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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

African Americans in Estate Inventories

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph McGowen

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Joseph McGowen Date Sworn: 1845-02-18 Appraisers: James S. McCullough, Thos. [Thomas] Quarterman, William Smith Estate Executor: Gideon McGowen Court Officer: T.W. Quarterman, J.P. Date Recorded: 1845-05-23 Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: $965.25 Value of enslaved persons: $525.00 Comments: None Enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph Norman

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Norman, Joseph Date Sworn: 1829-03-07 Appraisers: Richard S. Baker, Joseph Way, E. W. Russell Estate Executor: Mary W. Norman Court Officer: Wm [William] J. Way, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1829-03-16 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $4445.00 Value of enslaved persons: $3900.00

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph Oswald

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Oswald, Joseph Date Sworn: 1786-05-23 Appraisers: William Quarterman, William Baker, William J. Baker Estate Executor: Thomas Hepworth Oswald Court Officer: Hepworth Carter, Esquire, J.P. Date Recorded: 1820-12-14 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: 1496 pounds, 4 shillings, ¾ pence Value of

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph P. Law

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Law, Joseph P. Date Sworn: 1835-05-04 Appraisers: Moses L. Jones, J. S. Fleming, Peter W. Fleming Estate Administrator: Dr. John S. Law Court Officer: W. B. Fleming, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1835-05-25 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $4150.00 Value of enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph Quarterman

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Quarterman, Joseph Date Sworn: 1802-08-02 Appraisers: Wm [William] Way, Joseph Way Senr [Senior], Lazarus Mallard Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $11429 Value of enslaved persons: $10025 Comments: Enslaved Person

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph Quarterman

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Quarterman, Joseph Date Sworn: 1863-05-08 Appraisers: Abial Winn, P.W. Fleming, Thos. Q. Cassels, John B. Mallard Estate Executor: S.A. Fraser Court Officer: W.S. Norman, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1863-06-12 Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $44,425.00 Value of enslaved persons: $41,910.00 Comments:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph R. Bacon

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Bacon, Joseph R. Date Sworn: 1860-04-26 Appraisers: B.A. Busby, Peter W. Fleming, W.S. Baker Estate Executor: Thomas W. Fleming (acting executor) Court Officer: L.L. Varnedoe, Not. Pub. Date Recorded: 1860-04-30 Recording Official: Wm. P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $23,145.50 Value of enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph Stevens

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Stevens, Joseph Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: Liberty Holmes, Lazarus Mallard, Thomas Mell Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 6,956 dollars, 20 ¾ cents Value of enslaved persons: 5,180 dollars

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph Stevens

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Stevens, Joseph Date Sworn: 1805-04-04 Appraisers: Lazarus Mallard, Thomas Baker Jr [Junior], Wm [William] N Way Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1805-04-23 Recording Official: Wm [William] Robarts C.C.O. Total Value of Property Appraised: $2356.50 Value of enslaved persons: $2320.00Comments: Added

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph Way

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Way, Joseph [see note, not deceased at time of appraisal] Date Sworn: 1850-09-05 Appraisers: Charlton Hines, W. ?V? Way, Geo [George] W. Walthour Estate Administrator: N/A Court Officer: N/A Date Recorded: 1850-10-02 Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: $8745 Value of

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joseph Way Senr [Senior]

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Way, Joseph Senr [Senior] Date Sworn: 1805-07-03 Appraisers: Thos [Thomas] Bacon Junr [Junior], John Mallard, Lazarus Mallard Estate Administrator: Sarah Way, Jos [Joseph] Way Jun., William N. Way Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1805-07-03 Recording Official: Forrester C.C.O. [Alexander Forrester] Total Value of Property

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Joshua Beasley

Location: Liberty County, GeorgiaDeceased: Joshua BeasleyDate Sworn: 1848-02-09Appraisers: Enoch Daniel, Newman Bradley, John A. HendryEstate Executors: John S. Bradley & Edward Q. AndrewsCourt Officer: E.Q. Andrews, J.J.C.L.C.Date Recorded: 1848-04-28Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, C.C.O.L.C.Total Value of Property Appraised: $4487.50Value of enslaved persons: see noteComments: Also, 1069 acres of land valued at

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Josiah Bacon

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Bacon, Josiah Date Sworn: 1811-01-19 Appraisers: Shadrick Butler, Micajah Andrews, James Graham Estate Administrator: Palmer Goulding, Wm [William] Thompson Court Officer: John Stacy J.P. Date Recorded: 1811-01-25 Recording Official: A. Forrester, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $7332.25 Value of enslaved persons: $6540.00 Comments: Enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Josiah Maxwell

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Maxwell, Josiah Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: not listed Estate Executor: Mary Mitchell Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 370 pounds, 15 shillings, 10 pence Value of enslaved persons: 235 pounds Comments: Amounts in

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Josiah Osgood

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Osgood, Josiah Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: Wm [William] Girardeau, G. Hughes, Hugh McCollugh Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1803-08-02 Recording Official: Nathaniel Baker, Clerk of the Court of Ordinary for Liberty County Total Value of Property Appraised: $9010.68 3/4

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Lachlan McIntosh

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: McIntosh, Lachlan Date Sworn: 1806-04-22 Appraisers: Adam Alexander, David Rees, Jacob H. Dunham Estate Administrator: not listed Court Official: John Stevens, J.I.L.C. Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $9273.00 Value of enslaved persons: $8380.00 Comments: Families grouped together

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Lazarus Mallard

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Mallard, Lazarus Date Sworn: 1814-05-18 Appraisers: John Winn, Wm [William] Fleming, Saml [Samuel] Stevens Estate Executor: Thomas Mallard Court Officer: Robt [Robert] Quarterman J.P. Date Recorded: 1814-06-06 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $7460.00 Value of enslaved persons: $6850.00 Comments: Enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Lewis LeConte

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: LeConte, Lewis Date Sworn: 1852-01-13 Appraisers: Joseph Quarterman, Wm [William] Jones, G. B. Dean Estate Administrator: Thomas C. Nesbit Court Officer: T. W. Quarterman Date Recorded: 1852-02-12 [recorded date of 1831-03-10 also listed] Recording Official: J. S. Bradwell, Ordinary Total Value of Property Appraised: $18326.50

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Lewis McTair

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: McTair, Lewis Date Sworn: 1820-03-09 Appraisers: Joseph Jones, Simon A. Fraser, Jesse Ham Estate Executor: Morgan Mara, John Stewart Court Officer: J. S. Bradwell, I.C. Date Recorded: 1820-03-13 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $1850.00 Value of enslaved persons: $1850.00 Comments:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Louis LeConte

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: LeConte, Louis Date Sworn: 1841-06-14 Appraisers: Joseph Quarterman, William Jones, John M. B. Harden Estate Administrator: John LeConte Court Officer: David Zoucks, J.P. Date Recorded: 1841-07-03 Recording Official: John W. Stacy, C.C.O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $68669.11 3/4 Value of enslaved persons: $46685.00 Comments:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Louis LeConte

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: LeConte, Louis Date Sworn: 1842-03-10 Appraisers: Joseph Quarterman, Wm [William] Jones, Jno [John] M. B. Harden Estate Administrator: John LeConte Court Officer: T. W. Quarterman, J.P. Date Recorded: 1843-03-29 Recording Official: Jas [James] S. Bradwell, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: $46540.00 Value of enslaved

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