Appraisal for the estate of James Berry decd. Madison County, Kentucky, April 1822. 4 pages, 4to, 7 1/2 x 12 in. Docketed to verso. Framed to 22 x 18 in. Informational plaque to frame recto. 

A complete appraisal and inventory for the estate of James Berry (1760-1822) compiled in April 1822 in Madison County, Kentucky. While his estate included livestock and farming equipment, it also included 10 named enslaved individuals. They are listed as follows: "One negroe man Harry... $300 / 1 Do Do Moses... 500 / 1 Do Do Tom... 800 / 1 Do Do Isham... 300 / 1 Do woman Scharlot... 400 / 1 Do Do Dice... 700 / 1 Do child Mary... 300 / 1 Do Do Maria... 250 / 1 Do Do Pelina... 200 / 1 Do Do Levina... 400". 

Of his estate quoted at approximately $5,190, around 80% of Berry's net worth came from his enslaved individuals. 

According to Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records: Abstracts of Early Wills, Deeds and Marriages from Court Houses (Lexington, 1929), Berry had four daughters — Nancy, Susannah, Elizabeth and Anna — and two sons — William and James — with his wife Sarah (61). Records show Berry was born in Middlesex, Virginia, and had three other brothers. It is unclear when he moved to Kentucky, but he was there by 1783 to marry Sarah. 

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