African Americans in Estate Inventories
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Benjamin Williams
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Benjamin Williams Date Sworn: 1846-07-03 Appraisers: Enoch Daniel, J.S. Bradley, Newman Bradley Estate Guardian: Benjamin Darsey Court Officer: John A. Hendry, J.P. Date Recorded: 1846-08-29 Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: [no other property listed] Value of enslaved persons: $4800.00 Comments:
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – C.O. Screven
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Screven, C.O. [probably Charles Odingsell Screven] Date Sworn: Not listed Appraisers: O.W. Hart, Jos. E. Maxwell, R.W. Gould Estate Administrator: Not listed Court Officer: Not listed Date Recorded: 1838-06-28 Recording Official: E. Way, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: $39,225 Value of enslaved persons: $39,225
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Capt [Captain] Joseph N. Jones
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Jones, Joseph N. Date Sworn: 1852-12-06 Appraisers: William Maxwell, B. A. Busby, Odingsell W. Hart Estate Executor: E. S. L. Jones Court Officer: T. W. Quarterman, J.P. Date Recorded: 1853-02-07 Recording Official: S.S. Fraser, C.C.O. Total Value of Property Appraised: $37175.00 Value of enslaved persons:
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Capt. John Whitehead, Miss Caroline M. Elliott, John Elliott
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Whitehead, John (Capt), Miss Caroline E. Elliott, John Elliott [see comment] Date Sworn: 1827-12-12 Appraisers: Jos. [Joseph] Jones, Oliver Stevens, William Ward Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1827-12-24 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $2975 Value
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Charles Stewart
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Stewart, Charles Date Sworn: 1816-03-19 Appraisers: Shadrach Butler, Audley Maxwell, Samuel Harville Estate Administrator: not named Court Officer: Samuel Harville, J.P. Date Recorded: 1816-04-18 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk. Total Value of Property Appraised: $2475 Value of enslaved persons: $2475 Comments: Estate was shown to
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Daniel Sullivan
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Sullivan, Daniel Date Sworn: 1820-01-18 Appraisers: Francis Ross, John W. Gibson, Alexr [Alexander] Martin Estate Guardian: James Smylie Junr [Junior], guardian for the heirs and minors Court Officer: Saml [Samuel] Harville, J.P. Date Recorded: 1820-02-15 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised:
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Daniel Sullivant
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Sullivant, Daniel [also listed as Daniel Sullivan] Date Sworn: 1797-11-24 Appraisers: J. Walker, Chas. [Charles] Dunham, Jno. [John] Jones Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1798-08-07 Recording Official: Josiah Steuart [alt: Stewart] C.S.C.C.L. Total Value of Property Appraised: $5555 Value of
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – David G. Holmes
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Holmes, David G. Date Sworn: 1822-01-22 Appraisers: Audley Maxwell, Saml [Samuel] S. Law, William Ward Estate Administrator: Revd Charles O. Screven Court Officer: J.S. Bradwell, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1822-05-30 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $13256 Value of enslaved persons: $13256
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – David Miller
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Miller, David Date Sworn: 1804-03-20 Appraisers: Lazarus Mallard, Francis Ross, Thomas Mallard Estate Administrator: Mary Miller Court Officer: Peter Winn, J.P.S.C. Date Recorded: 1816-01-27 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $2071 Value of enslaved persons: $1900 Comments: Lots were drawn as
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – David R. Corker
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Corker, David R. Date Sworn: 1818-08-21 Appraisers: Joseph Jones, Joseph Law Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: E. Baker, Clerk Date Recorded: 1818-08-29 Recording Official: E. Baker, C.S.C.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $6500 Value of enslaved persons: $6500 Comments: On August 21, 1818, Cornelius
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Davis Carter & Phoebe Carter
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Carter, Davis & Carter, Phoebe Date Sworn: 1825-04-30 Appraisers: Samuel S. Law, Oliver Stevens, Furman R. Whitwell Estate Administrator: David Stetson Court Officer: J.D. Hathaway, J.P. Date Recorded: 1826-02-23 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $1225 Value of enslaved persons: $1225
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Doctor Thomas Stevens
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Stevens, Thomas (Doctor) Date Sworn: 1819-01-07 Appraisers: Benjamin Mell Senr [Senior], Richd [Richard] S. Baker, Wm. [William] N. Way Estate Executor: Samuel Stevens Court Officer: Wm. [William] Fleming, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1819-02-12 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $13929.62 Value of
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Donald Fraser
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Fraser, Donald Date Sworn: 1831-04-27 Appraisers: John S. Quarterman, William Wilson, Ezra Stacy Estate Executor: Margaret R. Miller Court Officer: John Dunwody, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1831-06-10 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $5473.25 Value of enslaved persons: $4705 Comments: Lot #1
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Dr [Doctor] Charles Edward Maxwell
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Maxwell, Charles Edward, Dr [Doctor] Date Sworn: 1852-06-07 Appraisers: Wm [William] Maxwell, W. Q. Baker, Thos [Thomas] W. Fleming Estate Administrator: Rev [Reverend] C. C. Jones Court Officer: T. W. Quarterman, J.P. Date Recorded: 1852-07-02 Recording Official: J. S. Bradwell, Ordinary Total Value of Property
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Drusilla Lewis
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Lewis, Drusilla (Mrs) Date Sworn: 1832-04-27 Appraisers: William N. Way, Jos. [Joseph] Way, Geo. [George] W. Walthour Estate Guardian: Charlton Hines, guardian of the minors of Samuel Lewis Court Officer: Wm. [William] J. Way, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1832-05-18 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Edmond Baker
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Baker, Edmond [alt: Edmund] Date Sworn: 1835-01-04 Appraisers: Joseph Quarterman, Thos. [Thomas] Q. Cassells [alt: Cassels], William S. Baker Estate Executor: Artemas Baker Court Officer: Wm. [William] Q. Baker, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1835-01-26 Recording Official: Thomas J. Shepard, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $1262
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Elisabeth Bettis
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Bettis, Elisabeth (formerly Elisabeth McIver) Date Sworn: 1808-12-29 Appraisers: James Holmes, Lewis LeConte, James Powell Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: Jno. [John] Stevens, J.I.C. Date Recorded: Not listed but probably 1810 Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $13286 Value of enslaved
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Eliza Q. Mallard
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Miss Eliza Q. Mallard Date Sworn: 1840-09-01 Appraisers: Geo. [George] W. Walthour, Wm. [William] S. Baker, C.S. Mallard Estate Executor: Lydia Laing Court Officer: E.H. Bacon, J.J.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1841-07-21 Recording Official: John W. Stacy, Clk. Total Value of Property Appraised: $3330.00 Value of enslaved
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Elizabeth Nelms
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Nelms, Elizabeth [NOTE: Surname was very clearly written in several places as Nelme, but is seen in many other records as Nelms and Nelmes] Date Sworn: 1858-11-01 Appraisers: Charlton Hines, S. A. Fraser, D. Zoucks Estate Administrator: John E. Girardeau Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P.
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Fabian
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: “Est. Fabian” [first name not listed] Date Sworn: 1821-04-23 Appraisers: Saml [Samuel] S. Law, Oliver Stevens, Jas. Lambright Estate Administrator: John Elliott Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1823-02-26 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $13952 Value of enslaved persons: $13952
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Francis J. Chapman
Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Chapman, Francis J. Date Sworn: 1860-01-07 Appraisers: John Shaw, Hendley F. Horne, and James M. Smith Estate Executor: John Chapman Submitted: 1860-04-20 Court Officer: H.C. Parker J.P.L.C. Date Recorded: 1860-07-24 Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: only enslaved people appraised Value of