is now willing to sell in free simple to the said Joseph Jones, relinquishing all his right title or claim forever, for the sum which may be agreed on by us thus appointed as appraisers.

And whereas, Capt. Joseph Jones & his son John Jones have already agreed that the above named Negroes are worth in fee simple Four thousand three hundred & fifty dollars ($4350) valued as follows:

Bristol $500, March $500, Trim $500, Affy $400, Troup $300, Georgia $400, Joe $200, Van Buren $200, Charles $500, Little Affee a child $50, Rosan $400 and Mag $400, making the above sum of $4350. After mature reflection we agree that the lifetime estate of Captain Jones is equal to one third the estimated value of the above property & therefore say that the sum of Fourteen hundred and fifty dollars should be deducted from the whole sum of four thousand three hundred & fifty dollars, leaving the remainders of twenty nine hundred dollars as the sum to be paid by Capt. Joseph Jones for a fee simple title from said John Jones.

Signed, Charles West
W. Maxwell } Appraisers

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Joseph Jones agrees to add one hundred dollars to the above valuation of twenty nine hundred dollars making the sum of three thousand dollars to be paid John Jones for the above named negroes. Assented to & signed by

John Jones
Jos. Jones

The foregoing valuation and division of Negroes between Joseph Jones and his children Mrs. Mary Jones and John Jones confirmed by us the parties interested this fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & forty two.

[Signed: Mary Jones
John Jones
Jos. Jones

In presence of T.S. Winn

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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 L, 1838-1842, pp. 389, 390-2. Image #524, 526, 527 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9KG-K?i=523&cat=292358)