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Submitted by J. Hugh LeBaron, < HLebaron@aol.com >
January 2001
Transcribed by J. Hugh LeBaron from the Butler Estate Papers 53-055-0238, Perry County, Alabama.
Annas Luton evidently borrowed money.
LEONARD BUTLER ESTATE PAPERS
Perry County, Alabama
Debts Owed to the Estate of Leonard Butler
May 28, 1851
LEONARD BUTLER died on the evening of February 21, 1851 at his home in Perry County, Alabama of typhoid fever. He was born in South Carolina on June 5, 1808 and migrated to Alabama with his father DR. EPHRAIM BUTLER. Dr. Butler was born about 1760 in Chester County, South Carolina and died on July 29, 1836 in Perry County, Alabama at the age of seventy-six. He was a member of the Medical Board of Perry County. Leonard Butler joined the Ocmulgee Baptist Church near where he lived in December 1828 and remained a member until his death over two decades later. He attended the Alabama Baptist Convention in 1844, 1845, 1848, 1849 and 1850 as a delegate from Ocmulgee Church. He was married to JUDITH P. WILLIAMS on September 2, 1831. Butler was a successful planter and businessman. He constructed a sawmill, gristmill, tanning yard and shoe and saddle manufacturing operation on his property located in southeast Perry County, Alabama in the Oak Grove Beat. He maintained a large household of sixteen people in 1850 that consisted of seven children, two shoemakers named NILES LITTLE and GEORGE P. HILL, his mother in law, RACHAEL WILLIAMS (born 1771 in South Carolina, and four others. He was a member of the Masonic Order and is buried in the cemetery at Ocmulgee Church. His children included Angeline E., William S., James P., Andrew J., David W., Abner R., and Leonard R. Butler. [Southwestern Baptist, March 12, 1851 and March 26, 1851; Alabama Records, v 198, p. 33; Ocmulgee Church Book, unpaginated; Perry County Marriage Book D, License # 542; 1850 Census of Perry County, Alabama; Cahaba Press, May 14, 1825]
May the 28th 1851
We the undersigned appraisers appointed by the Honorable Jas F. Bayley Judge of Probate Court of Perry County, Ala have this day proceeded to appraise the property of the Est of Leonard Butler, Dec'd as shown to us by C. C. Smith, Administrator, do make the following return thereof.
Cash Received at sundry times 1608.01
Due Notes
Due Jany 51 Sam'l Donaghey 8.30
C. H. Pickerin 27.22
B. W. Bryan 7.85
Thomas B. Wilborne 74.12
Sturdivant & Jones 71.98
Thomas B. Wilborne 26.27
Ann Varnell 6.25
Mary A. Bryant 15.78 1845.78
J. M. Sturdivant 19.67
J. H. & E. G. Butler 169.47
A. C. H. Harvill 38.50
J. S. Moore 8.88
Jany 52 F. S. Becton 81.76
Wm Gibson, Dec'd 3.50
D. Mims 11.78
A. T. Mims 7.77
H. C. Ivey 11.67
S. D. Mims 8.75
W. M. L. Johnson 10.20 381.75
J. S. Johnson 79.95
April 22 A. G. McCraw 37.73
Wm T. Radford 7.68
Due Dec 51 A. Deen 10.00
Jany 52 Blanton & Mims 21.00
Jany 51 James R. Malone 35.00
Deens Order to G. Tate 8.00
Jany 48 G. W. Anderson 7.00
Jany 51 B. M. Posy 3.72
Jany 50 Peter King 5.00
Dec 49 Wm Donaghy, bad 25.00
Jany 51 Jno D. Thrash 8.82 248.90
Do Wm O. Blanton, Doubtful 16.00
Dec 50 Wm O. Blanton, Doubtful 8.25
Jany 50 Jno H. Moon, bad 30.42
Sept 50 J. B. Anderson 45.44
Jany 50 Alfred Leymore, Doubtful 10.00
May 50 G. W. Brame 1.45
May 50 Jas P. Shield 4.50
May 50 Wm C. Taylor, Dbt 6.40
Jun 50 Geo C. Tilman 43.37
May 50 J. W. Jones 10.21
May 50 Wm Gibson, bad 8.50
Jany 50 Champ Butler 18.00
Jany 50 Wm Kennedy, dbt 24.85
Jany 50 C. L. Greene, dbt 15.80
March 49 Joshua Kelly 3.17 246.37
April 50 Wiley Milton, Dbt 21.54
Jany 50 David S. Fike 15.371/2
April 50 Middleton Mosely, bad 4.14
Jany 50 Jno Fike 18.09
Jany 49 David Trulford, bad 9.00
" David Trulford, bad 14.00
May 50 Jno M. Anderson 46.33
Dec 51 Mary R. Kenan 100.00
Oct 50 W. G. Williams 2.80
Jany 50 Abram A. Jones 4.65
Jany 50 Mary A. Bryant 16.60
Sept 50 J. B. Anderson 23.78
Jany 50 J. H. Thomason 24.37 300.65
Dec 46 Jno S. Farrar, Dbt 4.00
Jany 49 W. A. Black, bad worse 30.00
March 48 Jas Drennon 2.50
Nov 48 Jno Morrow 60.81
Jany 51 D. O. White 13.00
May 50 D. O. White 48.85
Feb 50 B. S. Jones 20.00
May 48 Thos Duke, Dbt 14.50
August 50 Thos Duke, Dbt 14.96
May 50 O. Beever 13.60
Jany 50 Mary Tilman 31.00
Feb 51 A. Cosby 61.15
Feb 50 A. Cosby 5.00
March 49 Joel Guyse 29.72
Judgement against Mary A. Bryant 92.02 391.11
Accounts Due
Jan 51 W. Corhorn, Dbt 4.50
Wm. C. Moore 24.25
Jas Colly 12.74
C. K. Walker 26.28
Jas Howel 1.75
A. Stevens 1.50
Joseph King 1.00
James Chisom 8.00
Jany 49 W. E. Ivey 22.28
Jany 51 Littleton Thomas, Dbt 3.00
Burton Tucker, Dbt 18.85
J. P. Leeke 13.75 138.56
John Cunningham 6.00
James F. Bailey bad 7.00
D. C. Raiford 4.00
Thomas Wallis 2.86
Goldsby & Rogers 14.30
J. Stone 6.00
Mark Phillips 1.75
Jas R. Malone 20.22
Thomas Walker 62.89
H. H. Fortune 15.10
Aton Wilson 5.15 154.87
J. W. Wilborn Dbt 9.00
Jany 51 J. S. Adams 11.25
F. S. Fergerson 3.38
R. B. Adams, Dbt 4.00
Jas C. Carden, Dbt 6.00
Mr. Shelby 1.75
B. Sims 8.75
Joseph Fulford, Dbt 10.00
51 Susan Swift 1.22
N. Tate Act 4.16
Wm Blevins Est. 2.50
Champion Butler 287.73
Champion Butler 49.83
D. O. White 17.50 408.07
Champion Butler 6.00
J. T. Midelton 6.35
Sam'l Vanderslice 9.60
50 G. W. Anderson 11.44
Jno Anderson 45.90
51 Marcus Oakes, D 1.00
J. M. Mayes, D 4.57
Jas 4.88
Jas Bennett, D 5.67
51 Thos Edwards, D 4.65
Thos Henley, D 8.25
Jas Wilson 9.75
W. H. Brigman, D 6.00 122.06
50 Jas H. Pitts 1.93
Simon King 12.74
Hester King 3.95
51 G. O. Tilman 6.75
J. B. Anderson 1.90
W. G. Williams 16.64
Ananas Luton 87.35
German Fike 3.00
U. Melton 16.90
M. B. Hopper .70
L. B. Hopper 3.50
50 Clem White 21.81
48 Mary Martin 1.00
48 Thos Wallis 7.18 185.35
50 Thos Wallis 9.72
James * Rochell .15
49 George Steadman, D 3.50
50 Joel Guice 115.68
49 Charles Tate 1.00
Charles Harris, Int., D 7.00
50 Edmond Gardner, D 11.34
L. B. Hopper 4.11
48 Jno. McNair, D 4.98
49 F. K. Brown 2.00
A. Purnell 9.70
48 Jesse A. Herd 0.871/2
47 Martin Prestridge 3.87
48 Est. of Coleman 2.12
Thos Vanderslice, D 10.00
Jno. Lewiston 4.73 190.67
Jany 51 Robert Jones Jr., Dbt 4.06
Robert Waddle. Dbt 7.00
D. M. Loyd 3.79
Milton & Huffman 13.88
Stephen R. Wright 9.00
Jno. L. Miree, Dbt 4.00
Jas A. Taylor 15.48
Wm Seawell, Dbt 9.00
Thos English 14.88
Mrs. Eckels 11.10
Dnl B. Ford 4.50
Jany 50 Jas Thomason 4.63
Jany 51 C. M. Briggs 19.45
Mrs. Stringfelor 3.00
Jany 51 Andrew Montgomery, Dbt 207.11 330.81
James T. Grace 6.00
Jany 49 Edward Shearer 10.00
Jany 51 R. M. McCurdy 8.00
Jany 50 Elijah Wilson 7.20
Simpson Webb 1.75
Jany 51 Jno. P. Clay 6.40
S. P. Mac Klewain 2.80
Jany 50 Jas B. Clay 2.42
Jany 51 Robert Gilmer 5.92
Henry Lark 5.75
J. M. Tagart 9.72
Jany 50 Henry Embersen 23.55
Jany 51 Rebecca Gilmer 3.50
Joel *. Suggs 9.30
Jas Gilmer 5.81
Jany 50 N. A. Craig 5.00 109.70
Jany 51 Franklin Posey 5.49
Jany 50 Jas Gilmer, Snr. 4.53
Jany 51 J. D. Hunt, Bad 10.00
A. L. Husbands 5.25
Jany 48 J. Tinsley 4.12
Jany 50 J. W. Craig 3.04
Jany 51 James Drenen 1.50
Dane Kenan 6.00
Wm Donaghey 8.48
James Kenan 11.92
Thomas Kenan 8.25 68.58
E. Childers 5.14
Est of Thomas Melton 82.72
J. B. Anderson 49.50
George L. Tr**t, Dbt 6.50
David Hamilton 11.98
Jas Watkins 9.00
J. Laney 6.00
J. M. Hill 7.00
J. R. Bradberg, bad 2.00
J. M. Tilman 3.50
J. S. Hewitt 9.00
Jas Harvill 3.00
J. M. Adams 9.00 209.34
We the undersigned after being duly sworn by John Anderson certify the above to be correct to the best of our knowledge this May 30, 1851.
A. P. Johnson
O. H. Perry
Jas R. Jackson
John L. Johnson
D. O. White
Transcribed by
J. Hugh LeBaron
100 South Rosebud Lane
Starkville, MS 39759
HleBaron@aol.com