BERTIE COUNTY Estate Papers - John Butler May 1815 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by "K. Paul Johnson" John Butler estate papers, May 1815 These include an inventory and an account of sales The inventory reads: An Inventory of the remaining part of the Estate of John Butlar dec’d taken the 23d day of May 1815—one raw hide one lining wheel one frying pan three pots three hoes one ax one Iron wedg one skillet one plow & Cotter two basons one dish & plates one Coffey pot one table five Chars two Chests one reaphook one flat Iron five knives one tray one meal tub & sifter one box apare of Cart Wheel Irons three Slays one Loom five barrels one Cag one fat tub one sow and two pigs one Cow and Calf two stocks of bees one decanter one Steer some bees wax. One note @ Sterling Francis for the turn of four dollars fifty cents. Dated the 10th December, 1813 but verry doubtful. Jonathan Pritchard administrator The account: The account of sale taken at John Butlars Dec’d May the 23d 1815 L S d One raw hide to Susana Butlar -- 11 0 One lining wheel to dicea Butlar -- 15 – One pot to Dolly Bittle -- 16 – One dtto to Susana Butlar -- 10 – One frying pan to Jonathan Pritchard -- 2 6 One hoe to William Standley -- -- 6 One dtto to Susanah Butlar -- 2 6 One ax to dicea Butlar -- 4 – One Iron Wedg to Jonathan Pritchard -- 2 6 One skillet to dicea Butlar -- 4 -- One plow hoe to William Standley (torn) 9 – One collar to Jonathan Pritchard -- 1 6 One lot of ware to dicea Butlar -- 16 6 One lot of puter to William Standley -- 6 6 One lot of dtto to Avritt Gardner -- 10 -- One Coffey pot to dicea Butlar -- 16 6 One table to dicea Butlar -- 10 6 Five Chars to Susana Butlar -- 7 6 One Chest to dicea Butlar -- 11 6 One reap hook & Chest to Jonathan Pritchard -- 1 -- One Flat Iron to dicea Butlar -- 10 6 Five knives to Jonathan Pritchard -- 2 6 One tray meal tub & sifter to Susana Butlar -- 3 – One box to Jonathan Pritchard -- 1 9 One dtto to Susana Butlar -- 2 6 One Slay to Jonathan Pritchard -- 1 6 One Loom & gear to Susana Butlar -- 4 – One Cag to Jonathan Pritchard -- -- 6 One brandy barrel to Jonathan Pritchard -- 2 6 Four barrels to Jonathan Pritchard -- -- 6 One fat tub to Susana Butlar -- -- 6 Five Books to Jonathan Pritchard -- -- 6 One pot to dtto -- -- 6 One Iron box to dtto -- -- 4 Two pigs to Susana Butlar -- 15 – One sow to Larrey Baker 1 -- -- One Cow & Calf to Gills driver 3 17 6 Two stocks of bees to Jonathan Pritchard 1 10 0 The Right one Steer to Susana Butlar 1 10 – One decanter to Jacob Bell -- 2 6 One tb ¼ to Jonathan Pritchard -- 3 6 Total amount illegible Jonathan Pritchard administrator ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.