Hi Folks,

In 1823 the brothers Frederick Herb, Jr. and Captain George Herb had a plat / map prepared of their lands and the adjacent Reddick & Gnann lands on Liberty Island in Chatham County, Georgia. Their parents Frederick and Ursula Herb had acquired lands on the island by 1769.

The island was first named Providence Island circa the 1750s.

Then, as a consequence of the Revolutionary War - the island became known as Liberty Island.

Sometime later in the 19th century the island became known as Dutch Island. This was a reference to the German (Deutsch) settlers and families who lived on the island. That is its current name.

ANYHOW - Betty Lee has had a photocopy of the 1823 map for some time. She recently scanned it in four parts and sent it to several of us. Dr. Ed Mulligan took her four separate scanned images and merged them back into a composite image that represents the original map. He then sent it to several of us who have an interest in the island.

So, here's Ed composited image of the island mostly owned by the Herb brothers back in 1823.

I hope that this information proves to be useful to someone.

Dale E. Reddick