SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Robert Jones, 25 Feb 1779 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- AN INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT JONES, DECD TAKEN FEBRUARY 25TH 1779 1 negro named Glasgow £ 650 0 0 Carpenters tools £ 10 15 0 1 Do named Sarah 350 0 0 16 poppet? heads 2 0 0 1 Do named Hector 300 0 0 4 plow hoes 3 0 0 1 Do named Bob 650 0 0 2 grubbing hoes 1 10 0 1 Do named Harris 600 0 0 6 old hoes & old iron 0 4 4 1 Do named Pompey 250 0 0 1 bell metal skillet 1 10 0 26 barrells corn @ £10 260 0 0 3 iron pots & hooks 7 4 0 1 sorrell horse 50 0 0 1 copper kettle 8 0 0 1 bay horse 40 0 0 1 piece mortar 3 0 0 1 sorrell mare 150 0 0 1 iron skillet, 1 frying pan 5 14 0 1 bay filley 10 0 0 shoe makers tools 0 18 0 1 cart and wheels 20 0 0 1 hand mill 10 0 0 2 grindstones (no value shown) 1 spinning wheel 1 0 0 6 sows & 23 pigs 50 0 0 Tub & 2 pails 0 17 0 2 pair iron wedges (no value shown) 2 wooden boxes, 1 sifter 0 18 0 1 iron saw? 1 4 0 1 iron pot rack 2 8 0 3 narrow axes 3 10 0 2 saddles 15 0 0 1 pair hand irons, 1 iron spit 7 10 0 Cart harness 4 4 0 1 whip saw 3 0 0 2 cow hides 12 0 0 5 rasp hooks 0 15 0 1 loom 8 0 0 1 cross cut saw 0 10 0 1 linnen wheel 6 0 0 2 coffee pots 1 10 0 1 walnut desk 40 0 0 plains & barrells & gunns 3 6 0 10 books & 1 slate 3 12 0 flap unbroke 4 0 0 1 pine table, 1 pine chest 2 8 0 a parcel of pease 3 0 0 1 gun, 2 bayonnets &c 7 0 0 30 lb bacon 7 10 0 1 small bed & furniture 30 0 0 1/2 of a whip saw rest and rule 6 3 0 1 chest & 1 trunk 1 16 0 5 head of cattle 45 0 0 1/2 doz chairs 3 12 0 2 pair trityards? 6 0 0 5 old chairs 0 12 0 39 gallons brandy 130 0 0 2 candle sticks 0 18 0 1 sword 12/, 15 hinges 72/ 4 4 0 1 pair fire tongs 1 10 0 3 butter potts & fat 13 15 0 1 walnut table 9 0 0 1 tub & fat 2 5 0 1 sugar box & lock 1 10 0 58 lbs iron 11 19 0 1 safe 9 0 0 1 case of bottles 6 0 0 2 flat irons & stand 5 0 0 2 barrells & gum, 1 box 0 7 2 a parcel of wool 2 10 0 7 stone jugs 4 0 0 1 small chair 0 3 0 1 glass can 1 0 0 a parcel of flax 2 0 0 5 pair cotton cards 9 0 0 1 gin & 1 cradle 0 6 0 5 pewter basons 5 0 0 1 woman's saddle 15 0 0 8 Do plates 5 0 0 2 sleys 1 12 0 4 Do dishes, 1 large spoon 10 12 0 warping bars & boxes 1 4 0 2 candle moulds & 1 can 1 4 0 1 rey? & harness 2 0 0 1 pair hand irons 0 6 0 1 small bed &c 10 0 0 1 spinning wheel & cards 0 7 0 5 old chair frames &c 0 2 0 1 doz & 2 china plates 0 9 0 1 fiskin? & basket 0 6 0 4 dishes, 1 bowl 0 6 4 2 dear skins 3 12 0 3 tea potts, 2 vials? 0 18 0 1 pitcher 0 12 0 1 bowl & mustard pott 0 6 0 1 flat & 1 canoe 10 0 0 1 cranvet?, 1 pepper box 0 6 0 knives & forks 5 0 0 4 cups & saucers milk pott 1 10 0 25 sheep 6 6 0 1 sask? & vial 0 12 0 1 boar 0 5 0 1 case of razors & hone 3 0 0 1 pair sheep skins (no value shown) 1 tea kettle & 2 mugs 9 12 0 1 rull?, 1 towel? " 1 seal skin trunk 4 13 4 1 flax hackle " 1 feather bed & furniture 50 0 0 a small parcel of seed cotton " 1 do do do 45 0 0 1 do do do 60 0 0 John Simmons, Executor At a Court held for the County of Southmark ( 1 round dollar the 11th day of September 1783 ( 3 round fasteners ( 5 bits out money This inventory & appraisement of the Estate of Robert Jones, dec'd was this day returned and ordered to be recorded. Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book 4, 1783-1797 Southampton Co, VA Reel 17, pages 31-32 Note: I have written the above (round dollar/fasteners/etc) as it appeared across from the court date. Do not know what that means. There was no total shown for estate. It is possible I have shillings in the pounds column - difficult to tell where they were supposed to go. ___________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________