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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty and Bryan Counties, Georgia

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Liberty County Estate Inventory – Stephen Dickinson

September 2, 2026

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Dickinson, Stephen (was spelled Dickison in one document, first name also spelled Steven)
Date Sworn:
Appraisers: John Lawson Sen’r (Senior), Adam Alexander; Stafford Somarsall.
Estate Administrator: Mrs. Jane Mahan
Court Officer:
Date Recorded: not listed
Recording Official: not listed
Total Value of Property Appraised: 139 pounds, 13 shillings
Value of enslaved persons: 110 pounds

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Court Case: Ann S. Harris vs. John B. Bacon (1833)

June 20, 2026

Enslaved People Named: Patty, Leah, Joe, Jack, Peggy, Sharper, Juba, Mary, Robert, Jacob, Ben, Ellick, Sue
Parties to the Case: Ann S. Harris, John B. Bacon, Furman Whitwell, Samuel S. Law, John D. Hathaway
Court Session: 1833
Summary: Ann S. Harris, as daughter of Thomas F. Bacon (d. 1823), sued her brother John B. Bacon and alleged accomplices Furman Whitwell and John D. Hathway for defrauding her of part of her father’s estate. The complicated case involved the allegedly improper sale of 21 of the estate’s enslaved people. Court documents included her father’s 1823 will, an estate inventory, and various deeds of conveyance. The court found in favor of Ann S. Harris and ordered that the sale be set aside.

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