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

William Dawson – Liberty County Estate Inventory

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Dawson, William
Date Sworn: 1785-03-08
Appraisers: John Graves, Stafford Sommersall, Joseph Stilt
Estate Administrators: Nathaniel Saxton, Nathaniel Bacon
Court Officer: J. Hardy, J.P.
Date Recorded: unknown (see comments)
Recording Official: unknown (see comments)
Total Value of Property Appraised: 415.1.8 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 352 pounds
Comments: Inventory conducted on March 12, 1785. This inventory and court documents found in Liberty County Probate Court loose records, not in probate record book.

NameValuationDescription
Amey75“1 Negrow wench Amey & her child Chance)”
Chance“1 Negrow wench Amey & her child Chance)”
Isaac60“fellow”
Nanney75“Nanney & prince her son”
Prince“Nanney & prince her son”
Linda7“A wench [2 words]”
Judy55“A wench”
Rachell55“A wench”
Jack25“Old Jack”

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-SPCZ : accessed 7 Jun 2026), “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 -> Liberty -> Estate records 1775-1892 Cook, John – Day, Zeloks Field, Jedediah; Bickwall – Blackstock J, image 1037-1038.