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A formatted version can be Viewed at http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/pgeorge/wills/ridgely-h1.pdf Henry Ridgely (d1710) Inventory 16 October 1710 Prince George’s County MD Maryland Hall of Records Inventory and Accounts, Box 2, folder 37 and Liber 32A, folio 68 A True & perfect Inventory of all & singular y{e} goods Chattells Debts rights & Cred{ts} of Coll Henry Ridgley late of Prince George's Couty Deced Taken & apprised by us Robert Wheeler & Lewis Duvall appraisers Thereunto authorized and appointed by oath Soe far forth(?) as Came to our sight and Knowledge this 16 day of octob{r} 1710 IMP: The Deceds wearing apparell £68 16 6 Cash 10 16 6 Silver plate qt 376 oz at 5{s} p oz. 94 0 0 IN y{e} HALL A Clock, 2 Tables & 3 carpets, a skreen 12 0 0 7 Cane chairs, 6 large maps, 2 y{e} Queens Arms 24 14 0 4 large chimney peices, 12 window Curtains of Damask 5 12 0 6 flower pots, six china cups, a glass globe 0 9 6 a large lookinglass, a p{r} of Iron dogs, an Iron back 4 10 0 a brass Shovell & tongs, a small lookinglass, a chest 0 15 6 2 sealskin trunks, 1 small leather ditto 1 10 0 IN Y{e} MIDDLE ROOM a Cane Couch w{th} bed & 2 pillows, 4 Cane chaires 3 8 2 folding tables & carpet, 4 histories & 1 picture in frames 4 0 IN Y{e} PORCH a Table & carpet, 5 Cane chaires, 2 pictures 5 2 IN Y{e} Parlour A Feather Bed W{th} rich double furniture 20 3 a large seal skin trunk, an ? 7 0 a walnut tree table & carpet, 7 cane chaires 3 14 6 4 window curtaines of fine scarlet & crape 4 7 9 a large lookinglass, 29 Massatinto pictures 7 13 18 small pictures, 12 wax Images in glass 8 10 2 6 nosegay potts, a p{r} of andirons w{th} brass cases 0 13 a brass shovel & tongs, an Iron back 1 18 3 histories in frames, a chest of drawers 3 15 a dressing box walnut tree. 2 carpets 1 7 6 26 Sweet meat glasses, a lookinglass 0 12 a dressing Baskett, 7 boxes, 3 trunks 0 15 5 agget hafted knives & forks, a fine skreen 2 6 6 6 small pictures, a chest of drawers 0 13 a spice box, 2 cases of bottles, a case & box 0 17 23 double flint glasses, a doz. of china cups 1 14 15 violls, a stone Jugg, a library of books 7 19 a parcell of china ware 1 13 3 In Ye PORCH CHAMBER A Feather Bed w{th} rich Double furniture bedstead & cord 25 5 6 a chest of drawers, six fine black chaires w{th} molding seats 11 0 a black Table & stand w{th} carpets, a large lookinglass 5 0 4 window Curtaines w{th} Callico furboling stained Callico 6 4 10 2 powder boxes 0 3 £331 19 0 IN Y{e} PARLOUR CHAMBER a feather bed & rich double furniture, a brass hearth 23 12 A black lackerd cane charie, a lookinglass 4 14 5 A ??? lackerd Table & carpet, 4 flower potts 1 11 2 a ??? shovel & tongs, a brass pr bellows 0 13 2 pr window Curtaines, a trunk 0 17 0 IN Y{e} HALL CHAMBER 2 feather beds w{th} double furniture 39 4 a table & carpet, a brass hearth, a lookinglass 1 15 a bass shovel & tongs, six Turkey chairs 2 4 1 p brass bellows, 2 Cruetts, 3 flower pots 0 10 Y{e} STAIR CASE a hangin press, a large skreen, a trunk 3 18 4 p{r} of fine sheets & 1 sheet, ten fine pillow cases 9 16 11 fine Towells, a parcell of table linnon 2 15 2 large damask tablecloths, 2 doz damask napkins 6 2 Ye KITCHING CHAMBER 3 flock beds & 1 fether bed & good furniture Curtaines & vallo 12 0 1 picture, 1 doz of lether chaires, a chest 3 5 a close stool pan & case, an old trunk & brush 0 12 IN Y{e} KITCHING an Iron kettle, a p{r} bellows, a p{r} shovel & tongs 0 10 a case of Large Ivory hafted knives & forks w{th} silver ferre 4 0 6 silver hafted Case knives, a coffe Mill 5 2 165{lb} of brass, 2 tables 7 12 432{1b} of pewter, a box Iron & heaters 11 ?? a p{r} of large Andirons & Iron back, a warming pan 5 12 12 Iron Skewers & frame, a copper frying pan 0 15 a belmettle mortar & pestle 0 18 IN Y{e} PANTRY A Table w{th} sweetmeat pans, 6 Table linnon 2 19 2 large brushes, 2 baskets & 1 tub, a table basket 0 11 a parcell of Tin Covers for dishes 0 11 IN Y{e} MILK HOUSE a large Table w{th} a drawer, Dutch earthen ware 2 7 a churn, bowls, butter potts & tubbs, 2 basket 1 3 a bread grater -- -- IN Y{e} ARBOR IN Y{e} GARDEN A Table & form, a large new landskip 2 15 IN Y{e} STORE HOUSE New goods amounting to 133 1 11{1b} of Chese, 18l{b} of wool 3 3 ?? bottles, 165 pottle bottles 4 18 90 qt bottles, 8 pint bottles 0 17 628 18 7 IN Y{e} CELLAR ROOM a pcell of horse harness, a old spade 1 2 6 a pcell of cooper & carpenters Tools, a whip saw 1 6 6 2 Cross Cutt saws, Ten saw, Chess 3 6 6 2 Iron Crows, small baggs, 2 fender 0 18 6 4 osn. baggs, 20 wicker bottles, {wth} copper funnell 1 1 3 pr stilliards, old iron 1 18 4 IN Y{e} CELLAR a Case of bottles w{th} pickles, dros chest, a safe 1 17 6 3 stone Juggs, 2 earthen potts, great & small Cask 4 12 IN Y{e} WASH HOUSE a Large Table, a couch bed & bedstead 1 2 6 2 frying pans, 2 dripping pans, a p{r} andirons 1 0 a large p{r} of andirons, a p{r} tongs & shovel, 3 spitts 1 17 6 3 Iron pots, a p{r} flesh forks, a large gridiron 1 8 6 a copper stove, a large box, sifters, a 1/2 ? & ? 0 17 IN Y{e} QUARTER A Handmill & frame, 2 chests, 3 Iron pots 2 5 a cutting knife & pestle, 2 flock beds & furniture 3 ?? 3 gunns, old pailes, piggins & tubbs 2 0 IN Y{e} SMOAK HOUSE a chest, old tubs, a Jarr of soap, a trough of soap 3 10 IN Y{e} STILL HOUSE a large Alimbeck worm Cask & crane, a smaller ditto 12 18 a chest, 2 woolen & 6 spinning wheels,a Jarooch 2 13 3 p{r} wool cards, 2 p{r} tow cards, hackle, a chest 1 0 IN Y{e} BARN 1 Loom, 2 plows, Iron & Chames (?Chains). Caskes 1 5 MINGO'S QUARTER a handmill & frame, a flock bed & furniture 2 10 a chest, 2 linnen wheels, a box 2 Iron potts 1 11 a p{r} maul rings, 2 wedges, pigun, 1 frying pan 0 18 6 bowles, pailes, Tubs & rags, a bag ?? 8 6 old hoes & axes, a hand saw & drawing knife ?? 16 5 large steers, 5 smaller ditto, a large Cow 30 10 7 Cows & calves, 2 bulls, 5 heifers 30 10 DICK'S QUARTER 44 sheep, 8 large steers, 11 Cows & calves 74 4 2 bulls, 2 Cows, a small steer 9 15 1 frying pan, a Iron pot, a flock bed & furniture 2 13 1 old bed, 3 guns, a handmill, a chest 3 10 4 bowles, 6 spoons, a parcel of hoes 0 7 6 4 grubbing axes, 3 falling axes, an Iron pestle 0 10 6 piggins, pailes & bowles, 2 wedges 0 2 6 837 17 5 TOBY'S QUARTER 7 large steers, 4 ditto Smaller, 2 smaller 39 10 8 ditto smaller, 2 bulls, two 2 year old 7 0 3 yearlings, 3 Cows & yearlings, 4 heiffers 10 0 6 dry cows, a handmill, a chest 17 15 2 flock beds & furniture, 2 Iron pots 2 15 a frying pan, 2 piggins & tubbs, an Iron pestle 0 10 6 a froe, a spinning wheel, 2 baggs 0 11 hoes & axes, rings & wedges, a crosscut saw 0 16 6 a pr of tow cards, 6 bowles, 2 bred hogs 0 ?? A table 0 1 4 horses, 2 mares & Colt 22 0 NEGRO MEN Jack 30 Toby 30 Robbin 30 Mingo 30 Dick 30 Saucy 30 Dan{ll} 30 Harry 30 Tom 26 Sambo 30 Little Mingo 30 Negro Women Ester 30 Nan 28 Ellinor 25 Betty 20 Sarah 28 Su 28 Judah 25 Jenny 15 Old Jenny 5 Negro Boys Toby 16 James 10 Robbin 8 Sam{ll} 10 Petro 16 Tony 16 Harry 20 Negro Girls Alice 12 Ester 10 Hanna 8 Betty 5 A child abt 1 year old 5 TOTAL BROUGHT OVER 1602 2 5 Debts Due from Several psons to ye Deced from James Gladston 9 0 0 Wm. Gwynn 9 6 6 Tho: Clark 8 5 9 David Edwards 2 5 0 Charles Carroll Senr. 25 16 3 Jo{n} Mason 0 19 3 Jeremiah Larkin 1 14 0 Capt. James Sanders 30 0 0 Tho: Fowler 12 8 0 Benj: Duvall 7 5 8 Tho: Gassaway Tho Odill & Bond 214 2 6 Lewis Duvall 111 11 0 Rich{d} Duckett 97 11 0 M{r} W{m} Josephs 2 0 0 W{m} Demont 5 5 10 Rich{d} Cheeney 3 0 0 Jo{n} Boyd 4 10 5 Mordecai Price 10 7 ?? Gilbert Higginson 14 10 9 Robt Tyler 12 3 8 2187 18 4 TOBACCO DEBTS Jo{n} Jacob Senr 3.29 Jo{n} Anderson 15.09 Geor. Cope 10 Tho. Blandy 3.48 Wm. Farmer 12.4 Maren Duvall Junr. 0.71 Tho: Bennett 11.24 Foulk Davis 14.74 Sam" Farmer 2.18 Cha: Stevens 17.03 Nich° Sheppard 7.4 James Barley 8.51 Jo{n} Green 3.61 Cutberd Anderson 6 Rich{d} Young at ye gate house 7.38 Richd Young at Tho Cowley 1.68 Robt: Anderson 9 133.5 Brought Over 2187 18 4 Debts Desperate 14 18 0 2298 16 4 Debts in Tobacco Desperate Garrett Topping 3467 Tho: Cowley 1700 5167 The goods specified in y{e} w{th}in meneoned Inventory was appraised p us y{e} w{th}in named Robert Wheeler & Lewis Duvall as witness our hands & seales. ?s/ Rob Wheeler. /s/ Lewis Duvall. /s/ Charles Ridgley, son of y{e} Deceased. Octob 23d 1710= further tyme given for Additional Inventory untill y{e} first Tuesday in Aprill next. W_ An ADDITIONAL INVENTORY OF YE ESTATE OF COLL HENRY RIDGLY LATE OF PRINCE GEORGES COU{TY} DECED taken & appraised upon Oath by us Robt Wheeler & Lewis Duvall being Thereunto Authorizd & appointed this fifteenth day of Nobember 1710. IMP{S} 206 1/2 barr of Indian corn 86 0 10 43 bush of wheat 7 10 6 33 bush of oats 8 6 7 bush 1/2 pease 1 2 6 40 bush of beans 5 0 0 46 Large barrow hogs & spade sows 57 10 44 smaller 44 0 19 sows w{th} piggs 4 15 0 middling hogs 21 10 33 shoats 8 5 15 outlyers 6 5 5 small steers 6 5 8 Cows 22 ?? 7 horses 8 15 Sum 279 14 The abovesd pticulars were appraised by us y{e} sd Rob{t} Wheeler & Lewis Duvall the day & year abv. written Witness our hands & seales. /s/ Rob Wheeler "Mary Ridgley request time till y{e} 13th of June.." "Lewis Duvall absented himself out of y{e} Province before y{e} Inventory signed." THE REMAINING PART OF AN INVENTORY OF Y{E} ESTATE OF COLL HENRY RIDGLEY LATE OF PRINCE GEORGES COU{T} DECED. (vizt) The Deced Crop of Tobacco amounting to 110 17 8 Debts due from Sundry psons (vizt) from Tobias Bowles 199 18 8 from Gilb{t} Higginson 79 11 10 from Isaac Millner 39 14 6 from Arden Carleton 71 3 1 from Tho: Bond 51 16 4 from Tymothy Keysar 4 0 0 from Rich{d} & Alex{r} Wharfeild 58 0 0 Sum 615 2 1 Based on a transcription by Sharon J. Doliante as published in her Maryland and Virginia Colonials, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991