Inventory of Estate of Benjamin Pidcock, Mercer Co, 1840 ==================================================================== 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Donna Evans Dbepre@aol.com ==================================================================== Benjamin Pidcock's Inventory 99 K Proved March 19, 1840 and recorded in Book A of Exc. and Adms Inventories of Mercer county folio 95 Sherman Sur A true and perfect inventory of all and singular uhe goods and chattels rights and credits of Benjamin Pidcock late of the township of Ewing in the County of Mercer and state of New Jersey deceased made this 28th day of March 1840 Wearing apparel -2.50 One note of hand in the hands of Samuel Evans Esq 38.00 Beurough cubbord 8.00 Corner do 4.00 One chest 2.50 Six chairs 3.00 Five cream pot 1.00 Bed, Bedstead, Bedding 20.00 Two breadths carpet 2.20 Fourteen chairs 2.80 One clokc 10.00 One Looking glass .03 1/2 One table .37 1/2 One stand .12 1/2 Dining table 3.00 Breakfast table 2.00 One chest 2.00 Bed Bedding and Bedstead 12.00 Lot of bedding 7.25 Two winsor chairs .40 One sheet iron stove 1.00 Bed Bedding Bedstead 20.00 Lot of bedding --.00 Hen's feather bed bedding and bedstead 3.00 Clock reel -.25 Tin plate stove 10.00 do 5.00 One Dresser 1.50 A lot of crockery ware 1.00 Table .12!1/2 --- --- 2.00 Lot of cider ware .15 --- and wedges .50 Wheelbarrow .50 Lyetub 1.25 Fire Barrels 1.50 Three do .75 Two cedar tubs .75 Flax break .12 1/2 Horse rake 1.50 Gum .37 1/2 Two barrels .25 do wheels .25 Lot of Iron 1.00 Single harness 2.00 One horse waggn 9.00 Two do do 15.00 One plough 5.00 doubme harness 3.00 rake traces /37 1/2 cart 8.00 Grind stone and harrow 1.50 two hogs 10.00 Three turkeys 2.25 twenty fowls 5.00 Three ducks .75 Sharing horse .75 Cow 20.00 Cow and calf 25.00 Grey mare 60.00 two forks .50 do rakes .25 half bushel .50 One shovel .12 1/2 Two sheep 6.00 One sleigh 10.00 Fourteen --- 5.00 fifty bushel of wheat 50.00 Ten do rye 5.00 One note of hand 10.00 One due bill 15.00 $431.45 Appraised by Samuel Howell John Green Mercer County ss William Pidcock and Amos Pidcock Administrators of Benjamin Pidcock deceased being duly sworn upon their oath say, that the annexed writing contains a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said Benjamin Pidcock, deceased, as far as have come to their knowledge or possession, or to the possession of aoy other!person or persons for tieir use William Pidcock Amos Pidcock Sworn and subscribed March 19th 1840 before me Wm. P. Sherman Surrogate Mercer County ss: John Green, one of the appraisers of the annexed inventory being duly sworn according to law under his oath saith that the goods, chattels and credits therein set down and specified were by him appraised according to their just and true respective rates and values, after the best of his judgment and understanding; thau Samuel! Howell the other appraiser whose name is thereto subscribed was present at the same time and consented in all things to the doing thereof; and that they appraised all things that were brought to their view for appraisement John Green Sworn & subscribed March 19th 1840 before me Wm P Sherman Surrogate