Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Fleming, John S.
Date Sworn: 1860-08-04
Appraisers: James S. McColough [alt: McCollough], Thomas W. Fleming, John E. Baker, Alex. Quarterman, Samuel L. Fleming
Estate Administrator: Peter W. Fleming
Court Officer: W.P. Girardeau, Ordinary, Liberty County
Date Recorded: 1860-11-16
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $16,956.00
Value of enslaved persons: $16,275.00
Comments: Estate was appraised and divided into two lots, which were drawn as follows:
1 — drawn by P.W. Fleming guardian for Thos. Q. Fleming
2 — J.S. Fleming
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Desc. | Lot # |
| Margaret Bacon | 800 | 1 | |
| Tenah | 600 | 1 | |
| Ben | 1200 | “Carpenter” | 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 | |
| Maria | 700 | 2 | |
| Lazarus | 1200 | “carpenter” | 2 |
| Doll | 150 | 2 | |
| Phoebe | 200 | 2 | |
| Stephen | 375 | 2 | |
| Margaret | 600 | 2 | |
| Nany | 200 | or Nanny or Mary | 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-L93T-XYBJ?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 246 of 703.
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).