These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Micajah Andrews
Date Sworn: 1843-??-07
Appraisers: Edward Quarterman, Valentine, Grest, A.M. Sanford, or Jno. [John] S. Norman
Estate Executor: Edward Q. Andrews
Court Officer: Joseph C. Wilkins, N.P.
Date Recorded: 1844-01-11
Recording Clerk: J.S. Bradwell, C.C.O.
Total Value of Estate: $5525.10
Value of enslaved persons: $4895.00
Comments: None
Enslaved Person Named | Value | Desc. | Comments |
Tom | 100 | Age: 61 | Old |
Phoebe | 50 | Age: 63 | Old [alt: Phebe] |
Malbro | 450 | Age: 24 | Maybe misheard Marlboro |
Jim | 450 | Age: 21 | |
Mily & infant | 225 | Age: 40 | |
Phebe | 200 | Age: 19 | |
Lucretia | 325 | Age: 13 | |
Harry | 325 | Age: 12 | |
Cain | 225 | Age: 10 | |
Adam | 150 | Age: 8 | |
Albert | 150 | Age: 7 | |
Peter | 125 | Age: 4 | |
Betty | 100 | Age: 3 | |
Tamar | 285 | Age: 22 | |
Henry | 235 | Age: 9 | |
L. [Little] Miley | 175 | Age: 7 | |
Susan | 150 | Age: 4 | |
Sam | 100 | Age: 2 | |
Nanney | 375 | Age: 21 | alt: Nanny |
Lucy | 125 | Age: 4 | |
Ben | 75 | Age: 10 | |
Venus | 100 | Age: 36 | |
Dianna | 300 | Age: 12 | |
Tom | 200 | Age: 7 | Little |
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-GHV2?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 618 of 689; county probate courthouses, Georgia.
Thank you. Valentine Grest’ name is certainly familiar along with a few of the slaves who are possibly mentioned in a few wartime letters.
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