Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Davis
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Davis, John
Date Sworn: 1783-07-25
Appraisers: James Maxwell, John Mitchell Junr, John Elliott
Estate Executor: John Patterson (Captain)
Court Officer: Josiah Powell
Date Recorded: 1850-05-08
Recording Official: N/A
Total Value of Property Appraised: 583 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 570 pounds
Comments: Appraisal performed on July 25, 1783. Inventory consisted of the enslaved people below and 8 head of cattle.
| Name | Description | Value (in pounds) |
| Natt | Negro fellow | 80 |
| Mingo | Negro fellow | 60 |
| Simon | Negro fellow | 80 |
| Adam | Negro fellow | 80 |
| Bob | Boy | 50 |
| Rose | Wench | 70 |
| Charlotte | Wench | 60 |
| Miley | Wench | 60 |
| Rose | Girl | 30 |
Source: “Estates 1775-1892 Cook, John-Day, Zeloks, Field Jedediah,” loose folders in Liberty County, Georgia Probate Court, Estate Appraisement of John Davis, 1783; digitized microfilm accessed through manual search, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Q4-SPC2 : accessed 14 May 2022), “Georgia Probate Records, 1743-1990” > Liberty County > “Estates 1775-1892 Cook, John-Day, Zeloks, Field Jedediah” image 918 of 1221.