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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty and Bryan Counties, Georgia

William Graves – Liberty County Estate Inventory

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Graves, William
Date Sworn: 1783-07-26
Appraisers: Richard Girardeau, Will Girardeau, Edward Way
Estate Executors: Rebecca Graves, Thomas Graves, William Graves
Court Officer: Saltus, Rebecca
Date Recorded: unknown (see comments)
Recording Official: unknown (see comments)
Total Value of Property Appraised: not totaled
Value of enslaved persons: 450 pounds
Comments: This inventory and the associated court documents were found in Liberty County Probate Court loose files, not in the probate record book.

NameValuationDescription
Joe40“Negro fellow”
Sam60“Negro fellow”
Cate20“Negro wench
July65“Negro fellow”
Joe80“Negro fellow”
Isaac20“Negro boy”
Rachel45“Negro wench”
Tom20“boy”
Nefar [Negar?]25“boy”
Muriah50“wench”
Nefar [Negar?]25“boy”
Cudjo50“fellow”
Betty30“wench”
Sam55“boy”
Tom55“fellow”
Isaac85“fellow”
Patty60“wench”
Peter70“fellow”
Jacob60“fellow”
Dinah55“wench”
Muraih40“girl”
Samson60“fellow”
Charles55“fellow”
Will80“fellow”
Nany41“wench”
Naro [alt: Nero]69“fellow”
Cuffy60“fellow”
Patty25“girl”
Peter60“fellow”
Charles85“fellow”
Titus70“fellow”
Chloe55“wench”
Beller [alt: Bella]18“girl”
Will65“fellow”
Judy45“wench”
Titus20“boy”
Will15“boy”
Peg10“girl”
Peg45“wench”
Jack25“fellow”
Cinder [alt: Cinda]45“wench”
Phillis [alt: Phyllis]50
Charles70“fellow”
Clarender [alt: Clarinda]60“wench”
Abraham35“boy”
Mingo45“boy”
Charles40“boy”
Lucy19“girl”
Hastings7“boy”
Nanny50“wench”
Paris20“fellow”

Find the digitized original at: Loose Papers in folders by surname, Liberty County, Georgia, Probate Court; digitized images with typewritten indexes, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Q4-ZDFJ : accessed 7 Jun 2026), “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 -> Liberty -> Estate records 1775-1892 Goulding, Peter – Harris, Ann, image 224-228.