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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Quarterman

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Quarterman, John
Date Sworn:1791-04-11
Appraisers: William Quarterman, Lazs [Lazarus] Mallard, Joseph Way Sen [Alt: Senior]
Estate Administrator: Thomas Sumner, James Wilson
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 407 pounds, 13 shillings, 2 pence
Value of enslaved persons: 355 pounds
Comments: Amounts in pounds, not dollars.

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Jack40“Negroe man”
Frank60“Negroe man”
Jack60“Young Jack”
Jacob25
Will45
Pegg35“Wench Pegg”
Chloe25“Wench Chloe”
Daphney30“Wench Daphney”
Tenah35“Girl Tenah”

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-PB6?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 191 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).