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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – Sarah Goulding [alt: Golding]

Parish: St. John Deceased: Golding, Sarah Notification Date: 1769-09-29 Date Sworn: 1769-11-10 Official: Parmenas Way Appraisers: Samuel Jones, Benjamin Baker, Samuel Stevens (Joseph Andrew, James Andrew listed as alternates) Estate Administrator: John Winn Inventory Date (if given): 1769-11-13 Total Value of Property Appraised: 897.10.0 pounds Value of enslaved persons: 671.0.0 pounds Comments: All value amounts […]

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – John Elliott

Parish: Medway Deceased: Elliott, John Notification Date: 1765-10-30 Date Sworn: 1765-11-28 Official: Audley Maxwell, J.P. Appraisers: Parmenas Way, Thomas Quarterman, John Evans Estate Executor: John Winn, John Quarterman Inventory Date (if given): 1765-11-28 Total Value of Property Appraised: 1979.15.5 1/4 pounds Value of enslaved persons: 1462.0.0 pounds Comments: All value amounts are in pounds. Only […]

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – William Dunham

Parish: St. John Deceased: Dunham, William Notification Date: 1770-03-22 Date Sworn: 1770-03-22 Official: John Martin, J.P. Appraisers: Thomas Young, Peter Sallens, Edward Way (Fras. Brown, Thomas Carter also listed as alternates) Estate Executor: Mary Dunham, John Sandiford Inventory Date (if given): 1770-05-15 Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed Value of enslaved persons: 925.0.0 pounds […]

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – Andrew Darling

Parish: Sunbury Deceased: Darling, Andrew Notification Date: 1772-06-05 Date Sworn: 1772-07-06 Official: Parmenas Way, J.P. Appraisers: Thomas Hughes, Francis Coddington, Donald Frazer (Sutton Banks, John Graves also listed as alternates) Estate Executor: Simon Munro, Jean Darling Inventory Date (if given): 1772-08-04 Total Value of Property Appraised: 765.1.6 pounds Value of enslaved persons: 440.0.0 pounds Comments: […]

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – Samuel Burnley

Parish: St. John Deceased: Burnley, Samuel Notification Date: 1768-01-05 Date Sworn: 1768-01-05 Official: John Irvine, J.P. Appraisers: John Bacon, John Hurns [Alt: Hains], John Winn Estate Executor: Elizabeth Burnley (Widow), Samuel Burnley, Robert Quarterman, William Quarterman Inventory Date (if given): 1768-01-26 Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed Value of enslaved persons: 731.0.0 pounds Comments: […]

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – Adam Bosomworth

Parish: St. John Deceased: Bosomworth, Adam Notification Date: 1765-06-03 Date Sworn: 1765-07-10 Official: John Simpson, J.P. Appraisers: Thomas Maxwell, William Dunham, John Sandiford Estate Executor: Elizabeth Bosomworth Inventory Date (if given): not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 1682.16.6 pounds Value of enslaved persons: 1545.0.0 pounds Comments: All value amounts are in pounds. Only the […]

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – William Baker

Parish: St. John Deceased: Baker, WilliamNotification Date: 1767-04-16 Date Sworn: 1767-04-20 Official: Parmenas Way Appraisers: John Stewart, William Graves, Samuel Jones, William Baker Estate Executors: John Winn, Esq [Esquire], Benjamin Andrew, John Bacon (James Maxwell, Robert Quarterman also listed) Inventory Date (if given): 1767-05-20 Total Value of Property Appraised: 1287.15.51 pounds Value of enslaved persons: […]

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – Richard Baker

Parish: St. John Deceased: Baker, Richard Date Sworn: 1775-06-19 Justice of the Peace: Parmenas Way Appraisers: John Stewart, John Bacon, William Bacon (Thomas Bacon & Edward Ball also named) Estate Executors: Elizabeth Baker, Benjamin Andrew, Robert Quarterman, Edward Way, Joseph McGowen Inventory Date (if given): not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 19??.?.4 Value of […]

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – Samuel Bacon Sen’r [Senior]

Parish: St. John Deceased: Bacon, Samuel Sen’r Date Sworn: 1770-04-27 Appraisers: Robert Smallwood, Matthew Smallwood, Joseph Andrew [Josiah Bacon Sr and John Baker as alternates) Estate Administrator: Samuel Bacon, Jonathan Bacon Inventory Date (if given): 1770-05-08 Total Value of Property Appraised: 415.3.4 pounds Value of enslaved persons:280.0.0 pounds Comments: All value amounts are in pounds. […]

Colonial Georgia Estate Inventory – Joseph Bacon

Parish: St. John Deceased: Bacon, Joseph Date Sworn: 1765-03-06 Appraisers: Richard Spencer, William Graves, John Steuart Jr. [alt: Stewart, Stuart],( Isaac Girardeau listed as alternate appraiser) Estate Executors: William Baker, Thomas Quarterman, John Bacon Inventory Date (if given): 1765-03-06 Total Value of Property Appraised: 1133.0.9 pounds Value of enslaved persons: 974.0.0 pounds Comments: All value […]