Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Way, William Senr [Senior]
Date Sworn: 1808-03-18
Appraisers: John Bacon, Thomas Bacon Junr [Junior], Zack Gaulden
Estate Executor: Charlton Hines Esqr [Esquire]
Court Officer: John Stacy J.P.
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: $8881.87 1/2
Value of enslaved persons: $8741.00
Comments: Adam, Nanny, Doll and Tenah were listed separately, with this note: “The following negroes were left to the children of Mr. William Way by his mother Mrs. Ann Way. The above four Negros being made into three Lotts as above, subject to a deduction or addition so as to make the amount to four hundred & ten dollars each and their numbers shaken together in a hat, lot No. one was drawn out by William J. Baker for and in right of his wife Elizabeth.”
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| Isaac | 600 | “Big” | |
| Isaac | 400 | “L” [Presumed to stand for Little] | |
| Adam | 450 | ||
| Frank | 500 | ||
| Renty | 150 | “Old” | |
| Sam | 400 | ||
| Tom | 350 | ||
| Jack | 300 | ||
| Betty | 400 | ||
| Rachel | 400 | ||
| Molly | 370 | ||
| Pegg | 350 | ||
| Delia | 150 | “Old” | |
| Leach | 360 | ||
| Maria | 350 | ||
| Dinah | 250 | ||
| Tenah | 250 | ||
| Will | 220 | ||
| Sophia | 160 | ||
| Kiziah | 125 | [alt: Keziah] | |
| Cinder | 46 | ||
| Renty | 230 | “Little” | |
| Chloe | 180 | ||
| Joe | 175 | ||
| Scipio | 45 | ||
| Jeofry | 50 | [Alt: Jeffrey] | |
| Doublin | 150 | [Alt: Dublin] | |
| Billy | 100 | ||
| Adam | 480 | 1 | |
| Nanny | 300 | 2 | |
| Doll | 250 | 2 | |
| Tenah | 200 | 3 |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-PTR?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 285 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).