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Free People of Color Registration Law (1819)
Liberty County Inferior Court June Term 1819Monday, June 28… “It having appeared to this Court, that the time appointed by law for the purpose of
Nellow To Be Sold for Amarintha McGowen (1805)
[Begin Transcript] At a meeting of the Honorable the Justices of the Inferior Court held at Riceborough April the 22nd 1805 …. On the application
Free People of Color Exempted from Poll Taxes
Free People of Color Named: William (Billy) Maxwell, Harry, Tyrone The following notices were found in antebellum records of the Liberty County Inferior Court. Free
Toy, Girardeau and Stafford accused of “Negro Stealing”
[Begin Transcript] At Chambers Monday the 7th day of October 1809…John Toy, John Girardeau, and Thomas Stafford, who was in the Custody and Confinement of
Liberty County Estate Inventory – Stephen Dickinson
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
“Amen” and “Appraisement”: How Full-Text Search Unlocked Missing 1780s and 90s Liberty County Records
For years, I’ve thought I’d found every will and estate inventory in Liberty County’s probate record books that named enslaved people, after going through the
Court Case: Ann S. Harris vs. John B. Bacon (1833)
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.
Thomas F. Bacon (1823) – Liberty County Will
Enslaved People Named: None
Testator: Thomas F. Bacon
Executors: Samuel S. Law, Col. Joseph Law, Thomas Bacon
Date Signed: 1823-03-18
Court Case: Richard H. Footman Sued (1832)
Enslaved People Named: Mary, Clarissa, Lucy, Ambrose, HumphreyParties to the Case: Edward Footman, administrator of Dr. Richard H. Footman vs. creditorsCourt Session: 1832-1833Summary: Edward Footman
William Sullivan – Liberty County Estate Inventory
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Sullivan, William
Date Sworn: 1814-03-14
James Stuart (or Stewart) – Liberty County Estate Inventory
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Stuart, James [alt: Stewart, Stuart]
Date Sworn: 1785-12-06
Peter Sallens Jr (or Sallins) – Liberty County Estate Inventory
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Sallens, Peter (Jr) (also seen as Sallins)
Date Sworn: 1788-09-12
Alexander Martin – Liberty County Estate Inventory
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Martin, Alexander
Date Sworn: 1837-07-07
William Gwin Bradwell – Liberty County Estate Inventory
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Bradwell, William Gwin
Date Sworn: 1789-03-13
John Bradwell – Liberty County Estate Inventory
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Bradwell, John
Date Sworn: 1789-03-13