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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

African Americans in Estate Inventories

Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Mrs. Mary J. Stevens

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Stevens, Mary J. (Mrs) Date Sworn: 1854-01-14 Appraisers: Peter W. Fleming, Joseph Quarterman, William Q. Baker Estate Executor: Geo [George] W. Walthour Court Officer: Thomas W. Quarterman, J.P. Date Recorded: 1854-03-10 Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed Value

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Mrs. Mary Maxwell

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Maxwell, Mary (Mrs) Date Sworn: 1775-03-24 Appraisers: not listed Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1778-11-02 Recording Official: Benj’n [Benjamin] Baker, C.C.C.L. Total Value of Property Appraised: 936 pounds Value of enslaved persons: 936 pounds Comments: “Belfast 24th March 1775 the

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Mrs. Mary Russell

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Russell, Mary (Mrs) Date Sworn: 1842-07-23 Appraisers: Jas. [James] S. McCollough, W.Q. Baker, Thos. [Thomas] Quarterman Estate Executor: Geo. [George] W. Walthour Court Officer: T.W. Quarterman, J.P. Date Recorded: 1842-08-09 Recording Official: E. Way, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: $1700 Value of enslaved persons:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Mrs. Sarah Quarterman

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Quarterman, Sarah (Mrs.) Date Sworn: 1832-03-05 Appraisers: Wm. [William] Wilson, N. Varnedoe [alt: Varnadoe], Thos. [Thomas] Q. Cassels [alt: Cassells] Estate Executor: John S. Quarterman Court Officer: Saml [Samuel] Harville, J.P. Date Recorded: 1832-03-30 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $4627.25

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Nathaniel J. Varnedoe

Location: Liberty County, GeorgiaDeceased: Varnedoe, Nathaniel J.Date Sworn: 1860-02-24Appraisers: Joseph H. Ladson, Solomon S. Barnard, Rufus A. VarnedoeEstate Trustee: S.M. VarnedoeCourt Officer: L.L. Varnedoe, N.P.Date Recorded: 1860-03-05Recording Official: S.A. Fraser, ClerkTotal Value of Property Appraised: $10,039.00Value of enslaved persons: $7350.00Comments: Appraisers were assigned to appraise and divide the property among

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Nathaniel J. Way

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Way, Nathaniel J. Date Sworn: 1853-09-23 Appraisers: C. Hines, John E. Zoucks, James W. Stafford Estate Administrator: Mrs. Sarah J. Way Court Officer: W. P. Girardeau, Ordinary, Liberty County Date Recorded: 1853-09-28 Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $1400.00 Value

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Nathaniel Law

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Law, Nathaniel Date Sworn: 1837-03-01 Appraisers: William Maxwell, George W. Walthour, Peter Fleming Estate Administrator: John B. Barnard Court Officer: John Dunwody, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1837-03-31 Recording Official: Thos. [Thomas] J. Shepard, Clk. Total Value of Property Appraised: $64950 Value of enslaved persons: $62665 Comments:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Nathaniel Varnedoe

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Varnedoe, Nathaniel Date Sworn: 1856-03-04 [NOTE: Corrected to 1856 from 1854 on 9-8-2022] Appraisers: Wm [William] Jones, Samuel Way, Wm [William] Baker Estate Executor: Samuel M. Varnedoe Court Officer: W. E. W. Quarterman, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1856-06-12 Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Total Value

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Nicholas J. Clark

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Clark, Nicholas J. Date Sworn: 1860-01-10 Appraisers: Enoch Daniel, James R. Bird, Newman Bradley, James Clark, Henry McGillis Estate Executor: John Clark, Richard Clark Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P. Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: $9130.00 Value of

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Palmer Goulding

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Goulding, Palmer Date Sworn: 1832-01-04 Appraisers: Henry R. Russell, Thomas Quarterman, Henry M. Stevens Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: John Dunwody, J.I.C.L.C. & A.T. Holmes, J.P. Date Recorded: 1832-02-13 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $6000.06 Value of enslaved persons:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Peter Winn

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Winn, Peter Date Sworn: 1859-09-07 Appraisers: Wm [William] Q. Baker, L. J. Mallard, Wm [William] G. Thomson Estate Administrator: Abial Winn Court Officer: Joseph Ashmore, J.P. Date Recorded: 1860-01-20 Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, Ordinary L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $34950.00 Value of enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – R. W. Gould

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Gould, R. W. [late of Chatham County] Date Sworn: 1857-04-24 Appraisers: Raymond Cay, John A. Thomas, Alexander S. Quarterman Estate Administrator: George W. Walthour, Guardian of Mary C. Gould Court Officer: Jno [Jonathon] B. Mallard, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1857-10-01 Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Rebeca E. Mallard

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Mallard, Rebeca E. [Note: Name spelled Rebeca, with one “c,” in multiple places] Date Sworn: 1862-03-04 Appraisers: W.Q. Baker, Peter W. Fleming E.J. Delegal, V. Grest, S.A. Fraser Estate Executor: Thomas S. Mallard Court Officer: W.P. Girardeau O.L.C. (Fleming, Delegal, Grest sworn before John Girardeau,

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Revd [Reverend] John W. Quarterman

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Quarterman, John W. Date Sworn: 1859-04-07 Appraisers: William Q. Baker, L. J. Mallard, Peter W. Fleming Estate Administrator: Thomas W. Fleming Court Officer: Joseph Ashmore, J.P. Date Recorded: 1859-05-10 Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $5921.97 1/2 Value of enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Richard L. Quarterman

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Richard L. Quarterman, a minor Date Sworn: 1846-11-25 Appraisers: John W. Stacy, E. Stacy, John E. Mann Estate Administrator: William E. W. Quarterman, guardian of Richard L. Quarterman, a deceased minor Court Officer: W.E.W. Quarterman Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, Clk Total

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Robert C. McConnell

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: McConnell, Robert C. (Doctor) Date Sworn: 1837-07-06 Appraisers: Richard S. Baker, William Q. Baker, Joseph R. Bacon Estate Administrator: Geo. [George] W. Walthour Court Officer: S. Spencer, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1837-07-22 Recording Official: T.J. Shepard, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $5850 Value of enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Robert Hendry

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Hendry, Robert Date Sworn: 1855-01-12 Appraisers: Enoch Daniel, Newman Bradley, James R. Bird, John S. Bradley, Nicholas J. Clark Estate Administrator: John A. Hendry, Guardian of George N., Alfred J., James F. and Mary E. Hendry” Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P. Date Recorded: 1855-04-12 Recording

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Robert Hendry

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Robert Hendry Date Sworn: 1847-12-06 Appraisers: James B. Bird, N. Bradley, ? ? Bradley Estate Administrator: not specified Court Officer: John A. Hendry, J.P. Date Recorded: 1848-04-15 Recording Official: J.S. Bradwell, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: $4625.00 Value of enslaved persons: $4625.00 Comments: “We

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Robert Q. Andrews

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Andrews, Robert Q. Date Sworn: 1852-11-25 Appraisers: Wm [William] S. Baker, Valentine Grest, John S. Andrews Estate Administrator: E. Q. Andrews, “Guardian of the children R. Q. Andrews, deceased” Court Officer: E. Q. Andrews, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Robert Quarterman

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Quarterman, Robert Rev. Date Sworn: 1850-02-19 Appraisers: Geo [George] W. Walthour, P. W. Fleming, Edw [Edward] W. Quarterman Estate Executrix: S. M. Quarterman Court Officer: T. W. Quarterman, J.P. Date Recorded: 1850-07-09 Recording Official: J. S. Bradwell, Clerk Total Value of Property Appraised: $25820.81 1/4

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Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Roswell King

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: King, Roswell Date Sworn: 1859-01-18 Appraisers: John B. Barnard, Thomas W. Fleming, Solomon S. Barnard Estate Executor: Julia R. King Court Officer: John Girardeau Date Recorded: 1859-04-27 Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $42369.39 Value of enslaved persons: $28700.00 Comments:

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