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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – John S. Fleming

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: John S. Fleming
Date Sworn: 1848-02-01
Appraisers: G.W. Walthour, R.F. Quarterman, Thomas W. Fleming
Estate Administrator: Peter W. Fleming
Court Officer: S.A. Fraser, J.J.C
Date Recorded: 1848-04-29
Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, C.C.O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $15220.50
Value of enslaved persons: $12,200.00
Comments: None

Enslaved Person Named Value Desc.
Charles 700
Peter 400
Dick 450
Joe 500
Polidore 500 [alt: Polydore]
Adam 400
Jack 500
William 500
Frank 500
Sally 400
Hagar 400
Charlotte 400
Malvina 400
Lucy 400
Phoebe 100 Old
Mary 400
William 550 Little
Jane 300
Phoebe 400
Francis 550 maybe 350
Chaney 125 [alt: Chancy]
Alfred 250
Dianna (?) 125 [alt: Deannah]
Robert 200
Cinder 200 [alt: Cinda]
John 100 “carter”
Dye 100
John 200
Cyrus 125
Louisa 150
Peggy 100
Benjamin 400
Esther 325
Lazarus 250
Grace 225
Maria 400
Nany 75 alt; Nanny
Margaret 100
Catherine 400

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-GHFX?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 659 of 689.

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).