SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - John Westbrook, 21 Dec 1785 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- An Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of John Westbrook, Deceased December 21st 1785. 3 cows and 5 heifers 10 10 0 1 cow bell 4/, sorrell horse £7, 1 bay colt £9.13.4 16 17 4 6 ewes at 7/, 1 cart and wheels 20/, 1 pair steelyards 10 3 12 0 3 plows & 4 hoes, 2 cotters £1-10, 1 grindstone 2/ 1 12 0 31 bbls corn 10/ per bbl (bbl=barrel) 15 15 0 2 bbls rotten do at 4/ bbl 0 8 0 quantity of fodder 10 10 0 12 hogs supposed to make 1200 lb at 22/6 13 10 0 7 hoes 16/, pair wedges 8/, 2 axes and hatchet 8/6 1 12 6 2 tubs, tray, chern?, sifter & piggins 0 15 0 1 feather bed & small bed? and furniture 7 0 0 1 bed and furniture 6 0 0 1 sable, 2 cloths, 8 knives, 6 forks 0 10 6 2 cows, 3 yearlings £4, 1 sorrel filly £25 29 0 0 1 bay horse £7, 11 sheep @ 6/1, 1 flax brake 2/ 10 8 0 18 hogs, suppos 1440 lb at 22/6, parcel crockery ware 1/ 16 5 0 1 brass candle stick 1/1 0 1 0 1 currying knife, stirrup iron &c steel 0 7 0 1 slate 2/1, 1 short gun 1/6, slay & harness 5/1 0 14 6 1 womans saddle 25/, 2 skins 16/, 2 lambs skins 1/3 2 2 3 box and lumber 10/, powder horn & shot bag 2/6 0 12 6 shoemakers lasts and bench £1-10, shoe lasts 16/8 2 6 8 mans saddle 10/, carpenters tools &c 12/ 1 12 0 file and gaffs 1/3, saw 5/1, chisel gouge file & saddle 2/6 1 2 6 1 side leather 6/1, parcel pewter £2-2 2 8 0 1 flax wheel 10/1, parcel wool 10/, case razors 2/6 1 2 6 crockery ware £1-6, cradle 5/ 1 11 0 1 spice morter 10/, parcel books 6/1 0 16 0 candle stick & sniffers 9, 2 jugs & oil 2/ 0 2 9 1 real & srs 3/, 9 chairs 12/, 2 trunks 3/, pr shares 1/3 1 5 3 box iron & heaters 2/6, 1 gun 35/, loom & geer £1.10 3 7 6 2 chests 20/, 1 spining wheel 7/6 1 7 6 1 side leather deer skin & tax 0 14 6 powder & shot 3/3, 2 awls marking iron, 2 boxes 1/3 0 4 6 carpenters tools 23/6 1 3 6 Carried forward £ 157 5 1 bridle, 3 reap hooks, bush & old iron 8/ 0 8 0 gourd & lumber 1/3, misle & mouse trap 1/6 0 2 9 2 vials & glass ld? 8, jin 7/6 warping bars & boxe 10/ 1 3 2 1 brandy bbl 3/, 4 galls brandy at 4/ per gall. 0 19 0 basket & cotton 5/6, parcel wool 2/6 0 8 0 parcel cards 12/, old slay & harness 2/6 0 14 6 hone 2/6, fire tongs 2/6, 5 iron lsts & lumber 30/6 1 15 6 spinning wheel & lumber 9/, salat and bbl 21/ 1 18 0 2 hhds (hogsheads) 5/, 13 geese 13/, 1 mans saddle 20/ 1 18 0 May 5th 1786 leather & traces 35/, parcel tsbs 2 4 0 basket & leather 2/6, 6 shoe lasts 3/4 0 5 10 riddle, 2 pair old cards & lumber 7/, 22-1/2 lbs iron, 5 per lb 0 16 4-1/2 rule & drawing knife 1/6, ax & eye & chisel 2/8 0 4 2 old trunk, bbl & tub 4/, meal bag, wallet 3p 0 3 0 3 bushels oats 1/3 0 3 9 July 24th 1792 Celah and Mary £55, Hampton £17.10, Harry £24.10 (slaves) 100 0 0 Jane & Settis £65, Silvy £18, Chanis £50 (slaves) 133 0 0 bee hive 9/, apple mill 10/ 0 19 0 £404 12 1-1/2 James Lundiss William Claud At a Court held for the County of Southmark the 9th day of November 1792 This inventory & appraisement of the estate of John Westbrook, deceased, was reported and ordered to be recorded. Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book 4, 1783-1797 Southampton Co, VA Reel 17, pages 538-539 ___________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________