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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Charles Stewart

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Stewart, Charles
Date Sworn: 1816-03-19
Appraisers: Shadrach Butler, Audley Maxwell, Samuel Harville
Estate Administrator: not named
Court Officer: Samuel Harville, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1816-04-18
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $2475
Value of enslaved persons: $2475
Comments: Estate was shown to the appraisers by John Coleman and by Elias Warren, guardian to James A. Stewart, minor. The individuals listed below were divided into two lots. John Coleman drew Ellick, Tenah, and Tom; and James A. Stewart drew Caesar, Kate, and Ben.

EnslavedValueDesc.Lot
Ben550
2
Tom425
1
Tenah500
1
Kate450
2
Caesar550
2
Ellick575[alt: Allick]1

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. 1. Image #21 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSBD-2?cat=292358)