SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - James Jones, 12 May 1785 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- AN INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF CAPT. JAMES JONES, DECD: Negroes: Hector, Brister, Glasgow, Jack, Nutt, Sarah, Jack, Rachel, Cain, Harry, Annekey, Moll, Ned, Orange, Cato, Box, Daniel, Mingo 12 cow hides 1 pair scales & weights 1 iron chain 1 old axe 1 hand mill 1 case of bottles 1 cross cut saw warping bars & boxes 2 doz cups & saucers 1 pair spurs 1/2 of a seive old hoes 2 looking glasses spun cotton 1 candle stand 3 old hoes 1 pair tooth drawers 1 fiddle 1 basinister 2 sides of leather 1 pair bullet moalds 1 pair shot moulds 2 table cloths & table 1 flax break 2 dutch blankets 2 flat irons 1 man's saddle 1 linen wheel 1 fire? mortar a parcel of books 5 pewter dishes 7 howell? 1 plow hoe 2 pistols 2 axes 1 pair couples 2 guns 1 table 43 hogs 1 basket & stick? 5 chairs 23 cattle 1 bed cover 1 funnell 5 horses wool & gums 1 bowl 92-1/2 gallons brandy 1/2 doz chairs 2 spinning wheels 16 plates 1 bed stead & cord 4 hitting hoes 5 basons 3 iron boxes 3 grubbing hoes 2 dishes 4 barrells 1 desk juniter? 1 flax hackles 1 brush 100 barrells corn 1 dear skin 1 lathing hammer 8 barrells rotten corn 2 glasses 5 hoes 1/2 doz leather bottom chairs 1 ink? pot 1 tub 1 black walnut table 1 wheel 1 pair fire tongs 1 gray mare & filly 2 whip saws 1 candlestick & snuffers 40 barrells corn 1 chisel 1 pair sheets 1 pine chest 1 vice 3 stone jugs 1 trunk1 1 saw rest & compasses 2 butter pots 4 rish? bottom'd chairs 1 hand saw 1 rule 1 doz pewter plates 2 candle moulds 2 pine chests 1/2 doz dishes 1 lock 1 strap 1 bason 1 tin cann 1 grind stone 1 doz spoons sleys & harnesses 8 barrells 2 iron pots 1 box of lumber 5 bushels salt 1 skillet cart harness 1 pair cart wheels 1 tea kettle carpenter tools 1/2 doz tea spoons 1 coffee pot 1 iron spit 2 cap hooks 2 table cloths cart & wheels 2 iron rings 1 spining wheel & cards 3 plow hoes 1/2 doz stone plates 2 tubs 3 axes 1 punch bowl 1/2 doz tea cups & saucers 1 safe 1 sword 1/2 doz knives & forks 1 pair steelyards 1 hoe 2 punch bowls 1 tray 1 pair scales 1 doz stone plates 19 casks 1 pair iron wedges 2 sifters 1 wheat sieve 1 kettle 2 butter pots 5 bushels lime 1 chest of drawers 2 jugs 2 pint pots 1 brush 1 pitcher 1 pair spoon moulds 1 cradle 1/2 doz tea spoons 1 brass cock 1 sugar box 1 tea pot 1 table 1 chest 1 sugar dish 1 pocket book 18 geese 3 mugs 1 skillet 1 chamber pot 1 dish cover 1 pair couples 1 saddle 3 old barrells 1 canister 1 chamber pot 1 pepper box 1 candle stick 1 box iron 1 flat iron 3 sheep 2 axes 3 hoes 1 frying pan 200 lbs cotton John Simmons, Executor At a Court held for the County of Southmark the 12th day of May 1785 This inventory of the Estate of James Jones, dec'd, was this day returned & ordered to be recorded. Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book 4, 1783-1797 Southampton Co, VA Reel 17, pages 116-117 Note: This inventory was shown in narrative form. I have converted it to columns for easier reading. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Von Mings Stachon vonstac@comcast.net ___________________________________________________________________