Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Bradley, John S.
Date Sworn: 1860-1-14
Appraisers: Newman Bradley, James R. Bird, Wiley M. Harnage
Estate Administrator: Jane Bradley, Enoch Daniel
Court Officer: E. Daniel, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1860-04-13
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, Ordinary L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $11,266.31
Value of enslaved persons: $6875.00
Comments: Many names not recorded here mentioned in inventory as having notes and accounts with him. Inventory also included 900 acres of land valued at $1500 “belonging to and adjoins the residence of deceased” and “400 acres on Strum Bay valued at $300”.
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Desc. |
| Sidia (?) | 700 | “negro woma” |
| Hetty | 400 | “woman” |
| Bill | 1100 | “a boy” |
| Harrison | 1100 | “a boy” |
| Silvy | 800 | “a girl” |
| Brown | 750 | “a boy” |
| Tom | 650 | “a boy” |
| Gus | 550 | “a boy” |
| Nelson | 450 | “a boy” |
| Adam | 300 | “a boy” |
| Tony | 75 | “old man” |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93T-XYBH?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 240 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).