Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Baker, William J.
Date Sworn: 1822-01-07
Appraisers: Matthew Bennet, William N. Way, John N. Way
Estate Administrator: William W. Baker
Court Officer: Thos. [Thomas] Bacon, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1822-05-30
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $7405
Value of enslaved persons: $7015
Comments: Division performed on January 18, 1822. Lots were drawn as follows:
8 — Thomas Sandiford [alt: Sandifort]
9 — Elizabeth Baker
Other lots were left undrawn for the benefit of the remaining heirs.
Enslaved | Value | Desc. | Lot |
Adam | 400 | 1 | |
Betty | 350 | 1 | |
Frank | 450 | 2 | |
Bram | 235 | 2 | |
Nanny | 200 | 2 | |
Limus | 450 | [alt: Lymus] | 3 |
Tenah | 225 | 3 | |
Sophia | 100 | “O. Sophia” [“O” presumably stands for “Old”] | 3 |
Ben | 400 | 4 | |
Kate | 325 | 4 | |
Will | 400 | 5 | |
Sophia | 275 | “Little” | 5 |
Tim | 90 | “Old” | 5 |
Jim | 400 | 6 | |
Judy | 225 | 6 | |
Rachel | 190 | 6 | |
Clarinda | 350 | 7 | |
Jim | 275 | “Old” | 7 |
Clarinda | 150 | “Little” | 7 |
Rinah | 350 | [alt: Rhina] | 8 |
Sylvia | 100 | 8 | |
Stephen | 275 | 8 | |
Delia | 350 | 9 | |
Mary | 325 | 9 | |
Phillis | 125 | [alt: Phyllis] | 9 |
Source: Family Search.org. Liberty County Superior Court “Deeds and mortgages, 1777-1920; general index to deeds and mortgages, 1777-1958,” Film: Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-I 1816-1831,” Record Book H, p. 466-7. Image #266 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSRN-T?cat=292358)