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

John Timmons – Liberty County Estate Inventory

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Timmons, John
Date Sworn: 1788-02-22
Appraisers: William Woodward, John Stacy, John Weeks
Estate Administrators: Maacha Timmons, William Myers
Court Officer: John Graves, J.P.
Date Recorded: unknown (see comments)
Recording Official: unknown (see comments)
Total Value of Property Appraised: 171.5.0 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 70 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 December 22, 1787.

NameValuationDescription
Sharper70“Negro fellow”

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-G9Q4-MW2N : accessed 7 Jun 2026), “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 -> Liberty -> Estate records 1775-1892 Terrell, J. M. – Way, William, image 159-162.