SURRY COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - John Allen, 11 Sep 1700 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- AN INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN ALLEN, Deceased, Late Ye 11th Sep 1700 Weight Tobo ____________ One pair wooll cards 0007 Large coat & callamanro vest & breeches 0270 1 large vest & firk breeches 0150 2 pair wooll hose 0018 pair mens ditto att 18: & 10 0028 3-3/4 yd county cloath att 18 0057-1/2 1 pair mens fulls att 40 0040 1 pair: wors ditto att 10 0010 39-1/4 ells bro: lining att 8: 0314 49 yds eslen lining att 4: 0196 21 yds chis country cloath att 18 0378 1 chest, 1 coat & waistcoate & pair knitting needles 0020 1 caster hatt 0035 1 striped shirt 0030 a small remnant Holland 0018 4-1/4 yds white lining att 0042-1/2 5-1/2 yds ditto at 0087-1/2 5-1/2 ells, donley att 14 0077 3 etls white donlas att 14 0042 6 ells ditto liner att 18 0108 12 ells ditto liner att 20 0240 1 chest lumber 0094 5-3/4 ells dowlas att 20 0115 1-2 ells sheatting Holland att 25 0039-1/2 4 ells bro: Holland att 0040 15-3/4 yds white courstrusrian? att 10 0157-1/2 1 chest with a lock & a prell of lumber 0098 2 raskshes with raggs 0062 1 bed & bedstead in ye inner rooms 0200 1 prell truss criztt rug blanketts: 1 sheets 0140 1 prell lumber with a case bottles 0015 1 bridle & saddle 0020 16-1/2 rolls? woollen yarn att 2 0380 2 hives bees att 90 0090 1 truckle bedstead bed & all other things belonging 0450 A parcell old cloath 0091 2 black 2: grizzled & 1 spotted shoates (young hog 0355 1 cow & calve att 0450 1 poor barren cow 0350 3 potts t/10 93(oo) = &1/2 att 2 1/2 per wt 0234 1 small brass knottbe att: 8 0008 a box iron roth 1: heator 0025 2 pr sheep sheares 0024 a parcell bottles 0053 a stone jugg 0010 a pair small & very old stilliards 0020 a qt jugg 0006 a cutting knife & staple 0010 4 prelt knifes spoons & old parring ers 0013 a small piggen 0000 1 old broad ax 0012 1 pr old stirrup irons 0002 11-1/2 wt pewter att 6 0069 12 w ditto att 5 0060 one old frying pan 0005 a parcell old lumber 0020 a small ps beeswax 0010 1 ozenbrig bagg att 16 0016 1/2 barrel very bad Indian corn 0045 55 lbs bacon cutt 4 lbs per lb 0220 about 15 ct: nailes of severall sorts 0448 1 narrow hoe & ax 0018 1 chizell att 4: s : drawing knife att 4 0008 1 old hoe 0006 1 baskett att 2, 1 adz att 4 0006 a parcell old iron att 25 0025-1/2 2 wedges 0037 a ps old rope 0005 37 wt? rolls? wooll att 4-1/2 0166 4 9 wt? rolls? wooll att 4 0120 a pair old wheeles & cart 0100 1 spining wheel 0070 a very old lanthern? att 5 0005 a half bush w? (wheat?) 0010 a pr old spads 0020 20 sheep each att 70 1400 4 pigs att 8 each 0032 1 old small gun & a pistoll 0100 a horse 0600 a mare 0400 a hand saw 0020 8 1/2 barrels, 1 Indian corne att 90 0765 2 barrels rotten ditto att 45 0090 13 hogs small & big 0610 a few planting potatoes att 25 0028 3-1/4 bulk wt? salt att 100 0888 __________ Sep:ye 17 th 1700 101142 In obedience to an Order of Court att Southmark September ye 7th 1700 we the under written being first sworn, have appraized ye estate of John Allen deceased amounting to as above given under our hands this day and year above written. signed: John W. Wapoole Executor: William W. Knott Nathaniel Harrison At a court held at Southmark for the County of Surry 3rd November 1702 The foregoing inventory and appraisment herein presented were admitted to be recorded, are recorded. Test. Francis Clements Cl. Cur Source: Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations 1694-1709, Reel 3 NOTE: Spelling is as it appeared. Extremely difficult to translate since many abbreviations were used with superscript and words in use at that time are no longer in use. Tobo is tobacco. ___________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________