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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Samuel Spencer

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Spencer, Samuel
Date Sworn: 1805-02-19
Appraisers: Lazarus Mallard, Francis Ross, Hugh McCullugh [Alt: McCollough]
Estate Executor: William Fleming, Jos [Joseph] Way, Wm [William] N. Way
Court Officer: John Mell P.
Date Recorded: 1805-04-06
Recording Official: M [William] Robarts C.C.O.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $6261.25
Value of enslaved persons: $5790.00
Comments:

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
George325
Titus400
Frank500
Jack450
Leving500
Silvy250
Dinah325
Patty280
Charllotte175[Alt: Charlotte]
Hagar400
Venus400
Cretia375
Allen100
Leving90“Little”
Isaac55
Stephen175
Sarah120
Fillis70[looked like Yillis ?]
Nancy300

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-P9ZQ?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 269 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).