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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Robarts

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Robarts, John
Date Sworn: 1817-06-04
Appraisers: Francis Ross, John S. Quarterman, William Norman Way
Estate Administrator: Lewis Leconte, Joseph Quarterman, Elizabeth Robarts
Court Officer: John E. Fraser, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1817-06-12
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $9084.25
Value of enslaved persons: $7655.00
Comments:

Enslaved Person NamedValue
Cato400
Cyrus525
Titus500
Stephen500
May500
Abram300
Sandy700
Joe500
Tenah480
Flora480
Hagar425
Doll200
Sylvia460
Maria350
Nanny375
Charles300
Molly300
Judy200
Bina150
Jesse10

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-P89?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 367 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).