Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Foster, John
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: Wm [Alt: William] B. Baker, Robert Iverson, Binjamin [Alt: Benjamin] Smallwood
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 210 pounds, 6 shillings, 6 pence
Value of enslaved persons: 125 pounds
Comments: Amounts in pounds, not dollars; date of inventory not listed but likely in early 1790’s, based on inventories before and after.
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description |
| Dinah | 40 | “Wench Dinah” |
| Amy | 30 | “Girl Amy” |
| Leah | 30 | “Girl Leah” |
| Stepny | 25 | “Boy Stepny” |
| Cooter | — | “Girl Cooter” |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-PTX?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 180 of 689
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).