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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

African Americans in Estate Inventories

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Sarah Spencer

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Spencer, Sarah Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: John Osgood, Rich’d [Richard] Girardeau, Wm [Alt: William] Spencer Estate Executor: Samuel Spencer Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 90 pounds, 13 shillings, 6 pence Value of

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Sarah Susan McGowen

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: McGowen, Sarah Susan Date Sworn: 1831-04-02 Appraisers: Edward Way, Odingsell Hart, Edward W. Quarterman Estate Executor: Joseph F. McGowen Court Officer: Wm [William] Hughes, J.I.C. Date Recorded: 1831-04-07 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $690.00 Value of enslaved persons: $625.00 Comments:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Sarah Way

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Way, Sarah Date Sworn: 1803-01-31 Appraisers: James Girardeau, Jos [Joseph, possibly Josiah] Bacon, Hugh McCullough Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $1434.62 1/2 Value of enslaved persons: $1300.00 Comments: Enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Sarah Winn

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Winn, Sarah Date Sworn: 1805-01-15 Appraisers: Lazarus Mallard, Hugh McCollough, John Osgood Junr [Junior] Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1805-01-17 Recording Official: Wm [William] Robarts C.C.O. Total Value of Property Appraised: $4891.00 Value of enslaved persons: $4400.00 Comments: Enslaved Person

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Shadrach Butler

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Butler, Shadrach Date Sworn: 1823-09-23 Appraisers: Oliver Stevens, Thomas S. Mell, Joseph Jones Estate Executor: Revd [Reverend] Charles O. Screven, Audley Maxwell Court Officer: J. S. Bradwell, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1823-09-29 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $22130.00 Value of enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Silas Perry

Location: Liberty County, GeorgiaDeceased: Silas PerryDate Sworn: 1846-09-12Appraisers: John W. Stacy, W. G. Martin, Mathew Butler (signed with his mark) [alt: Matthew]Estate Administrator: estate shown to the appraisers by David Zoucks, guardian of Silas Perry’s minorsCourt Officer: E.Q. Andrews, J.I.C.L.C.Date Recorded: 1846-12-12Recording Official: J.S. BradwellTotal Value of Property Appraised: $710.00Value

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Silas Perry

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Perry, Silas Date Sworn: 1852-06-07 Appraisers: Simon A. Fraser, H. Andrews, J. Thiess Estate Administrator: D. Zoucks, Guardian of the minors Court Officer: James S. Bradwell, Ordinary Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $2163.36 Value of enslaved persons:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Simon Fraser Esqr [Esquire]

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Fraser, Simon Date Sworn: 1813-12-23 Appraisers: Andrew Walthour, Thomas Bacon, Thos [Thomas] Mallard Estate Executors: John E. Fraser, Donald Fraser Court Officer: Robt [Robert] Quarterman J.P. Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $56257.30 Value of enslaved persons: $15624.00

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Solomon Parker

Location: Liberty County, GeorgiaDeceased: Solomon ParkerDate Sworn: 1844-07-18Appraisers: John Shaw, Simon Harrington, John ChapmanEstate Executor: Not named (but listed as an executor)Court Officer: H.F. HorneDate Recorded: 1845-02-17Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, ClerkTotal Value of Property Appraised: $1312.80Value of enslaved persons: $510.00Comments: None. Enslaved Person Named Value Comments Ben 500 man Jude

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Spencer Humphreys

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Humphreys, Spencer Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: John Baker, David Rees, Sampson Geo [Alt: George] Hyland Estate Administrator: James Harvey Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1790-08-13 Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 20 pounds Value of enslaved persons: 20 pounds Comments:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Stephen Hayt

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Hayt, Stephen Date Sworn: 1804-03-01 Appraisers: John Stacy, Francis Ross, Jesse Croft Estate Administrator: Margaret Hayt [position not specified] Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $6342.00 Value of enslaved persons: $5330.00 Comments: Enslaved Person

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Stephen Sweatman Perry

Location: Liberty County, GeorgiaDeceased: Stephen Sweatman PerryDate Sworn: 1863-09-29Appraisers: Newman Bradley, John E. McCall, Flournoyal Sapp (alternates were S.W. Hill and John E. Mann)Estate Executors: John O. Perry and John BakerCourt Officer: Benjn [Benjamin] Darsey J.P. Date Recorded: 1863-10-13Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau Ordinary, L.C.Total Value of Property Appraised: $12193Value of

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Susan J. Thomson

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Thomson, Susan J. Date Sworn: 1862-07-15 Appraisers: L.John Mallard, H.H. DeLegal, Wm. C. Stevens Estate Executors: Wm. G. Thomson and Edward J. Delegal Court Officer: W.P. Girardeau, Ordinary, Liberty County Date Recorded: 1862-08-25 Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, Ordinary, Liberty, County Total Value of Property Appraised:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Susan Lorena Stacy

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: James Stacy [inventory is for property owned by his orphan, Susan Lorena Stacy] Date Sworn: 1843-01-02 Appraisers: J.S. Bradwell, Wm. [William] N. Way, B.W. Allen Estate Guardian: Ezra Stacy Court Officer: Wm. [William] G. Martin, J.J.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1843-03-31 Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, Clk Total

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Susannah Bacon

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Bacon, Susannah Date Sworn: 1806-05-15 Appraisers: Jonthn [Jonathon] B. Bacon, Robt [Robert] Beard, Zachariah Gaulden Estate Administrator: Thomas Mallard Court Officer: John Stacy J.P. Date Recorded: [not listed] Recording Official: [not listed] Total Value of Property Appraised: $323.50 Value of enslaved persons: $290.00 Comments: Enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Susannah Bacon

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Bacon, Susannah Date Sworn: 1806-05-15 Appraisers: Johnathan [alt: Jonathan] B. Bacon, Robert Beared [Alt: Beard], Zachariah Gaulden Estate Administrator: Thomas Mallard Court Officer: John Stacy J.P. Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $323.50 Value of enslaved persons: $290.00

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Susannah Baker

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Baker, Susannah Date Sworn: 1795-04-16 Appraisers: Samuel Spencer, John Way, John Osgood Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 564 pounds, 1 shilling, pence Value of enslaved persons: 473 pounds Comments:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Susannah H. Jones

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Jones, Susannah H. Date Sworn: 1811-04-04 Appraisers: Thomas Bradwell Jun., Saml [Samuel] S. Law, Moses Way Estate Executor: Joseph Jones Court Officer: Oliver Stevens, J.P. Date Recorded: 1811-04-15 Recording Official: A. Forrester, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $2275.00 Value of enslaved persons: $2275.00 Comments:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Thomas Bacon

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Bacon, Thomas Date Sworn: 1835-01-20 Appraisers: George W. Walthour, Wm [William] Robarts, Robert J. Wheler Estate Executor: Edwin H. Bacon Court Officer: Wm [William] J. Way, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1835-03-05 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $40496.00 Value of enslaved persons:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Thomas Bacon

Location: Liberty County, GeorgiaDeceased: Thomas BaconDate Sworn: 1847-01-05Appraisers: Thos. [Thomas] W. Baker, Oliver Stevens, David A. MillerEstate Executor: E.H. Bacon Court Officer: Thos. W. Quarterman, J.P. Date Recorded: 1847-04-06Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, ClerkTotal Value of Property Appraised: $6832.00Value of enslaved persons: $6705.00Comments: Estate was inventoried, appraised and divided into three

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Thomas Bacon

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Thomas Bacon Date Sworn: 1843-12-11 Appraisers: Oliver Stevens, Rich. [Richard] S. Baker, Jos. A. Anderson Estate Guardian: William G. Martin Court Officer: T.W. Quarterman Date Recorded: 1844-03-30 Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: $10605.00 Value of enslaved persons: $8411.00 Comments: “We

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