Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Stevens, Joseph
Date Sworn: not listed
Appraisers: Liberty Holmes, Lazarus Mallard, Thomas Mell
Estate Administrator: not listed
Court Officer: not listed
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 6,956 dollars, 20 ¾ cents
Value of enslaved persons: 5,180 dollars
Comments: Date of inventory not listed but likely in mid to late 1790’s, based on inventories before and after.
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description |
| Prince | 500 | “Man” |
| Abram | 400 | “Man” |
| George | 500 | “Man; Big” |
| John | 550 | “Man” |
| George | 450 | “Man; Little” |
| Jane | 500 | “Wench” |
| Cate | 500 | “Wench” |
| Betty | 400 | “Wench” |
| Chloe | 525 | “Wench; and child” |
| Peggy | 200 | “Wench” |
| Clarisa | 275 | “Girl” [Alt: Clarissa, Clarrissa] |
| Cinder | 250 | “Girl” |
| Diana | 130 | “Girl” |
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-PYJ?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 229 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).