Location: Bryan County, Georgia
Deceased: Pray, Ann (Mrs)
Appraisal Date: 1837-02-16
Appraisers: R.J. Arnold, George McAllister, Edward Bourquin
Executors: Not named
Date Recorded: 1837-03-13
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The undersigned haveing [sic] been appointed by the Executors of the late Mrs. Ann Pray with the consent of the heirs and legatees of said Estate, to appraise the negro property in Bryan County, do hereby certify that the following are the names and valuation affixed to all that were pointed out to the appraisers by said Executors Bryan County Feby 16th, 1837.
[NOTE: Each individual was marked according to whether they were able to act as a full field hand or in some capacity less than that. Those who were not marked are mostly under age. In at least one case (Sally/Abraham, it appears that Sally should have been marked as a full hand but the mark was mistaken placed beside Abraham, who was directly below her and was only 3 years old.]
| Name | Age/Hand/Other | Value |
| Luke | 65, 1/2 hand | 170 |
| Molly | 65, 1/4 hand | 125 |
| Peter | 40, 1 hand | 650 |
| Sally | 33, 1 hand | 700 |
| Phillis | 14, 1/2 hand | 675 |
| Sylvia | 12, 1/4 hand | 600 |
| Catharine | 11 | 500 |
| Jim | 9 | 475 |
| Luke | 6 | 400 |
| John | 3 | 250 |
| Patty | infant | 50 |
| Toney | 70, 1/2 hand | 100 |
| Daphney | 1/2 hand, 65 | 150 |
| Emanuel | 16, 3/4 hand | 725 |
| Louisa | 15, 1/2 hand | 675 |
| Dorcas | 11 | 600 |
| Toney | 5 | 200 |
| Lissett | cripple | nothing |
| Jinny | 12, 1/2 hand | 600 |
| Sam | 9 | 450 |
| Ceaser [alt: Caesar] | 4 | 262 |
| Hagar | 6 | 300 |
| Jim | infant | 50 |
| Flora | 35, 1 hand | 650 |
| Frank | 11, 1/4 hand | 500 |
| Prince | 7 | 350 |
| Antonett | 4 | 275 |
| Jack | 3 | 150 |
| Flanders | infant | 50 |
| Sally | 25 | 750 |
| Abraham | 3, 1 hand | 200 |
| Nan | infant | 50 |
| Charlott | 20, 1 hand | 750 |
| (No name given) | infant | 50 |
| Jim | 30, 1 hand | 900 |
| Doll | 27, 1 hand, one eye | 550 |
| Anthony | 14, 1/2 hand | 725 |
| Judy | 12, 1/2 hand | 600 |
| Paul | 10 | 500 |
| Toney | 25, 1 hand | 900 |
| Jinnet | 20, 1 hand | 750 |
| (no name given) | infant | 50 |
| Nancy | 15, 1/2 hand | 700 |
| Rimer (?) | 12 | 675 |
| Rose | 35, 1 hand | 650 |
| Josephus | 5 | 300 |
| Sue | 2 | 200 |
| Chance | infant | 50 |
| Maria | 30 | 400 |
| Cain | 12, 1/4 hand | 675 |
| Harry | 55, 1/2 hand | 300 |
| Rachel | 50, 1/2 hand | 275 |
| Betty | 30, 1 hand | 750 |
| Abby | 11 | 600 |
| Byron | 9 | 450 |
| Charlotte | 28, 1 hand | 750 |
| David | 7 | 400 |
| Charity | 4 | 275 |
| Grace | 2 | 225 |
| Andrew | 25, 1 hand | 900 |
| Matty | 23, 1 hand | 750 |
| Prince | 7 | 350 |
| Harry | 3 | 225 |
| Molly | 20, 1 hand | 750 |
| Maris | 50, 1/4 hand | 300 |
| Isaac | 30, 1/4 hand, cripple | 400 |
| Byna [alt: Bina] | 45, 1/4 hand | 300 |
| Queen | 17, 1/2 hand | 750 |
| Abraham | 60, 3/4 hand | 275 |
The family begining with no. 4 Sally and ending with infant Patty No. 11 was given to John Pray Maxwell if she wished it to her issue, she haveing this day made her election to go to him we have deducted the value of herself and family from the above apprasiement being $3650.00
E.E. Bryan County Feby 11, 1837.
Geo. [George] W. McAllister
R.J. Arnold
Edwd [Edward] Bourquin
Recorded March 13th, 1837
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Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 235-6; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSG8-P : 4 Aug 2024), image 137 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.