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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County Estate Inventory – Henry N. Butler

Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Butler, Henry N.
Date Sworn: 1831-01-10
Appraisers: Wm [William] Q. Baker, Silas Fulton, John Dunwody
Estate Executor: Uriah Wilcox
Court Officer: Wm [William] Hughes, J.I.C.
Date Recorded: 1831-01-17
Recording Official: E. Baker, Clk
Total Value of Property Appraised: $1660.50
Value of enslaved persons: $1525.00
Comments: Henry Nebuchadezzar Butler was living in Riceboro, Liberty County, but as a resident of Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, according to his 1830 will, in which he left all of his real property in Georgia to his mother, Susannah Butler. See: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893L-P37?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901.

Enslaved Person NamedValue
Isaac500
Frank300
Lucy150
Miley400
Hetty175

Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93L-PCD?cc=1999178&wc=9SYT-PT5%3A267679901%2C268032901 : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills, appraisements and bonds 1790-1850 vol B > image 494 of 689

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).