Parish: St. John
Deceased: Forbes, John
Notification Date: 1775-04-17
Date Sworn: 1775-04-17
Officer: Parmenas Way, J.P.
Appraisers: William Baker, Samuel Miller, Francis Codington [Alt: Coddington] (John Elliott and William Quarterman listed as alternates)
Estate Executor: Edward Telfair, Roger Kelsall
Inventory Date (if given): 1775-05-15
Total Value of Property Appraised: 2767.0.6 pounds
Value of enslaved persons: 2100.0.0 pounds
Comments: All value amounts are in pounds. Only the enslaved people in the inventory are listed below. Please see the original for other parts of the inventory.
NOTE: This document was very blurry, and the names below could be wrong.
| Enslaved Person Named | Value | Description |
| Henry Phillis | 100.0.0 | [Alt: Phyllis] |
| Edinbough Hannah | 100.0.0 | [Alt: Edinburgh] |
| Harry Miley Dora Walter (??) | 150.0.0 | “Young Harry” Names very blurry and could be wrong |
| Isaac | 50.0.0 | |
| Golla Jack Isaac | 100.0.0 | [names blurry and could be wrong] |
| Cyrus | 60.0.0 | |
| Will | 50.0.0 | |
| Ben Betty | 0 | |
| Cuffee [blurred name] | 130.0.0 | |
| Bobb | [no amount listed] | |
| Caim Sarah | 100.0.0 | “Little” |
| Sam Amey | 100.0.0 | [Alt: Amy] |
| Dick | 40.0.0 | |
| Caim | 20.0.0 | “Old” |
| Roger | 50.0.0 | |
| Jamie | 50.0.0 | “Little” |
| Adam | 50.0.0 | |
| Abram | 50.0.0 | |
| Boatswain Mary Ann Simon Sukey | 130.0.0 | |
| Hazzard | 40.0.0 | |
| July Phillis | 20.0.0 | “Old July” “Old” [Alt: Phyllis] |
| Pompey | 20.0.0 | |
| Kitt Tabbie | 100.0.0 | [name very blurry] |
| Jack | 50.0.0 | |
| Juba Dorcas Betty | 130.0.0 | [could also be read as Tuber] [or Betsy] |
| Toney | 50.0.0 | [Alt: Tony] |
| Jammie Peggy | 100.0.0 | [or Sammie] |
| Winter | 50.0.0 | |
| Donald | 0 | |
| [name blurred] | 50.0.0 | |
| Jack | 40.0.0 | “Congo Jack” |
| Pollidore | 40.0.0 | [alt: Polydore, Polidore] |
| Stepney | 40.0.0 | |
| Lucy | 0 | |
| Pinda | 40.0.0 | [alt: Penda, Pender] |
Source: “Colonial Government, Estate Records, RG 49-1-1, Georgia Archives,” Colonial Estate Records, held by Georgia Archives Virtual Vault; accessed online at: https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/corp/id/2374/rec/121.
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).