Bute County, NC - Will of George Rose, 1778 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State of North Carolina - Bute County An inventory of the estate of George Rose, Dec'ed Land 268 acres, 1 Negro, 6 horse kind, 10 head cattle, 14 sheep, 40 hogs, 4 beds, 4 bed steads, 1 chest, 1 trunk, 2 pots, 1 dutch oven, 2 pr pot hooks, 1 frying pan, 2 cotton wheels, 2 flax wheels, 2 pr cotton cards & 1 pr wool cards, 3 pewter dishes, 4 basons & 8 plaes, 26 spoons, 10 knives, 8 forks, 4 axes, 7 weeding hoes, 2 hilling hoes, 1 grubbing hoe, 1 bread hoe, 1 hand saw, 1 coopers axe, 2 drading knives, 1 hogshead jointure, 1 howell & coopers alls, 2 augors, 1 chizel, 1 guage, 2 gimbletts, 1 bung borer, 5 plow hoes, 5 juggs, 6 bottles, 2 ticklers, 1 tumbler, 1 drinking glass, 3 butter potts, 2 punch bowls, 1 mugg, 1 quart pott, 2 tea cups, 3 saucers, 1 pepper box, 2 razors, 1 hone, 1 pr hogshead compasses & 1 cross, 2 smoot gunns, 1 skillett, 1 tin funnell, 10 sitting chairs, 1 box iron, 2 heaters, 1 womans saddle, 2 mens saddles, 1 loom, 4 slays, 3 odd stirrup irons, 1 grid iron, 2 iron wedges, 1 frow, 2 lancets, 1 wooden spice morter, 2 meal sifters, 2 washing tubbs, 1 water pail, 4 piggins, 1 candlestick, 1 iron pitchfork, 33 barr irons about 6 steel, 4 bells, 1 slythe blade, 1 hatchett, 1 claw hammer, 1 pr shoe pinchers, 1 shoe knife, some awls & some tacks, 1 table, 1 round shave, 4 meat hooks, 4 bee hives, 14 peach hogsheads, 23 cider casks, 3 bridles, 1 leather halter, 2 wheat cradles, 1 rasp, 4 bibles, 1 testament and 4 spelling books & 12 other books, 2 sides of old leather & 7 hides in tan, 1 pr cart wheels, 1 small ax, 1 pr of stellyards, 1 taper bitt, 1 hackle, 1 pr sheep shears Ann (her x mark) Rose, Executor Bute County - August Court 1778 This inventory of the estate of George Rose Dec'ed was returned into court by Anne Rose the executrix on oath, and ordered to be recorded Test, Thos Machen, CC North Carolina Warren County I, John D. Newell, Clerk of Superior Court for the aforesaid County and State do herby certify that the foregoing two sheets contain a true and correct copy of the will and the probate thereto of George R. Rose as is taken and compared with the original one which is on file here in my office. Witness my hand and official seal this 17th day of April, 1931 John D. Newell Clerk Superior Court ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts ___________________________________________________________________