african americans in ANTEBELLUM liberty county wills (1790-1865)
Following is a list of all the recorded Liberty County wills that have been found naming enslaved people (or sometime mentioning their existence without naming them). There are some wills from other counties sprinkled in that relate to Liberty County. This list is in alphabetical order by surname. Click on the title to read a summary or transcript of the will.
Enslaved People Mentioned: Annie, Betsey, ?Bettey?, old Cain, little Cain, Cate, Charles, Daphne, Dianna, Die [2], old Dinah, Eliza, old Hannah, Henry, Jim, Lucy, Phebe, Prince, Rose, Sylvia, Will
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Ephraim, Old Phebe, Tamar, Old Tom
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Abram, Andrew, Clayton, Edwin, Elitha, Frank, Sandy, Saul, Siby, Toby, Toney
Enslaved People Mentioned: None
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Abby, Amey, Andrew, Arrington, Bob, Bristol, Caleb, Charlotte, Cretia, David, Eliza, Elizabeth, Frank, George, Harriet, Harry, Isabel, Lanchester, Lewis, Lucy, Nancy, Peggy, Phillis, Pompey, Sally, Little Sally, Sylvia, Tenah, Toney, Venus
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Andrew, Ann, Anthony, Bella, Betty, Charlotte, Chloe [2], Little Cuffy, Old Cuffy, Dick, Doll, Edy, Emeline, Hannah, Hetty, Jackson, Jacob, Jane, Joe, John, Judy, Katy, Lucilla, March, Mary, Myra, Nancy, ?Pars? [or Pam or Paro], Peggy, Philip, Pompey, ?Porteus?, Prince, Rachel, Sally, Sam, Sylvia, Titus, Toby, Venus, William
African-Americans Mentioned: Ben, Billy, Fillis [alt: Phillis or Phyllis], Jacob, Jane, Jenny, Jim, big Lanchester, Louiser [alt: Louisa], Ned, Sylvey, Titus, Willy [alt: Willie, Wiley]
Enslaved People Mentioned: Bess, Caroline, Charles, Chloe and her infant child not yet named, Cornelia, Dick, Ellen, Emeline, Floyd, Grace, Harriet, Isaac, Jack, James, Jane, John [2], Josephine, Judy, July, Lawrence, Linda, Lucy, Mary, Peggy, Peter [2], Phillis, Phoebe, Priscilla, Robert, Rose, Samuel, Sarah [2], Silvia, Stafford, Stepney, Susan, Tyrone, William
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Phillis
Enslaved People Mentioned: Binah, Billy, Brister, Caesar, Edmund, Flora, Henry, Jane, Mary, May, Peggy, Rachel and infant Peter, Rebecca, Sam, Sammy, William
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Cinda, Cudjoe, Hannah, Harriet, Nanny
Slaveholder: Joseph Bacon
Year: 1829
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Enslaved People Named: Charlotte and her children [unnamed]
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Affy, Betty, Billy, Chloe, Edward, Flora, Grace, Henry, Hillington, Jack, Joe, Lavinia, Letty, Lindy, Mariah , Moses, Peter, Rachel, Rosine [or Rosina?], Sarah Ann, Sary, Stephen, Tyra, Washington, Wesly [alt: Wesley], William
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Affee, Bella, Chloe, Sylvia, Will
African-Americans Mentioned: Joe, Catharena, Charlotte, Letty, Jack, Primos, Joe, Caesar, Will, Rosa, Tena, Affy, Abram, Peggy, Cloe, Rose, Sarah, Betty, Nanny, Lizzie, Charles, Malbis, Bartos, Toby, Hetty, Phebe, Tom
African-Americans Mentioned: Andrew, Bess, little Bob, Cain, Charlot, Cooter, Dick, old Elsy, Harry, Lilly [alt: Lily], Sam, Sandy, ? Vilot ?
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Jim, Nanny, Rosina, Tim
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Mentioned but not named
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Phillis
African-Americans Mentioned: Abraham, Ameritta, Baron [or Boron], Bob, Bruto, Cudjo, Cumba, Flora, George, Grippa, Guinea, little Hannah, Hannah [2], Harry, Isaac, old Isaac, [Kifee or Kissee], Murriah [2], Nanny, November, Patty, Peggy, Phebe, Prince, Rachel, Sam, Scipio, Subina, Sue, Tenah, Tira, Toney,
Will
African-Americans Mentioned: Matilda
Enslaved People Mentioned: Dublin (carpenter)
Enslaved People Named: Alleck, Ally, Becky [& 7 children not named], Christina, Hannah, Letitia, Mary E., Peggy, Will
African-Americans Mentioned: Affey, Mary, Nanney, Willoby
African-Americans Mentioned: Elcy [or Elsy], July
Enslaved People Named: Hannah, Plenty
African-Americans Mentioned: Nancy [or Nanny], Melley [or Milley or Milly]
Enslaved People Mentioned: Dick, Jane, Lewis, Margaret and her three children, ? Tim ?,
Enslaved People Mentioned: Charles
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Absalom, Betty, Frank, Harriet, Jacob, John, March, Sheba
Enslaved People Mentioned: Cassandra, Mary, Louisa, Susannah, Flora
African-Americans Mentioned: Dick, Hannah, Rachel
Enslaved People Named: ?Cete?, Celia, Cinda, Cuffy, Delia, Diana, Die or Dee, France, Hannah, Jim, Joe, John, London, Molly, Nanny, Owen, Peggy, Rachel, Rose, Sancho, Sary, Sippero, Smart, William
African-Americans Mentioned: Abram, Beck, Chloe, Clarinda, Fanny
African-Americans Mentioned: Rachel
African-Americans Mentioned: None
Enslaved People Mentioned: Anthony, Bob [2], Boston, Celia, Dye, George, Jane, Levi, Moses, little Patsey, Patsey, Ritta, Toney, Washington, William
African-Americans Mentioned: Chessor [or Chessos], Eady, Ginney, Hester, Rachel, Saul
African-Americans Mentioned: Betty, Bram, Cain, Lucy, Phebee, Phillis
African-Americans Mentioned: Nat, Hagar, Phebe, Sarah, Phillis
African-Americans Mentioned: William, Betsy, Will, Maria, Binah
African-Americans Mentioned: Chloe, Halbrook [or Dalbrook], Jesse, Mary, Molly, Sapho [alt: Sappho]; ? Tora ?
Enslaved People Mentioned: ?Minty?
Enslaved People Mentioned: Abram, Caroline, Cretia, Doctor, Hagar with her children, Hartwell [2], Henry, Jack, James, Jane, Joshua, Leonard, Margaret, Monday, Morning, Rachael, Sandy, Sarah, Siller and her children, Sina, little Sina, Soloman, Sue.
Enslaved People Mentioned: Bess, Ellen, Emma, George, Little John, John, Sarah, Susan, Will
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Austin, Sary
African-Americans Mentioned: Dick, Jemima, Joe, Maria, Nanny, Yellow Mag
Enslaved People Named: Betsey, Celie, Charlotte, Eliza, Fanny, Frances, ?Garrison?, Hannah, Juno [or June], Mary, Nancy, Ned, Phoebe [2], Pompey, Rosanna, Sam, ?amah
African-Americans Mentioned: Ben, Will, Bess
Enslaved People Mentioned: Adam, Dick
African-Americans Mentioned: Chloe, London, Luck, little Nancy, Nancy, Nat, Winter
Enslaved People Mentioned: Abby, Ann, Caroline, Dianah [alt: Diana], Elen [alt: Ellen], Henry, John, Mingo, Nancy, Richmond, Sam [2]
Slaveholder: Allen D. Floyd
Year: 1856
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
African-Americans Mentioned: Amey, possibly Cuter, Dinah, possibly Letof, Stephen
Enslaved Persons Named: None
African-Americans Mentioned: Cato, Ben, Louisa, Melia
African-Americans Mentioned: Caesar, Daphney (and her family)
Enslaved People Mentioned: None
Enslaved People Mentioned: Affy [alt: Affee], Bess, Betty, Bob, Jacob, little Nancy, Nancy
African-Americans Mentioned: Abram, Alphonso, Clarra, Dick, Fanny, old Florah, Frank, Harry, Jain [Jane?], July, Nancy, Paul, Rose, Sary, Sinah, Solomon, Tenah, Tom
African-Americans Mentioned: Joe, Pegg [alt: Peg or Peggy], Sally, Jammy [or Jamey], Satira
African-Americans Mentioned: Rose
African-Americans Mentioned: George, Buck, Mary, Patty, Isaac
African-Americans Mentioned: Hannah
(Formerly) Enslaved People Mentioned: old Toby
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Abram, Mary, Nanny, Richmond
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Binah, Nanny, Shadrach
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Abigail, George, Harry, Isabella, Old Jenny, Young Jenny, Old Joe, Jonas, Molly, Moses, Peter, Patience, Patty, Philip, Stepney, William
Enslaved People Named: Sally, Cloe, Jackson, Jenny, Ler??, Stepna, Washington, Georgian, Abram, Cyrus, Lonnon
African-Americans Mentioned: Affey, Boston, China, Derry, Jemima, Keziah, Leah
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: mentioned but not named
African-Americans Mentioned: George, Nanny, Phillis, Sarah, Venice
Enslaved People Named: Prime, Abner, Dan, Henry, Isaiah, Dinah, Mary, Tenah, Becca, Hannah, Charlotte, Sarah, Cyrus, Tom, Lucy, George, Richard, Chloe, Netty, Tom, Prince
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: John, Stephen
African-Americans Mentioned: Big Eve, Little Eve, Peter, Sam
African-Americans Mentioned: Charlotte, Cracker, ? Creamen ?, Cudjoe [alt: Cudjo], Cuffee, Delia, Diana, Flora, George, John, Jupiter, Lilly, Nanney [alt: Nanny], Plenty, ?Tub, or? Toby, Violet
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Alford, Amy, ?Crawford?, Delia, ??Hardtimes??, Jim, Marsha, Mina, Pulaski, Rinah, Rose, Rosetta, ?Sairy?, Suzy, Washington
Enslaved People Named: Annett, Cassius, Cato, Kate, Lizzy, Lymus, Paul, Rosetta, Siner, Willoughby
Enslaved People Mentioned: Paris
African-Americans Mentioned: Clarinda, Corah, Doctor, January, Janus, July
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Adeline, Affy, Old Elsey, Hester, Jacob, Lydia, Mariah, Nancy, Sary
Enslaved People Named: Bess, Hagar, Rachel, Samuel
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Mag, Nancy, Peter, Sambo
African-Americans Mentioned: Toney
African-Americans Mentioned: Binah, Charles, Chloe, Culy, Cyrus, Frank, Hary [or Harry], Jenny, Lily [or Sily], Lucy, Miley [or Wiley], Rose, Sary
African-Americans Mentioned: Sam
Slaveholder: Benjamin Law
Year: 1826
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Cinder, Jack, Tom
African-Americans Mentioned: Amy, Beck, Betty, Cate, Champion, Diner, Moses, Nimrood, Rose, Sillah
Enslaved People Mentioned: Abbey, Adeline, Amey, Charles, George, Martha, Matilda, Nero, Shem
African-Americans Mentioned: Suckey [or Sukey]
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Cinda, Dinah, Isaac, Lucy, Prince, Long Tenah
African-Americans Mentioned: Toby, Phebe, Sofey
African-Americans Mentioned: Abby, Ann, Candace, Cato, Celia, Little Chloe, Chloe, Clarinda, Diana, Dinah, Doll, Harry, John, Kate, Kit, Lucy (2), Nanny, Phebe, Prime, Prince, Sally, Sylvia, Will
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Cato, Charles, Derry, Die [or Dee?] Grace, Hagar, Harry, June, Kate, Moses, Murriah, Nan, Nancy, Peggy, Richard, Rose, Ruth, Stepney, William
Enslaved People Named: Mentioned but not named
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Hagar
African-Americans Mentioned: Hagar, Jim, Joe, Nanny, Phoebe, Rose, Stephen, Toney, Will
African-Americans Mentioned: Chloe, Hannah, Hetty, Little Jack
Enslaved People Mentioned: Daniel, Drusilla, Ellen, Henrietta, Hurcules, James, Joe, Mary, Matilda, Peggy, Pompey, Stepney, Tyrah, Willoughby, Windsor
Names of Enslaved People: Frank, Peg, Sally, Sandy, Belinder [alt: Belinda], Cupit [alt: Cupid], Lidy
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Caesar, Ben, Major, Mary, Nanny, Patty, Sal
African-Americans Mentioned: Ben, Harry, Luis, Peg, Peter, Sam, Tenor, Mally [or Wally], Mary, Rose
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Grace
Enslaved People Mentioned: Cate, Charles, Clarissa, Cretia, Edward, Grace, James, Leah, old Lindy, Louis, Lindy, Nimrod, Peter, Phillis, Robin, Rose, Rosean, Samuel, Smart, Thomas, Toby, Tom
African-Americans Mentioned: December, Christina, Betty, Peggy, Nancy, Flora, Stephen, Dorcas
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Abram, Agrippa, Andrew [2], ?Anson?, Bella, Binah, Charity, Charles, Clara, Cora, Cudjoe, Delia, Dinah, Ella, Elvira, Fanny, George, Gilbert, Harriet, Harry, Jack, Jacob [2], John, Kate, Mary, Moll, Nancy, Nat, Niger, Phillis, Primus, Prince, Rachel, Sally, Sandy, Sary, Silvia, Solomon, Sue, Titus
African-Americans Mentioned: Anthony
African-Americans Mentioned: Simon
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Charles
African-Americans Mentioned: Lily, Daphne, Pulaski, Phillis, Dinah
African-Americans Mentioned: Jenny, Nelly, Rose
Enslaved Persons Named: York, Henry, Harry, George, Richard, Moses, Tom, Clarissa, Charlotte, Simon, Esther, Peter, Lucy, Arter [alt: Arthur]
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Frank, March, Rachael
African-Americans Mentioned: Rinah, Tena
Enslaved People Mentioned: Becca, Ben, Chloe, Lucy, Madelaine, Smart
Slaveholder: Elizabeth Nelmes
Year: 1849
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
African-Americans Mentioned: Hagar, Nanny, Stephen
African-Americans Mentioned: Isaac, Adam, Sophia, Plato, Juno, Dublin, Billy, Chloe
African-Americans Mentioned: Binah, Dafney, Flora, little Nanny, Big Nanny, Neddy, Phillis, Rose, Salenah, Will
African-Americans Mentioned: Dorcas, Flora, Isaac, July, Nancy, Peggy [or Peg], Rachel, Sucky
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Edward
African-Americans Mentioned: Mentioned but not named
African-Americans Mentioned: Anabel, Long Cuff (or Cuffee, Cuffy), Charles, Lucy, Eadia, Ellick, Leah, Nanny, Pompey, Sylvia
Enslaved People Mentioned: Frank, Henry, Jane, Sam Jr., Sam Sr., Sarena, Tony
Slaveholder: Stephen S. Perry
Year: 1863
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Enslaved People Named: Tom, Sally, Satira
African-Americans Mentioned: Gamboe
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Charles, Jenny, Patty, Rose
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Bina, Bob, Clarissa, Diana, George, Hannah, Jenny, Lydia, ?Mazer?, Nero, Old Rose, Sambo
Enslaved People Named: Betty, Fancy, Edward, Fanny, Lucy, big Marlborough, Marshall, Mary, little Mary, Nancy, Peter, Sam, Susan, Tyrone
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Betty, Mag, Nanny, Tom, Washington
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Marlborough
African-Americans Mentioned: Bellar, Bess, Nanny [2]
African-Americans Mentioned: Harriet, ? Minervah ?, Nero, Sativa
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Cretia, Cupid, David, Joe, Kit, Peggy, Phoebe
African-Americans Mentioned: Willy, Mary
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: ?Jimmy?
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Cyrus, Hetty, Juno, Sally, Sophy, Venus
African-Americans Mentioned: Abram, Cuffy, Gritta, Peter, Phebe, Primos, Silvia, Yellow Rose
African-Americans Mentioned: Bess, Nancy
Enslaved Persons Named: Rose
African-Americans Mentioned: Abraham, Affee, Balinda [alt: Belinda], Billy, Caron, Ceasar [alt: Caesar], Celia, Chloe, Clara, Elcy [or Elsy], Hagar, Isaac, young Hannah, Hannah, Lucey [or Lucy], Mariah, Martia Young, Martia, Mary, Morris, Peggy, Sam, Stephen, Suckey, Tom
African-Americans Mentioned: Anthony, Betty, Bob, Elcy [or Elsy], Johney [alt: Jonny or Johnny], Nancy, Ned
Enslaved People Named: Mentioned but not named
African-Americans Mentioned: Bunch, Cato, Cyrus, Deliah, Jane, Scippio
African-Americans Mentioned: Venus
Enslaved People Mentioned: Sarah
African-Americans Mentioned: Jean
Slaveholder: Joseph Stevens
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Bob
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Old Affy, Amey, Bella, Eliza, Hannah, Harry, Jack, Jenny, Lancaster [2], London, Lucy, Marriah, Mike, Pluto, Stephen, Big Sylvia, Sylvia
Enslaved People Mentioned: Elvina
African-Americans Mentioned: Arandan, Jack, Lucy, Mariam, possibly Prime
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Jim
African-Americans Mentioned: Mentioned but not named
Enslaved People Named: ?Dydimus? Dublin, Martha
Enslaved People Mentioned: Plenty
African-Americans Mentioned: Abram, Ben, Celia [2], Little Clarissa, Charles, Dispatch, George, Hector, Carpenter Jack, Jane, Little Jenny, Jim, Kate, Leah, Lydia, Matilda, Miley, Moses, Murriah, Big Nancy, Phebe, Sally
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Kate, Luck, Ned, Sue
African-Americans Mentioned: Rose
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Betty, Celia, Clarissa, Hetty, Jacob, Jane, Jim, Linda, Lucy, Marlborough, Nancy, Prince, Simon, Will
African-Americans Mentioned: Adam, Billy, Delia, old Delia, Dublin, Isaac, Jim, Judith, Julia or Juba, Maria, Rachel, ? Roxanna ?, Sam, Sophia, Tenah, Will [2]
African-Americans Mentioned: Daphne, Jane
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Adam, Amos, Betty, Helen, Luke, Molly, Nancy, Phebe, Rebecca, Rosina, Sandy, Scipio, Simon, William
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Betty, Yellow Caesar, Cassander, Fanny, Jane, Judy, Mary Gail, Moses, Ned, Phoebe, Romeo
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Amelia, yellow Ben, Prince
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Abram, Bacchus, Bob, Fancy, General, Murriah, Ned, Phillis, Sophia, Tom, Will
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Peggy, Mariah
Enslaved Persons Mentioned: Sharlotte
African-Americans Mentioned: Jack, Phoebe [alt: Phebe], Sylva [or Sylvia, Sylvea]
African-Americans Mentioned: Cuffee, Dick, Gosport, Isaac, Judy, Lirby, Lucy, Phebus, Pheby, Sally