Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills and Estates 
     William WHITEHEAD, estate appraisement (partial), 1797 

Estate: WHITEHEAD, William, Southampton Co, VA   (1797)    (partial)

An Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of William Whitehead, deceased, 
was taken this 20th day of September 1797. 

one desk £2.8, one walnut (desk?) £2.2, one poplar chest 15/ (shillings) £ 4 15

two sugar boxes 4/6, a parcel of tea 12/                                   4 16

seven quart bottles and two cases ditto 5/1, two stillards 12/             4 17

two pair Taylor's shears and a pair sheep ditto                            4  5

two canisters and two vials 2/, one small looking glass 5/                 4  7

(end of page - but not the end of the inventory - 
 I did not copy the following page) 
  
This portion of the document is included in the event it may be of some 
interest to those researching the Whitehead name.  The amounts above are in 
pounds/shillings.  The items don't appear to add properly, but that is what 
was written.

Comment:
I believe stillards listed above is "steelyards" which is a balance or scale 
consisting of a metal arm suspended off center from above: object to be 
weighted is hung from the shorter end, and a sliding weight is moved along the 
graduated longer end until whole arm balances.

Source: Library of Virginia
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, page 836

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