Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, Joseph N.
Date Sworn: 1852-12-06
Appraisers: William Maxwell, B. A. Busby, Odingsell W. Hart
Estate Executor: E. S. L. Jones
Court Officer: T. W. Quarterman, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1853-02-07
Recording Official: S.S. Fraser, C.C.O.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $37175.00
Value of enslaved persons: $37175.00
Comments: “Shown to us [appraisers] by J. N. Jones, Attorney for Executrix.”
“The fifteen negroes belonging exclusively to the three youngest minors of Joseph Jones a bonus over and above their regular portion as per Will, not entered, the object of this appraisement and division being to apportion off the property of A. Maybank and E. West Jones. Also the negroes mentioned specially in will as belonging to each of the minors with their issue.”
“Lands ⅚ of Laurel View Place 5/11 of Cherry Hill Place 5/11 of House and lot in Sunbury.”
“Divisions of negroes belonging to the minors of Joseph Jones to A. M. Jones” designated as Lot 1.
“To E. W. Jones” slaves designated as Lot 2.
“To Josephine E. C. Jones, Hellen Louissa Jones, and Laura Matilda Jones minors of the estate slaves designated as Lot 3.”
“The man Mulatto William now suffering from a gunshot wound in the leg was appraised at full value and drawn by the minors Josephine Helen & Laura Jones the other heirs A.M. Jones and E. W. Jones are to bear their proportion ⅕ each of his surgical attendance, and in case of his death or permanent injury from said wound (which we do not think likely) Andrew M. and Edwin W. Jones are to bear their proportion ⅕ each of the loss.”
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description | Lot # |
| July | 550 | “Age 52”“Retreat Plantation” | 2 |
| Amaretta | 0 | “Age 49; Sick”“Retreat Plantation”[Also spelled Amosetta in this inventory] | 2 |
| Luck | 250 | “Age 9”“Retreat Plantation” | 2 |
| Cyrus | 450 | “Age 29; Lame”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Bachus | 700 | “Age 40”“Retreat Plantation” | 2 |
| William | 700 | “Age 33; Mulatto”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Delia | 600 | “Age 22”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| James | 200 | “Age 4”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Nero | 800 | “Age 45; Job Carpenter”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Isaac | 300 | “Age 43; Sick”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Sylvia | 25 | “Age 68; Mother”“Retreat Plantation” | 2 |
| Cuffee Celia Rose Cuffee Sylvia Jane Frank | 700 500 300 250 250 200 125 | “Age 48; Husband” “Age 28; Wife” “Age 11; Child” “Age 9” “Age 7” “Age 5” “Age 2” “Retreat Plantation”[Presumed family] | 2 |
| Bess | 500 | “Age 40; Daughter”“Retreat Plantation” | 2 |
| Friday | 800 | “Age 32; Job Carpenter”“Retreat Plantation” | 2 |
| Billy Elizabeth Molly Jack | 700 600 250 100 | “Age 35; Husband” “Age 30; Wife” “Age 9; Child” “Age 1 ½” “Retreat Plantation”[Presumed family] | 2 |
| Pulaski | 900 | “Age 34; Driver”“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Francis Scott June | 600 200 125 | “Age 22; Mother” “Age 4; Child” “Age 2” “Retreat Plantation”[Presumed family] | 3 |
| Will | 500 | “Age 13; Single”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Sally | 600 | “Age 28”“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Josephine | 250 | “Age 8” [alt: Josephene]“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Patsey | 400 | “Age 24” [Alt: Patsy]“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Sam | 700 | “Age 26” [looks like Sam Norman in the division]“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Anthoney | 700 | “Age 24” [Alt: Anthony]“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Sam | 700 | “Age 37”“Retreat Plantation” | 2 |
| Philis | 450 | “Age 47” [Alt: Phyllis]“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Wally | 500 | “Age 13”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Alick | 350 | “Age 11” [Alt: Alec, Alic]“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Abram | 200 | “Age 5”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Juddy | 150 | “Age 3” [Alt: Judy]“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Margaret | 150 | “Age 1⁄2”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Mariah | 600 | “Age 37” [alt: Murriah]“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Theresa | 500 | “Age 13; Child”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Mary | 300 | “Age 11”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Prime | 250 | “Age 6”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Sandy | 125 | “Age 2 ½”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Fortune | 0 | “Age 75”“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Rachel | 50 | “Age 66”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Charles | 50 | “Age 62”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Charles | 900 | “Age 48; Driver” “Lame”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Jane | 400 | “Age 45”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Harry | 0 | “Age 85”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Flora | 50 | “Age 60”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Tom | 700 | “Age 37”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Delia | 500 | “Age 39”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Betty | 500 | “Age 13”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Francis | 300 | “Age 10”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Sylvia | 200 | “Age 4”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Nelly | 100 | “Age 1 ½”“Retreat Plantation” | |
| Moll | 600 | “Age 33”“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Clarrissa | 250 | “Age 5” [alt: Clarissa]“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Affee | 600 | “Age 31”“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Charley | 500 | “Age 13” [alt: Charlie, Charly]“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Rakey | 250 | “Age 6” [alt: Raka]“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Anny | 150 | “Age 3”“Retreat Plantation”[Alt: Annie] | 1 |
| Pussy | 600 | “Age 27”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Billy | 700 | “Age 23”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Jacob | 700 | “Age 34”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Isabella | 600 | “Age 29”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Rose | 250 | “Age 6”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Crawford | 125 | “Age 2”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Libby | 450 | “Age 47”[or Sibby]“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Benjamin | 700 | “Age 34”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Lucy | 500 | “Age 38”“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| William | 700 | “Age 39”“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Sam | 700 | “Age 33”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Keziah | 250 | “Age 60”“Retreat Plantation” | 1 |
| Charles | 50 | “Age 67; Lame”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Affee | 250 | “Age 57”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Charles | 700 | “Age 32; Little”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Troup | 700 | “Age 26”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Joe | 700 | “Age 21”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Elsey | 600 | “Age 35”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Bess | 600 | “Age 15”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Patience | 500 | “Age 11”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Tirah | 250 | “Age 6”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Tyrah | 50 | “Age 60”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Belford | 700 | “Age 27”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Sandy | 700 | “Age 32”“Retreat Plantation” | 3 |
| Nanny | 0 | “Age 86”“Retreat Plantation” |
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