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

James Stuart (or Stewart) – Liberty County Estate Inventory

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Stuart, James [alt: Stewart, Stuart]
Date Sworn: 1785-12-06
Appraisers: John Elliott, James Dunwoody, John Mitchell
Estate Executors: Josiah Bacon, James Steuart
Court Officer: James Maxwell, J.P.
Date Recorded: unknown (see comments)
Recording Official: unknown (see comments)
Total Value of Property Appraised: 1308.6.16 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 1000 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 October 31, 1785. Name spelled Stuart in the warrant, Stewart in the inventory return.

NameValuationDescription
Sike [alt: Psyche]35“Negroe fellow”
Sampson70“Negroe fellow”
Dick 70“Negroe fellow Old Dick”
Joffrey65“Negroe fellow”
Frank70“Negroe fellow”
Peter35“Negroe fellow Old Peter”
Abram30“Negroe fellow”
Bob65“Negroe fellow”
Peter65“Negroe fellow Little Peter”
Jimmy70“Negroe fellow”
Dick55“Negro boy”
Tom40“Negro boy”
Sampson15“Negroe boy”
Dublin10“Negroe fellow”
Die [alt: Dye]60“Negroe wench”
Milly35“Negroe wench”
Nanny40“Negroe wench”
Judy55“Negroe wench”
Diannah60“Negroe wench”
Abigale [alt: Abigail]55“Negroe wench”

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:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QM-XKL7 : accessed 7 Jun 2026), “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 -> Liberty -> Estate records 1775-1892 Stevens, John – Tennell, Frances, images 330-333.