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Frederick Lamb's estate inventory was dated 8 June
1819, and can be found in the book Inventories & Appraisements Vol. D
pg. 40 [Glynn County Probate Court]. Within were listed 6 slaves,
to wit:
| Pacience $500 |
Clowey $300 |
Peggy $225 |
| Jinney $200 |
Orcharde $150 |
Liddie $100 |
When John Lamb died, he did not leave a will.
His son John P. Lamb was the executor of his estate, and in an
inventory of the goods and chattels taken on 27 March 1849 [Inventories &
Appraisements Vol. E pg. 134] was listed one female slave named
Annie valued at $250. Annie may have been sold out of the
family as she is not listed in the following records of Celia Lamb,
who is believed to be the widow of Frederick Lamb and possibly the
mother of the above mentioned John Lamb and grandmother to John
P. Lamb.
Book K folio 134 by Alex Scranton; 28 March 1849
In the accounting of Celia Lamb's estate, it lists provisions
bought every month for the "Negroes".
23 February 1858 Cash was received from John Brooks in the
amount of $84 for the hire of Minerva for 14 months from January
1857 to March 1858
31 March 1858 4 3/4 bushels of corn was bought for Dinah and
family. This was also recorded for April, May, June, July, August,
September, October as well. Medicines and syrup were bought for Dinah
and her family in September and pills and other medicines were bought in
October for her too.
26 April 1858 Cash received from the estate of J.R. Wood in
the amount of $69.60 for the hire of Cornelia for 11 months & 18
days from 8 May 1857 to 26 April 1858. Also on this date were monies
received for the hire of:
Martha for 3 months & 4 days from 26 November 1857 to 1 March 1858
at $15.66 from the J.R. Wood estate.
Leander for 3 months & 26 days from 1 January to 26 April 1858 at
$19.33 from the J.R. Wood estate.
28 June 1858 Cornelia & Leander for 2 months from 26 April
to 26 June 1858 at $24.00 from Thomas Hilleren.
5 July 1858 Negroes for 3 months from 1 March to 1 June 1858 at
$39.50 from John Myers.
26 July 1858 Cornelia 1 month to date at $6 from Thomas
Hilleren.
5 September 1858 Leander 1 month to date at $6 from R.
Cohen.
26 September 1858 Cornelia 1 month to date at $6 from
Thomas Hilleren.
3 October 1858 Leander 1 month to date at $6 from R.
Cohen.
26 October 1858 Cornelia 1 month to date at $6 from
Thomas Hilleren.
3 November 1858 Leander 1 month to date at $6 from R.
Cohen.
24 November 1858 Cornelia 1/2 month from 26 October to 11
November at $3 from Thomas Hilleren.
27 December 1858 Cornelia 1/3 month from the 17th to th 27th
of December 1858 at $2 from R.H. Powell.
25 June 1858 a listing "To cash paid for Negro clothes/ for
Dinah & children, Cornelia, and Minerva.
17 November 1858 Mrs. F. DuBignon was paid $5 for services
of negro as per bill for the month of November.
There is also a notation that is hard to read but looks like "services
in child bed".
31 November 1858 notes provisions and medicines for Negroes in
child bed $3.50.
25 December 1858 boots were bought for Dinah and children,
Minerva, and Leander. 37 yards of Negro cloth and 18 yards
homespun were also purchased on this date for Cornelia, Minerva,
and Leander.
31 December 1858 Cash was paid for corn for Dinah,
Cornelia, & their family for the month of December.
31 December 1858 $5 to Mrs. F. Dubignon for services of
Negro woman Charlotte to Cornelia in child bed.
21 January 1859 Cash paid for corn & provisions for Dinah
and family.
25 February 1859 City tax of $6 on Negroes for the year 1858.
11 April 1859 Cash received from John Myers for Negro hire 1
June to 1 December 1859, 6 months as per agreement at $79.
25 April 1859 Cash received from John Myers for one quarter
hire of Negroes from 1 December 1858 to 1 March 1859 as per agreement at
$39.50.
20 May 1859 Cash received from John Myers for Negro hire for
one year as per agreement at $10.
18 June 1859 Same as above.
30 June 1859 Cash received from Mrs. S.J. Wood
for hire of Negro woman Leander from 3 November 1858 to 30 June
1859, 7 months & 27 days less 10 days loss time at $45.40.
30 June 1859 Cash received from John Brooks
for hire of Negro woman Minerva from 1 March 1858 to 30 June 1859
less 2 months loss time in child bed at $84.
Book G, by J.S. Gorton, Ordy.; 3 Sept. 1859
From 23 April 1857 to 22 October 1857, Dr. Hazlehurst visited
Martha at a cost of $1.50 per visit totaling $24.25. The first visit
has (infant) marked there, she may have given birth and did not do well
afterwards. According to the lists, Martha would have been around
16 years old at the time of this birth. From reading the will, Martha
was the child of Lydia.
Dinah and Minerva were both seen by Dr. Hazlehurst in
the year 1856.
In the last will and testament of Celia Lamb she left her
grandson, John Myers, the following slaves: Patience and
Lydia, plus Lydia's three children: Martha, Primus, and
Moses. Also left to him was Anthony (a cripple).
Dinah and her two children, Isaiah and Richard, were
left to Celia's granddaughter, Caroline H. Flinn (formerly
Caroline H. Lamb daughter of Burral Lamb). The two boys were to
be given to Caroline Flinn's two children Mary and George
Arnow (Celia Lamb's great grandchildren). The above mentioned slaves
could be used to pay a debt.
Nervy (or Minerva) was left to granddaughter Anna Lamb.
If Anna Lamb should die, Minerva was to be left to Anna's
children: Rebecca and Celia Franklin. Minerva could
be used to pay a debt.
Left to granddaughter Hester Arnow, formerly Hester Lamb,
was Leander. Leander could be used to pay any debts if
necessary. If Hester should died, Leander would be given to
Mary and George Arnow.
Jim and Cornelia were left to the four great grandchildren:
John Hazzard and William, Rebecca, and Celia Franklin.
They were not to be used to pay any debts or liabilities.
The will was signed on 29 April 1854.
The following were listed on an "Inventory and Appraisement of
Property" dated 11 December 1857.
| NAME |
SEX |
AGE |
VALUE |
| Jim |
boy |
14yrs |
$700 |
| Martha |
girl |
17yrs |
$750 |
| Cornelia [with child] |
girl |
26yrs |
$1000 |
| Henry |
boy [Cornelia's] |
18mo |
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| Minerva |
girl |
22yrs |
$800 |
| Liana |
girl |
16yrs |
$800 |
| Jatima |
woman |
70yrs |
$100 |
| Anthony |
boy |
15yrs |
$600 |
| Primus |
boy |
13yrs |
$600 |
| Dinah [with children] |
woman |
26yrs |
$1700 |
| Isaiah |
child of Dinah |
7yrs |
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| Dick |
child of Dinah |
5yrs |
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| Infant |
child of Dinah |
no age |
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Filed on 20 January 1858
The following list came from another "Inventory & Appraisement" dated 6
February 1858.
| NAME |
SEX |
AGE |
VALUE |
| Patience |
woman |
65yrs |
$100 |
| Dinah |
woman |
27yrs |
$700 |
| Minerva |
woman |
22yrs |
$800 |
| Cornelia |
woman |
20yrs |
$800 |
| Martha |
girl |
18yrs |
$750 |
| Liana |
girl |
16yrs |
$750 |
| Primus |
boy |
15yrs |
$600 |
| Anthony |
boy [crippled] |
17yrs |
$60 |
| Isah |
boy |
7yrs |
$400 |
| Richard |
boy |
5yrs |
$300 |
| Joe |
boy |
3yrs |
$250 |
| Henry |
boy |
1/2yr |
$150 |
| Lydia* [with children] |
woman |
45yrs |
$1100 |
| Moses* |
son of Lydia |
8yrs |
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| Clifton* |
son of Lydia |
3yrs |
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| Hampton |
?? |
7mos |
$125 |
*At the time of this appraisal, Lydia and her two children were
in Atlanta, Georgia with John Myers.
Recorded in Book G, folio 26 & 27; by J.S. Gorton; 6
September 1858
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