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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty and Bryan Counties, Georgia

James Lamon – Liberty County Estate Inventory

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Lamon, James [or Lamons]
Date Sworn: 1787-04-17
Appraisers: Joseph Austin, Henry Austin, James Cole
Estate Executors: John Tomkins
Court Officer: J. Powell, J.P.
Date Recorded: unknown (see comments)
Recording Official: unknown (see comments)
Total Value of Property Appraised: 50 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 50 pounds
Comments: This inventory and associated court documents found in Liberty County Probate Court loose files, not in the probate record book.

Inventory warrant dated January 28, 1787.

Inventory dated April 17, 1787. Only listed Simon, no other property.

NameValuationDescription
Simon50“Negroe man named Simon”

Find the digitized original at: Loose Papers in folders by surname, Liberty County, Georgia, Probate Court; digitized images with typewritten indexes, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Q4-WFWP : accessed 7 Jun 2026), “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 -> Liberty -> Estate records 1775-1892 Jones, Joseph – Law, John, image 928-935.