Wilson County, NC - Homestead Application - Williamson, Levi -1869 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by G. Hunter Ferrell State of North Carolina Wilson County January 25th 1869 We the undersigned John Nichols Justice of the peace in and for said county and Andrew J. Taylor William Winburn and Arnold Nichols freeholders have this day met in obedience to the Constitution and Laws of the state aforesaid and have laid off and allotted to the applicant Levi Williamson a homestead & personal property articles as follows: $ Cts 1 yoke of oxen 1 cow 75 00 1 Grind stone 1 00 1 Sow & 2 pigs 6 00 1 Basket 25 350 pounds of Bacon 10 00 2 axes & 1 cart & contents 15 50 20 ditto of Lard 4 00 2 pots & 2 pans 3 00 10 gallons vinagar 4 00 1 Gridle 75 salt 55 5 plates 40 4 ½ Bushels peas 2 25 1 pitcher 40 6 Barrels & 1 keg 2 00 5 cups & 2 mugs 30 1 jug & 1 gun(?) 60 1 set knives & forks 1 00 7 Barrels long(?) corn(?) 28 00 1 stone Jar 75 1 Loom & slay 5 00 1 handsaw 1 00 1 Row hide 1 50 1 Box o tools 65 50 pound guano 2 50 1 Wooden wheel & cards(?) 3 75 1 shovel & pitchfork 2 00 1 Bucket & tub 60 2 plow frames 5 hoes 6 00 5 sitting chairs 1 00 1 Iron wedge 25 12 Bushels potatoes 6 00 1 set swingletree(?) irons 50 18 pounds picked collards 3 60 11 hundred pounds fodder 9 90 1 tray & skillet 50 1 pen of shucks 3 00 1 wash pan 20 1 grub hoe & wedge hoe 1 50 1 trunk & 2 tables 3 75 1 Bed and furnitur 40 40 7 Be hives 7 00 1 Decanter 65 1 Lot of candles 1 00 1 shugar dish 10 1 foot adds(?) 2 00 1 Lot of all the Books 4 00 This is a true list according to our valuations of the personal property of said applicant Levi Williamson given under our hands and seals this the 25th day of January AD 1869 (signed) John Nichols J. P. (signed) Andrew J. Taylor (seal) (Signed) William Winburn (seal) his Arnold X Nichols (seal) mark Registered January 26th 1869 at the hour of one o clock PM (signed) G M Taylor, Regr ============================================================== 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. The 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, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==============================================================