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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Simon Fraser

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Fraser, Simon (Maj.)
Date Sworn: 1814-12-08
Appraisers: Daniel Stewart, Andrew Walthour, William Fraser
Estate Executors: John E. Fraser, Donald Fraser
Court Officer: Saml [Samuel] Harville, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1815-01-04
Recording Official: E. Baker, C.S.C.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $49089.44
Value of enslaved persons: $27025
Comments: Division done so that John E. Fraser could take the ⅓ of the estate to which he was entitled. He drew lot #2. Inventory also listed notes of hand with the names of the debtors and land, worth a total of $8952.50. See the digitized inventory (at the link below) for the division of the land and notes. [NOTE: The abbreviation DRGRS in the inventory may stand for “Dregor’s”.]

DescriptionAcresValue
Woodville Plantation7433715
1 tract on Satilla4101000
1 tract on Mill Creek with mill & dwelling house262 1/21092.50
1 tract on Mill Creek adjoining the mill tract24211
1 tract on the south side of Taylor’s Creek with dwelling house et.305 6/10405
Orchard Plantation, provements, etc158 7/10474
1 tract on Little Canouchie, granted to Robertson134134
1 tract on Little Canouchie granted to Robertson286300
1 tract on Little Canouchie (Mount Tract)162324
1 tract on Taylor’s Creek (schoolhouse tract)92 1/240
1 tract granted Samuel Bacon278556
1 tract on Horse Creek (Wolf pit tract)16080
2 tracts 100 acres each granted S. Fraser200100
1 tract called ? Mr. Girt’s ? Cowpen5050
1 adjoining the above tract, bought of L. Townsend200100
1 tract called Baggs’ Cowpen100100
1 wharf and lot at Riceborough
300
EnslavedValueDesc.Lot
Ness150
1
Sue150“Old”1
Jim75
1
Robin450
1
Sylvia400
1
Rose350
3
Somerset450
2
John400
1
Sandy300
1
Sam400
1
Sukey150[alt: Suckey]1
Flora175
1
Sue100“Girl”2
Salina125[alt: Selina] [Selina & Elizabeth listed together at division]1
Elizabeth50[Selina & Elizabeth listed together at division]1
Ned100
3
Will60“Child”3
Dinah25“Child”3
Lancaster175“Old”2
Affy175“Old” [alt: Affee]2
Bess350“Drgrs Bess”2
Eve350
2
Sally350
2
Handy400
2
Lancaster250“Little”2
Matilda150
2
Ben50“Child”2
Bess300“Sallett’s Bess”1
Sambo400
2
March350
3
Dennis325
1
Phebe350[alt: Phoebe]2
Toney250
2
Patty175
3
Nancy150
2
Milly125[alt: Miley]1
Cupid100
1
Niger50
1
Dianah150“Old” [alt: Diannah] [Listed as Dinah in division]1
Will400“Fellow”3
Sarah500“Drgrs Sarah” [not found in division]
Exeter175
1
Phillida125[alt: Phyllida]3
George80
3
Miley225[alt: Milly]3
Peggy350
3
Nancy350
1
Posy250
3
Anselm275[appears to be called Arrel in the division – but maybe Ansel?]2
Rantor200
1
Jacob175
3
Bob400
1
Charlotte350
3
Abram200“Old”1
Mary150
3
Charles200“Old”1
Harriet300[not found in division]
Tom400
2
Charles300“Fellow”2
July300
2
Adam250
2
Violet100
2
Monday80
2
Cuff250
1
Tamar250
1
Peter300
2
Caelia325[alt: Celia]1
Harry250
1
Bella225
1
Delia175
2
Dye200[alt: Die]1
Dembo175
3
Rachel250“Old”3
Charles200“Little”3
Sylvia200“Little”3
Nanny75
1
Rachel350[Listed as “Rachel Th. W.” in division]3
Doll200
3
Frank200
2
Jenny250
2
Hannah25
2
Becky300[Becky & Titus listed together in division]3
Titus40[Becky & Titus listed together in division]3
Chloe125
2
Lucy200

Sarah225[Listed as “New Neg. Sarah”] at division1
Affee225“Young” [alt: Affy]2
Jack250
2
May200[Listed as “New Neg. May” and valued at $100 in division]1
Boston150
3
Sampson350“Young”1
Sampson75“Old” [Listed both in Lot 2 and 3]3 or 2
June200
2
Louis250
2
Dispatch300
1
Hamlet300
3
Pompey400
3
Phillis350
3
Tenah25“Child”3
Judy150
2
Betty150
3
Tenah350“Wench”1
Tom250“Ross’s Tom”1
Abram150“Ross’s Abram”1
Fortune350
2
Tilla150
2
Casey225
2
Caesar300
3
Tamar300“Ross’s Tamar”3
Louis200“Ross’s Louis”3
Lydia150“Ross’s Lydia”1
Bella75
2
Daphne100
3
Amey40[alt: Amy]3
Rachel150“Child”1
Abraham375“Big”3
Rachel350“Drgrs Rachel”3
Delia125[listed as $225 in division]3
Taylor225
3
Selina175“Drgrs Selina” 3

Below individuals were listed as “A division of a family of negroes, willed to John E. Fraser & Simon Fraser Jun. Lot No. 1 of this family drawn by Simon Fraser. Lot No 2 of this family drawn by John E. Fraser.”

NameValueDescriptionLot
Daphne300“willed to John E. & Simon Fraser”2
Grace350“willed to John E. & Simon Fraser”1
Dick300“willed to John E. & Simon Fraser”1
Agrippa275“willed to John E. & Simon Fraser”2
Keziah250“willed to John E. & Simon Fraser”2
Cato100“willed to John E. & Simon Fraser”2
Sarah40“willed to John E. & Simon Fraser”1
Archibald60“willed to John E. & Simon Fraser”1
Priam125“willed to John E. & Simon Fraser”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. E-G 1801-1816,” Record Book G, p. 327-32. Image #468-71 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-J983-7?i=467&cat=292358)