Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Fleming, John S.
Date Sworn: 1860-08-14
Appraisers: James S. McCollough, Thomas W. Fleming, Alexander S. Quarterman, Samuel L. Fleming, John E. Baker
Estate Administrator: John S. Fleming
Court Officer: John B. Mallard, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1862-07-16
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $16,958.00
Value of enslaved persons: $16,075.00
Comments: Document dated 1860-07-02: “The petition of Peter W. Fleming administrator of the estate of John S. Fleming deceased respectfully sheweth to your Honor that there are two Distributees of the estate of said deceased to wit: John S. Fleming and Thomas Q. Fleming and that your petitioner further shows that one of the heirs of said estate is now twenty one years of age and desires to receive his distributive share…” [Transcriber’s Note: The inventory and division were performed in one step (not separate lists). It was not clear which heir received which lot.]
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Desc. | Lot # |
| Margaret Bacon | 800 | 1 | |
| Tenah | 600 | 1 | |
| Ben | 1200 | “Carpenter Ben” | 1 |
| Malvina | 800 | 1 | |
| John | 600 | 1 | |
| Titus | 600 | 1 | |
| Barrack | 425 | 1 | |
| Peter | 250 | “Little Peter” | 1 |
| Caesar | 200 | 1 | |
| Frank | 1000 | 1 | |
| Mary | 700 | 1 | |
| Sam | 425 | 1 | |
| Sarah | 300 | 1 | |
| Polydore | 300 | 1 | |
| Robert | 900 | 2 | |
| Lazarus | 1200 | “Carpenter Lazarus” | 2 |
| Mariah | 700 | 2 | |
| Doll | 150 | 2 | |
| Phoebe | 250 | 2 | |
| Stephen | 375 | 2 | |
| Margaret | 600 | 2 | |
| Nanny | 250 | 2 | |
| Hagar | 800 | 2 | |
| Gilbert | 300 | 2 | |
| Mag | 250 | 2 | |
| Hannah | 175 | 2 | |
| Billy | 100 | 2 | |
| Joe | 700 | 2 | |
| Jane | 800 | 2 | |
| Peter | 25 | “Old Peter” | 2 |
| Grace | 600 | 2 |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893T-XTX8?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 273 of 703.