Location: Bryan County, Georgia
Deceased: Clay, William N.
Appraisal Date: 1833-03-26
Appraisers: Lewis Hines, Edward Stiles, R.J. Arnold
Administrator: Thomas S. Clay
Date Recorded: 1833-04-05
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At the request of Mrs. Mary Clay, Miss Ann Clay, Miss Eliza C. Clay and Thomas S. Clay in behalf of himself & as administrator upon the Estate of the late William N Gray, we have this day appraised the following negroes and by Lot apportioned to each their shares as follows:
| Name | Description | Value | Lot | Legatee |
| Fanny | 350 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Venus | 425 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Jinny | 400 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Hector | 350 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Abraham | 325 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Lucy | 262 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Binah | 236 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Charlinda | 200 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Polly | 125 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Billa | 75 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Davy | 450 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Tom | 500 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Tyra | 350 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Butcher | 150 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Primus | 450 | 1 | William N. Gray | |
| Hagar | 100 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Rachel | 400 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Betty | 100 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Sally | 400 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Maria | 50 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Dick | 450 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Tom | 450 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Frank | 400 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Pompey | 350 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Phebe | 250 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Yorrick | 250 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Tranquilla | 225 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Kate | 300 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Cinda | 250 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Harry | 200 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Doll | 150 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Cupid | 75 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Susan | 400 | 2 | Mrs. Clay | |
| Sary | C | 300 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) |
| Will | 275 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Tyra | 375 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Bess | 75 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Tom | 425 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Robin | 450 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Bash (?) | 350 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Hester | 262 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Betty | 200 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Tilla | 150 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Renty | 450 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Anna | 337 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Squire | 150 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Sharper | 0 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Robert | 300 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Peggy | 300 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Jack | 75 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Neptune | 100 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Patience | 50 | 3 | Eliza Clay (Miss) | |
| Sary | L. | 250 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay |
| Sam | 100 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Silla | 300 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Frederick | 275 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Hope | 200 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| George | 150 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Hope | 200 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Delilia | 300 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Billy | 350 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Jinny | 250 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Joe | 250 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Sampson | 400 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Ceasar {or Curar] | 248 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Ben | 450 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Jacob | 250 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Wiltshire | 450 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Cunda | 50 | 4 | Thomas S. Clay | |
| Elsy | 125 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Suckey | 362 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Fay | 296 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Abby | 275 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Judy | 375 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| John | 300 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Jim | 312 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Flora | 250 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Jinny | 100 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Elsy | 100 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Clarinda | 75 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Daphney | 250 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Dick | 450 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Sam | 450 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Lovey | 400 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Rose | 325 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) | |
| Mary | 300 | 5 | Ann Clay (Miss) |
No. 1 fell to William N Gray heirs Fifteen in number
No 5 fell to Miss Ann Clay seventeen in number
No 3 fell to Miss Eliza Clay nineteen in number
No 2 fell to Mrs. Clay eighteen in number
No 4 fell to Thomas S. Clay eighteen in number
The whole number being eighty seven Souls.
Bryan County March 26 1833
Lewis Hines
Edward Stiles
R J Arnold
We approve and severally and jointly confirm the above allotment.
Mary Clay
Anne Clay
Eliza C. Clay
Thos. S. Clay for self
& administrator Est Wm. A. Gray
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Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on April 5, 1833.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 105-6; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSGR-8 : 9 Jul 2024), image 60 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.