PATRICK COUNTY, VA - WILLS - Washington Thomas Estate Inventory, March 1855
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The following inventory list with slaves and cash distribution to heirs is
abstracted from the recorded inventory and its dispensation for Washington
Thomas of Patrick County, VA; inventory Commissioners appointed 2/1855,
appraised 3/7/1855, & reported 1/1856, Will Book 5, pages 17-20, 136, 238-240,
246-247, 409-411.

The appraisement on p 17 was done on 3/7/1855.  The inventory sale was on
3/9/1855.  The sale of the slaves was on 1/16/1856.  All were recorded in the
January 1856 Court.  The recording included hire dates for the slaves of
10/25/1855-12/25/1855 and 1/1-16/1856.  The accounting itself goes into 1859.


INVENTORY LIST

The items listed in the inventory of March 1855 (pp 17-20) include those shown 
below:
9 Hoes & 3 Mattocks
piece of Leather
Harrow 2 Singletrees Stretchers[?]
Foot wheel & chairs
2 boulters & a Plow
Loom
lot of Iron wedges
Grindstone
Barrel of Vinegar
4 Iron Hooks
Saddle & wheel
2 Bee Stands lot of barrels & Jugs
Kitchen Furniture
Lot of Plows
double trees
2 Axes
Log & trace chains
Supposed 12 barrels corn at 4 per bbl [for barrel?]
Still & worm[?]
Pork & Bacon
Tar buchet
Lard & balance in Smoke house
Cart Wheels
Sorrel mare
Lot of Plow & Wagon Geer
4 Head of Cattle
___ Tub
3 Head of Sheep
Smith's Tools Iron
Lot of Fodder
4 Sows & 28 Pigs
Shovel Plow
4 Reef Hooks
Handsaw
chisels
augers shoe tools
Crop lent saw
Shot gun & Rifle
1 Folding Table
Cupboard & contents
Chest & contents
Books
Barrel Leather
2 Beds & furniture

The inventory also lists the slaves Washington Thomas owned at his death:

Woman Winney*
Man Patrick [son of Winney]
Woman Polly [daughter of Winney]
Woman Ony [Oney, daughter of Winney]
Girl Kitty [daughter of Winney]
Girl Eliza [daughter of Winney]
Girl Ellen [daughter of Winney]
Boy Pinkney [son of Polly]
Boy George [son of Polly]
Infant Martha Anne [daughter of Polly]
Boy Jo Henry [son of Adaline decd.]
Girl Adaline [daughter of Adaline decd.]
Infant Susan [daughter of Oney]

[At the estate sale, Winney purchased 1 Coffe Pot (.06), 1 Coffe Mill (.25), 
1 Set of Knives & Forks (1.34).]


CASH DISTRIBUTION

The approximate total cash amount distributed to each of the heirs 
(as best as I can tell) is shown below:
Reubin M. Wells (and wife Nancy Thomas)  --  $2109.90
Gabriel Jones (and wife Susannah Thomas)  --  $2092.12
Peter B. Thomas  --  $2655.22
John F. Thomas  --  $2701.32
Joseph N. Thomas  --  $2651.03 (his share appears to include gifts of $505 
to his Aunt Rachel Webb)
Total Distributed  --  $12209.59

Edward Thomas was deceased by 12/25/1856--see p 239, 1857.  It appears that 
most of his share -- $1852.66 -- was divided between the three brothers (each 
of the brothers received a $560 distribution that the sisters did not receive; 
these would equal $1680).


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