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

Peter Sallens Jr (or Sallins) – Liberty County Estate Inventory

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Sallens, Peter (Jr) (also seen as Sallins)
Date Sworn: 1788-09-12
Appraisers: Joseph Law, Richard Timmons, William Way
Estate Administrators: John Foster, John Way, Joseph Way, Jnr
Court Officer: James Wood
Date Recorded: unknown (see comments)
Recording Official: unknown (see comments)
Total Value of Property Appraised: 257.3.0 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 245 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 July 21, 1788.

NameValuationDescription
March80“A fellow”
Paul70“A fellow”
Lark65“A fellow”
Bob30“A 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:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99QM-V7MB : accessed 7 Jun 2026), “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 -> Liberty -> Estate records 1775-1892 Sallett, W. H. – Shuman, Leonard, image 14-17.