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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – James Wilson

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Willson, James [alt: Wilson]
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: Jos [Joseph] Quarterman, Wm [William] Girardeau, John Way
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 1316 pounds, 7 shillings, 6 pence
Value of enslaved persons: 1020 pounds, 10 shillings
Comments: Amounts in pounds, not dollars; date of inventory not listed but likely in early 1790’s, based on inventories before and after.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescriptionLot #
Peter60“Fellow” 
Prime55“Fellow” 
Joe55“Fellow” 
Sam35“Fellow” 
Carolina55“Fellow” 
Frank50“Fellow” 
Will50“Fellow” 
Harry45“Fellow” 
Jacob15“Fellow” 
Primus20“Fellow” 
Betty50“Wench” 
Linday30“Wench”; [alt: Lindy] 
Sarah47“Wench” 
Judy50“Wench” 
Phillis45“Wench”; [Alt: Phyllis] 
Daphney15“Wench”; [alt: Daphny, Daphne] 
Chloe12“Wench” 
Tom40“Boy” 
George30“Boy” 
Peter30“Boy” 
Ishmael25“Boy”; [alt: Ismael, Ismail] 
Jack25“Boy” 
Prince10“Boy” 
Came22“Boy” 
Scippio12“Boy”; [alt: Scipio] 
Daphney40“Girl”; [alt: Daphny, Daphne] 
Nanney32 pounds, 10 shillings“Girl”; [alt: Nanny]

 
Patty30“Girl” 
Peggy20“Girl” 
Moll15“Girl” 

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P9FQ?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 214 of 689