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William Q. Taliaferro Estate Final Administrator's Settlement (records the 1856 sale of Hilliard)

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Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court · 15 February 1860 · FamilySearch (digital images of county court records)

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BT-EVD-00136Valuation
Hilliard's earlier appraised value in the estate was $1,000, below the recorded 1856 sale amount. Interest on notes for the sale was also recorded.
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SupportsHilliard was sold in 1856 for $1,200.
BT-EVD-00137Valuation
The recorded sale amount for Hilliard was $1,200.
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SupportsHilliard was sold in 1856 for $1,200.
BT-EVD-00138Transaction
Hilliard was sold in 1856. The settlement does not name the buyer.
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SupportsHilliard was sold in 1856 for $1,200.Gives context toWas H. G. D. Brown the buyer of Hilliard in the 1856 sale?Partly supportsWas Hilliard separated from Bettie after a sale?

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Hilliard's earlier appraised value in the estate was $1,000, below the recorded 1856 sale amount. Interest on notes for the sale was also recorded.
BT-EVD-00136
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The recorded sale amount for Hilliard was $1,200.
BT-EVD-00137
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Hilliard was sold in 1856. The settlement does not name the buyer.
BT-EVD-00138

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Hilliard was sold in 1856 for $1,200.
A settlement record documents the transaction, its year, and its amount.
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Was H. G. D. Brown the buyer of Hilliard in the 1856 sale?
Brown is a plausible buyer on later evidence. The sale record itself does not identify him.
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Was Hilliard separated from Bettie after a sale?
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Partly supports
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William Q. Taliaferro Estate Final Administrator's Settlement (records the 1856 sale of Hilliard)

BT-SRC-00118

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Creator: Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court
Date created: 15 February 1860
Repository: FamilySearch (digital images of county court records)
Collection: Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court probate records
Record form: Digital Image
Source type: Probate
Accessed: Not recorded

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Rights status pending confirmation. Settlement filed in 1860; records a sale that occurred in 1856. The buyer is not identified in the entered text.

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Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court; William Q. Taliaferro Estate Final Administrator's Settlement (records the 1856 sale of Hilliard); Copiah County, Mississippi, County Court probate records; FamilySearch (digital images of county court records); Copiah County, Mississippi.

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Carter-Mills, Amberly R. "William Q. Taliaferro Estate Final Administrator's Settlement (records the 1856 sale of Hilliard)." BEFORE TILL: The Living Evidence Archive. Version not yet assigned. Object BT-SRC-00118. Accessed 2026-09-24. /source/BT-SRC-00118.

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