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

William Sullivan – Liberty County Estate Inventory

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Sullivan, William
Date Sworn: 1814-03-14
Appraisers: John Martin, Alexander Martin, Daniel Fraser
Estate Administrator: John E. Fraser
Court Officer: Samuel Harville, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1815-09-06
Recording Official: E. Baker
Total Value of Property Appraised: $880.25
Value of enslaved persons: $845
Comments: This inventory and associated court documents found in Liberty County Probate Court loose files, not in the probate record book. Name was spelled Sullivant in an earlier 1811 inventory.

Inventory warrant dated January 3, 1814. Inventory dated March 5, 1814.

NameValuationDescription
Judea75
Jinney350
Sophia370
Kate50

ind 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:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99QM-XG75 : accessed 7 Jun 2026), “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 -> Liberty -> Estate records 1775-1892 Stevens, John – Tennell, Frances, image 862-865.