SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Estate Of Alexander Adkins, 
					      Deceased, 3 Aug 1784
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KNOW all men by these presents that we Silence Adkins & Reubin Young are held
firmly bound to William Smith, Edward Herndon, James Lewis & Robert Hart,
gentlemen, justices of the Court of Spotsylvania County now setling in the sum
of two hundred pounds.  The payment whereof will & truly to be made to the
said Justices & their successors, we bind ourselves & each of us our and each
of our heirs Executors Administrators jointly and severally firmly by these
presents sealed with our seals this 3rd day of August in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred eighty four in the 9th year of the Commonwealth.

THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Silence
Adkins, son, Executor of the Last Will & Testament of Alexander Adkins on deed
do make or cause to be made a true & perfect inventory of all singular the
goods chattles & credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the
hands, in possession or knowledge of the said.  Also under Adkins on or into
the hands possession of any other person is has same for him & the same so
made do exhibit the County Court of Spotsylvania at such time as he shall be
thereunto required by the said court and the same goods chattles & credits and
all other the goods chattles & credits of the said deceased which at any time
after shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said Silence
Adkins on or into the hands possession or knowledge of any other person or
persons for him do will & truly administer according to law & further do make
a true & just account of all his actings & doings therein when thereto
required by the said court and also shall well & truly pay and deliver all
legacies containing and specified in the said testament as far as the said
goods chattles and credits will thereunto extend.and the law shall charge,
then the above obligation to be void and of none effect or else to remain in
full force and virtue.

                                                      Silence Adkins  (seal)

                                                      Reubin Young    (seal)
Sealed & delivered
in the presence of:

John Brock

                     At a court held for Spotsylvania Court
                              August 3rd 1784 

Silence Adkins & Reubin Young acknowledged this the above which is ordered to
be recorded.
                                 Teste

Inventory of the Estate of Alexander Adkins deceased:

To Roan mare                                        £ 10.00.0
To Do young mare                                      10.00.0
To f horse coalt                                       5.00.0
To 4 cows and calves                                  14.00.0
To 1 bull £1.5.0 and heifer £2.h and 3-year old £3.....4.03.0
To 2 sheep & bell                                       .15.0
To 8 hogs                                              3.14.0
To 1 feather bed & furniture                           5.00.0
To do & furniture                                      3.10.0
To 1 pair of stillards 10s                              .10.0
To 1 gun & o/?                                          . 8.0
To 1 old chest                                          . 3.0
To 1 sire? old Do                                       . 4.0
To 2 pr of cards                                        . 2.0
To 7-1/2 pound wool & basket                            . 8.0
To 1 frying pan                                           1.6
To 1 flat iron                                            1.6
To 1 stone jugs & 1 stone butter dish?                    6.9
To 2 water pales & 3 old tubs                             4.0
To 1 sifter bottom                                        1.0
To 1 sithe                                                6.0
To 5 old books                                            5.0
To 4 old pots                                            12.0
To 1 skillet                                              2.0
To 2 saddles                                              1.15
To 3 plows                                                1.0
To 5 axes                                                 1.15
To carpenters tools                                       1.10
To 3 wedges                                               1.6
To iron lumber                                            1.6
To 2 bridles & halter & britching                       1.7.6
To 1 saddle tree.                                       1.7.6
To 2 pair of harnesses & 2 cart saddles, 2 pr tresohin? 1.9.6
To 2 ordl? collers?                                     1.10
To 1 large bell and coller                              1.6
To 1 pad lock                                           1.1.3
To 4 hoes                                               1.6
To 2 pr of chain horces & 10 ? chain                    1.16
To 1 spindole and fire tongs                            1.3
To 1 spice morter & pisset                              1.4
To 5 flag chairs                                        7.6
To 1 iron b asen                                        1.1
To 11 pewter plates                                     1.7.6
To Grimall basens                                       1.6
To 4 large ditto                                        1.16
To 3 large dishes                                       1.15
To 1/2 doz pewter spoons & a tin funnel                 1.3
To 1 old bed                                            1.0.0
To 1 grind stone                                        2.6
To old cart                                             2.0
To 1 pr iron span salls                                  .2.6
To 3 quart bottles                                       .1.
To 3 old mill bags                                       .3.
                                                    _____________
                                                  £    75.4.6

In obedience to the within order we have appraised the
estate of Alexander Adkins, deceased, as above.

John Shelton
Reubin Young
Joseph Ficken

Source:  Library of Virginia,
Wills Book E, 1772-1798,
Spotsylvania County, VA,
Reel 28, page 608-609

Note: Spelling is as appeared in the original. Paragraphing was added by the 
transcriber for ease in reading. This document refers to the ninth year of the 
Commonwealth.  The transcriber believes 1784 was in the eighth year of the 
Commonwealth (unless they were on a fiscal year).  Numbers above may not add 
properly due to my inability to decipher some of the writing.