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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Joshua F. Beasley

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Beasley, Joshua F.
Date Sworn: 1860-01-02
Appraisers: C. Hines, Newman Bradley, David Zoucks
Estate Executor: Edward Q. Andrews
Court Officer: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1860-2-17
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: Only enslaved people appraised and divided.
Value of enslaved persons: 6450.00
Comments: Divided into four lots, which were drawn as follows:

1 — Isaiah Beasley
2 — Joshua E. Beasley
3 — Letitia S. Beasley
4 — A.R. Beasley

Enslaved Person NamedValueDesc. Lot #
York6002
Patty + child Anna11001
Annasee Patty1
Suck11004
Matilda + child Dick12003
Dicksee Matilda3
Josephine 9002
Moses6001
Jenny6004
Tyra3002
Henry2503

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-993T-XTXZ?cc=1999178&wc=9SB7-6T5%3A267679901%2C268014801 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 229 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).