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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

African Americans in Estate Inventories

Liberty County Estate Inventory – John A. Hendry

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Hendry, John A. Date Sworn: 1856-05-24 Appraisers: Enoch Daniel, James R. Bird, Geo [George] N. Staley Estate Administrator: E. Daniel Hendry, L. B. Hendry Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P. Date Recorded: 1856-06-06 Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $8336.17 Value

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John B. Barnard

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Barnard, John B. Date Sworn: 1862-03-21 Appraisers: Peter W. Fleming, Thomas W. Fleming, Samuel S. Barnard, Joseph Law & Wm. S. Walthour (Peter W. Fleming, Joseph Law, and Wm. L. Walthour were the three appraisers) Estate Executor: Barnard, N.L. Court Officer: S.S. Varnedoe, Not. Public

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John B. Girardeau

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Girardeau, John B. Date Sworn: 1803-08-05 Appraisers: Jas [James] Cochran, P. H. Wilkins, A. Maxwell Estate Executor: Mrs. Mary Ann Girardeau Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1803-10-04 Recording Official: N. Baker C.C.O.C.L. Total Value of Property Appraised: $6140.50 Value of enslaved persons: $4700.00 Comments:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Baker

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Baker, John [listed as “John Baker B. deceased”] [see note in comment section] Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: Jas [Alt: James] McCollugh [Alt: McCullough], Thos [Alt: Thomas] Sumner, John Osgood Estate Administrator: Thomas Stevens, William Baker Senr [Alt: Senior] Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Baker

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Baker, John Date Sworn: 1792-08-28 Appraisers: David Rees, John Graves, Thomas Blacksell Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 50 pounds, 2 shillings, 6 pence Value of enslaved persons: 15 pounds

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Bradley

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Bradley, John Date Sworn: 1839-02-02 Appraisers: Enoch Daniel, William B. Darsey, Nathaniel Martin Estate Administrator: John S. Bradley Court Officer: Z. L. Boggs, J.P.L.C. Date Recorded: 1839-03-08 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $2626.37 Value of enslaved persons: $1750.00 Comments: Enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John C. Broughton

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Broughton, John C. Date Sworn: 1831-05-19 Appraisers: John Dennis, M. W. Stewart, William Rankin Estate Administrator: Elijah Broughton Court Officer: Jas [James] Cleland, J.P. Date Recorded: 1831-05-30 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $1490.00 Value of enslaved persons: $1215.00 Comments: Estate

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Croft

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Croft, John Date Sworn: 1802-03-15 Appraisers: Lazarus Mallard, Thos [Thomas] Mell, John Mallard Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: 1802-04-17 Recording Official: N. Baker C.C.O.C.L. Total Value of Property Appraised: $30787.25 Value of enslaved persons: $26560 Comments: Appraisal “Recd April 13th

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Curry

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: John Curry Date Sworn: 1839-04-04 Appraisers: John W. Stacy, Wm. [William] G. Martin, David Zoucks Estate Executor: William E.W. Quarterman Court Officer: E. Daniel, J.J.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1842-03-23 Recording Official: John W. Stacy Total Value of Property Appraised: $2263.25 Value of enslaved persons: $1250.00 Comments:

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John E. Fraser

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Fraser, John E. Date Sworn: 1822-11-15 Appraisers: Simon Fraser, Joseph Quarterman, Joseph Norman Estate Executor: Robert McIntosh Court Officer: Saml [Samuel] Harville, J.I.C. Date Recorded: 1822-11-21 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $24008.12 1/2 Value of enslaved persons: $17156.00 Comments: Enslaved

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John E. Fraser Esquire

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Fraser, John E., Esquire Date Sworn: 1819-09-23 Appraisers: Robert Hindry [or Hendry], Jun [Junior], Andrew F. Fraser, John W. Gibson Estate Executor: Simon A. Fraser, James Smylie, Junr [Junior] Court Officer: Saml [Samuel] Harville, J.P.L.C. Date Recorded: 1819-12-13 Recording Official: E. Baker, J.P.O.L.C. Total Value

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Elliott

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Elliott, John Date Sworn: 1827-12-11 Appraisers: Joseph Jones, William Ward, Oliver Stevens Estate Administrator: James S. Bulloch Court Officer: John Dunwody, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1828-04-09 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $64360.75 Value of enslaved persons: $61,245.00 Comments: Written in beside

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Elliott

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Elliott, John Date Sworn: 1792-01-10 Appraisers: John Mitchell Jun [Alt: Junior], Joseph Plummer, Wright Murphru [Alt: Murphree] Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed Value of enslaved persons: 1659

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John F. McGowen

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: McGowen, John F. Date Sworn: 1860-05-04 Appraisers: Angus Martin, E. Daniel, Samuel Harne Estate Administrator: Benjamin Darsey Court Officer: Benjamin Darsey, J.P. Date Recorded: 1861-12-09 Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C. Total Value of Property Appraised: $9381.00 Value of enslaved persons: $7300.00 Comments: 550 acres of

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Foster

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Foster, John Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: Wm [Alt: William] B. Baker, Robert Iverson, Binjamin [Alt: Benjamin] Smallwood Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 210 pounds, 6 shillings, 6 pence

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Fulton

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Fulton, John Date Sworn: 1821-05-23 Appraisers: Shadrach Butter, Donald Fraser, Matthew Bennet Estate Administrator: not listed but must be female (listed as administratrix) Court Officer: Thos [Thomas] Mallard, J.I.C. Date Recorded: 1821-07-12 Recording Official: E. Baler, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $3453.75 Value of

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John G. Baker

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Baker, John G. Date Sworn: 1838-11-10 Appraisers: Thomas Q. Cassels, William G. Martin, S. S. Moody Estate Administrator: Richard F. Baker Court Officer: E. Stacy, J.I.C.L.C. Date Recorded: 1839-04-18 Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk Total Value of Property Appraised: $3048.50 Value of enslaved persons: $2900.00

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Golding [alt: Goulding]

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Golding, John Date Sworn: not listed [but John Golding died in late 1789, according to his will] Appraisers: John Elliott, Lazarus Mallard, Thos [Alt: Thomas] Sumner Estate Administrator: Mrs. Ann Goulding, Sarah Way [or May], Peter Winn Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Goulding

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Goulding, John Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: T. Sumner, Joseph Way, Thomas Stevens Estate Administrators: Peter Winn, James M. Stuart, James Maxwell Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 1899 pounds, 16 shillings, 10 pence

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – John Graves

Location: Liberty County, Georgia Deceased: Graves, John Date Sworn: not listed Appraisers: Philip J Schmid, Geo [George] Hy Schmidt, Thos [Thomas] Nelme [alt: Nelmes, Nelms] Estate Administrator: not listed Court Officer: not listed Date Recorded: not listed Recording Official: not listed Total Value of Property Appraised: 405 pounds, 8 shillings

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