Henry Shaver

Name

Henry Shaver

Alternate Names

Henry Shafer
Hy. Shafer
H. L. Shaver

Race

White

Location

DR: Roanoke

Record(s) Seen In

Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 2

Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 3

Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 5

Death Register - 1853-1881

Confederate Slave Payrolls

Common Law Orders - D - July 1848 - May 1856 - pgs. 401-810

Common Law Orders - E - June 1856 - November 1864 - pgs. 1-353

Page and Line Number

IAS 2: PP. 342
IAS3: PP. 424, 480, 533
IAS5: PP. 199
DR: PP. 5, L. 103
CLD: PP. 549; PP. 573
CLE: PP. 182

Date(s) Seen in Records

IAS 2: October 3, 1853
IAS 3: January 1, 1859
IAS5: December 29, 1864
DR: April 1854
CSP: September, October, and November 1863

People Enslaved

Anderson

Ned

Catherine

Lucy

John

Amanda Jane

Sarah

Celea

Milly

Andrew

Bob

Willis

Unrecorded Named Girl

Miller

Additional Information

A total value of $1329.95 was owed to each of Henry Shaver's six distributees in relation to the valuation of his "slaves".

The total value of $3450 was placed on the enslaved people he enslaved.

Henry Shaver's estate was mentioned in a relative's, Susannah Shaver, estate settlement.

Susannah Shaver

The amount sales of the enslaved people of Henry Shaver's estate was $2545.00.

The commission of the sale of his enslaved people was deducted for $59.90.

The expenses on the selling of his enslaved people was $10.09.

Miller labored for 62 days at a pay rate of $20.00 per month. His enslaver, H.L. Shaver, received $41.33 for the work completed by Miller.

In Common Law Book D, it is reported that "land and slaves belonging to Henry Shaver," were ordered to be split among his widow and heirs after his death. His name appears later in Common Law Book D for the same reason.

In Common Law Book E, it states that John Trout was ordered to sell the "negroes" of Henry Shaver at public auction due to a dispute amongst Shaver's heirs.

John Trout