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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Stewart, Esquire

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Stewart, John Esquire
Date Sworn: 1823-09-10
Appraisers: Wm [William] N. Way, Benj [Benjamin] Mell, Sen [Senior], Sam;l [Samuel] Lewis
Estate Administrator: General Daniel Stewart
Court Officer: Thos [Thomas] Mallard, J.I.C.
Date Recorded: 1823-10-13
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $2163.68 3/4
Value of enslaved persons: $1905.00
Comments:

Enslaved Person NamedValueDescription
Moll50“Old”
Hannah400“And her children”
Bob200
Hampshire175
Mary400“And her children”
Charles150
Louisa130
Joe100
Girl300[unnamed and listed separately from the others]

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-P4S?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 411 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).