Inventory of Nelson Abshire, 1859 - Franklin County, Virginia Will Book 11, Pp. 359-361 Nelson Abshire Decd. Inventory etc. Appraisement bill of the personal property belonging to the Estate of Nelson Abshire Decd. made this the 14th day of May, 1859 by T.S. Reynolds Jefferson Wade, & Isaac H Boon three of the Commissioners appointed for the Purpose. 1 Negro woman Creesy nothing 1 " " Polly $1100.00 1 " " Grace 1000.00 1 " " Mary & childs 1200.00 1 " Boy Nathan 1100.00 1 " " Charles 1000.00 1 " Girl Emaly 450.00 1 " Boy Griffin 300.00 1 7 head Cattle 60.00 1 9 " Sheep 19.00 1 1 Black horse 75.00 " " Bay " 75.00 [page] 2 shovel plows & stocks $3.00 1 Bull tongue 1.50 1 coalter [?] .50 2 Big Plows 3.00 1 Dagon " 1.00 1 pair stillards[?] 1.00 1 set old Irons etc. 1.50 1 " " chains .50 4 " single trees & 2 double trees 2.00 1 Clivice 1 wedge & 2 augur 1.00 9 Hoes 4.00 3 mattocks 2.00 1 comin pair hind[?] geer 3.00 $6403.00 Amt. brot over $6403.00 1 pair traces & back band .50 1 Loom 1.00 1 hand saw .75 1 cutting Box 1.00 1 2 horse waggon feed trough etc. 50.00 1 Grine stone .50 2 large Pots 3.00 1 Crop Tobacco 200.00 1 Coopers adds & 2 old axes 1.50 1 Bureau 1.00 1 Cupboard 5.00 1 folden leaf Table 2.00 1 Clock 3.00 1 Tea board .25 1 Pot & 2 ovens 1.50 2 Potrack's & shovel & tongs 2.50 1 Smothing Iron .25 2 pair pot hoock's & flesh fork .50 2 stone churns 1.00 1 Lot Queens ware knives forks etc. 4.00 1 set comin chairs 1.50 1 Bucket .13 2 Bedstids & furniture 20.00 2 " " 20.00 1 Ladies Sadle 8.00 1 Small chest .25 14 head hogs 42.00 1 lot rye 38.00 2 stacks blade foder at $3. 6.00 1 Rick straw & chaff 4.00 $6822.37 [should be $6822.13] Amt. brot over $6822.37 1 set Harrow teeth 2.00 1 Lot corn 33.00 two thirds of the mountain crop tobacco 65.00 1 house Tobacco 75.00 1/2 " " 24.00 $7021.37 [page] We the undersigned do certify to the correctness of the above to the best of our Judgement etc. given under our hands this the T.S. Reynolds | Isaac H. Boon | Commissioners Jefferson Wade | In the clerk's office of Franklin County Court the 3rd day of May 1860 This list of the appraisement of the property belonging to the estate of Nelson Abshire Decd was exibited into the said office and admitted to record Teste R.A. Scott C.F.C. Submitted by Robert J. Molloy A 3rd-great grandson of Nelson Abshire. Transcribed from copies provided by Mrs. Edith McGhee Sigmon of Franklin County. **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************