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

John McLean – Liberty County Estate Inventory

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: McLean, John
Date Sworn: 1785-09-14
Appraisers: Thomas Hepworth Oswald, John Peacock, John Bradford
Estate Administrator: Josiah McLean
Court Officer: Hepworth Carter, J.P.
Date Recorded: unknown (see comments)
Recording Official: unknown (see comments)
Total Value of Property Appraised: 156.16.8 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 130 pounds
Comments: This inventory and associated court documents found in Liberty County Probate Court loose files, not in the probate record book.

Warrant dated September 14, 1785. Inventory performed same day.

NameValuationDescription
Paddy40“Negroe man”
Amelia20“Negroe wench”
Rachel50“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:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9QM-VQJR : accessed 7 Jun 2026), “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 -> Liberty -> Estate records 1775-1892 McCall, Stephen – Mell, Eliz , image 815-819.