African Americans in Estate Inventories
Liberty County Estate Inventory – William Ward
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Ward, William Date Sworn: 1830-07-24 Appraisers: Joseph Jones, P. W. Fleming, Joseph E. Maxwell Estate Administrator: William Maxwell Court Officer: A. T. Holmes, J.P. Date Recorded: 1830-08-02 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $13067.00 Value of enslaved persons: $11300.00 Comments: Enslaved
Liberty County Estate Inventory – William Way Senr [Senior]
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Way, William Senr [Senior] Date Sworn: 1808-03-18 Appraisers: John Bacon, Thomas Bacon Junr [Junior], Zack Gaulden Estate Executor: Charlton Hines Esqr [Esquire] Court Officer: John Stacy J.P. Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $8881.87 1/2 Value of enslaved
Liberty County Estate Inventory – William Way, Junr [Alt: Junior]
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Way, William Junr [Alt: Junior] Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: Thos [Alt: Thomas] Bradwell, John Croft, James Girardeau Estate Administrator: John Way, Hannah Way Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 379 pounds, 9 shillings
Liberty County Estate Inventory – William West Esquire
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: West, William Esquire Date Sworn: 1802-07-06 Appraisers: Chs [Charles] Walker, Wm [William] Lambright, Nathaniel Law Estate Administrator: John Jones Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $9790 Value of enslaved persons: $9485 Comments: Enslaved Person
Liberty County Estate Inventory – William Williams Senr [Senior]
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Williams, William Date Sworn: 1794-01-18 Appraisers: Saml [Samuel] Fulton, Peter Colman, Henry Maynor Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1794-03-28 Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 219 pounds, 3 shillings, 8 pence Value of enslaved persons: 215 pounds
Liberty County Estate Inventory – Wm [William] Wilson
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Wilson, Wm [William] Date Sworn: 1837-08-29 Appraisers: Geo [George] W. Walthour, W. Q. Baker, J. Wilson Winn Estate Executor: Mrs. Eliza Winn Court Officer: E. H. Bacon, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1837-09-10 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $9538.12 1/2 Value of
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Distribution – Joseph R. Bacon
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Bacon, Joseph R. Date Sworn: 1860-12-12 Appraisers: Peter W. Fleming, William S. Baker, Leander J. Varnedoe Estate Executors: Thomas W. Fleming, L.J. Mallard Court Officer: W.P. Girardeau O.L.C. Date Recorded: 1864-04-29 Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $17,921.00 Value of enslaved
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Audley Maxwell & Dr. Charles Edward Maxwell
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Maxwell, Audley & Maxwell, Charles Edward Date Sworn: 1852-06-14 Appraisers: W. Maxwell, J. A. M. King. Divided in presence of E. J. Maxwell, Mary Jones, C. C. Jones Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1853 Recording Official: not listed Total Value
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Benjamin Williams
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Williams, Benjamin Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: not listed Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Commissioners: E. Daniel, Jami Lainy, Ely McFail, N. Bradley, D. Zoucks Date Recorded: 1851-06-08 Recording Official: J. S. Bradwell, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $5425.00 Value of
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Joshua F. Beasley
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Beasley, Joshua F. Date Sworn: 1860-01-02 Appraisers: C. Hines, Newman Bradley, David Zoucks Estate Executor: Edward Q. Andrews Court Officer: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Date Recorded: 1860-2-17 Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: Only enslaved people appraised and divided. Value of enslaved persons:
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Richard S. Baker
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Baker, Richard S. Date Sworn: 1851-01-15 Appraisers: Wm [William] N. Way, H. W. Bacon, E. H. Bacon Estate Administrator: Jas [James] S. Bradwell Court Officer: T. W. Quarterman, J.P. Date Recorded: 1851-03-15 Recording Official: J. S. Bradwell, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $2945.00 Value
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – James Smylie
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Smylie, James Date Sworn: 1857-12-07 Appraisers: Newman Bradley, Enoch Daniel, Nathaniel Martin Estate Administrator: James Smylie Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P. Date Recorded: 1858-06-20 Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $4030.00 Value of enslaved persons: $2830.00 Comments: “Lot No 1
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Lazarus Mallard
Location: Liberty County, GeorgiaDeceased: Mallard, LazarusDate Sworn: N/AAppraisers: Jos. Wilson, Francis Ross, John S. QuartermanEstate Executors: Not listedCourt Officer: Not listedDate Recorded: 1820-02-15Recording Official: E. BakerTotal Value of Property Appraised: $1250Value of enslaved persons: $1250Comments: Appraisal and division performed on February 2, 1820 and recorded in Liberty County Superior Court
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – General Daniel Stewart
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Stewart, Daniel (General) Date Sworn: 1830-01-05 Appraisers: Jos. [Joseph] Jones, Wm. [William] N. Way, Geo. [George] W. Walthour Estate Executor: Josiah Wilson Court Officer: Not listed Date Recorded: 1830-03-15 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk. Total Value of Property Appraised: $6015 Value of enslaved persons: $5375
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – “Estate of McIver”
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: listed as “Estate of McIver” [see comment] Date Sworn: 1811-06-10 Appraisers: John Dunwody, James Dunwody, Wm. [William] F. Ladson Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: Jno. [John] Stevens, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1812-04-16 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $9876 Value of
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – A.E. Phelps
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: A.E. Phelps Date Sworn: 1847-01-04 Appraisers: W.G. Martin, William N. Way, John Shaw Estate Administrator: James S. Bradwell Court Officer: J.S. Bradwell Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: see note Value of enslaved persons: $1175.00 Comments: In addition
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Alexander McIver
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: McIver, Alexander Date Sworn: 1837-03-09 Appraisers: Jos. [Joseph] Quarterman, G.B. Dean, W. Spencer Estate Administrator: Saml [Samuel] Spencer Court Officer: Saml [Samuel] Spencer, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1837-03-15 Recording Official: Thos. [Thomas] J. Shepard, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $21995.75 Value of enslaved persons: $21629
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Alexander McIver
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: McIver, Alexander Date Sworn: 1840-01-29 Appraisers: Wm. [William] Maxwell, W. Spencer, Gideon B. Dean Estate Guardian: Samuel Spencer, guardian of the minors Court Officer: S. Spencer, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1842-04-28 Recording Official: E. Way, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: $9051 Value of enslaved persons:
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Andrew Walthour
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Walthour, Andrew Date Sworn: 1829-11-20 Appraisers: Thomas Quarterman, Wm. [William] Q. Baker, Edward W. Russell Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1830-01-06 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $4210 Value of enslaved persons: $4210 Comments: “By mutual
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Audley Maxwell
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Maxwell, Audley Date Sworn: 1842-01-03 Appraisers: Wm. [William] Maxwell, Henry M. Stevens, Benj. [Benjamin] W. Allen Estate Executor: Joseph E. Maxwell Court Officer: John W. Stacy, C.C.O.L.C. Date Recorded: 1842-04-08 Recording Official: Edward Way, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: $26275 Value of enslaved persons:
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Benjamin Williams
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Williams, Benjamin Date Sworn: 1856-10-08 Appraisers: Enoch Daniel, Newman Bradley, Henry McGillis Estate Administrator: Benjamin Darsey, Guardian of the minors and distributees Court Officer: D. Zouks, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $8975.00 Value of enslaved persons: