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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – William T. Dunham

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: William T. Dunham
Date Sworn: 1863-05-04
Appraisers: Joshua Fletcher, H.C. Parker, B.P. Harrington (alternates were John Chapman and Shelton Chapman)
Estate Executor: John Dunham
Court Officer: H.C. Parker, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1863-09-11
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $27,781.00
Value of enslaved persons: $19,900.00
Comments: 1200 acres of land valued at $3600 included in appraisal.

Mary 800 “woman”
Eliza 1800 “girl”
Garrison 1000 “boy”
Ned 600 “boy”
Betsey 300 “girl”, [alt: Betsy]
Sam 300 “an old man”
Phoebe 300
“an old woman”, [alt: Phebe]
Pompey 2000 “man”
Fannie 2200 “& her [unnamed] child”
Celia 3000 “& her 3 children”
Tamar 800  
Hannah 2200 “& infant child”
Juno 1800 “girl”
Phebe 1300 “girl”, [alt: Phoebe]
Rosanna 1500 “girl”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-RJ6X?cc=1999178&wc=9SYY-ZNP%3A267679901%2C268025701 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills 1863-1942 vol C-D > image 15 of 430; county probate courthouses, Georgia.

These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).