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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Washington Winn

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Washington Winn
Date Sworn: 1864-01-21
Appraisers: Abial Winn, Wm. [William] W. Winn, Edwd [Edward] J. Delegal, Valentine Grest
Estate Administrator: Charles S. McKinne
Court Officer: Abial Winn
Date Recorded: 1864-01-28
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $41900
Value of enslaved persons: $44400
Comments: Original charge to the appraisers was dated 1863-12-07.

Tyra 500
“Tyra Sr”, [alt: Tyrah, Tirah]
Edmund 3000 [alt: Edmond]
Josey 3000 [alt: Josie]
Ann 2500  
Dick 3000  
Phillis 700 “Phillis Sr”, [alt: Phyllis]
Nanny 2000  
Scipio 3000  
Sophy 2500  
Rose 2500  
Lucy 2500  
Andrew 3000  
John, Lambert 2500
“John, Lambert” [presumably meaning came from John Lambert’s plantation]
Mary 2000  
Venus 1350  
Ida 2500  
Eva 2350  
Johnson 3000  
Ellen 2500  

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-RJJS?cc=1999178&wc=9SYY-ZNP%3A267679901%2C268025701 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills 1863-1942 vol C-D > image 21 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).