SURRY COUNTY, VA - WILLS & ESTATES - Arthur Allen, Jun 1711 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Estate: Arthur Allen, Surry Co, (1711) An Inventory & Appraisment of the Estate of Major Arthur Allen, Deceased Taken in May & June 1711 At Darby Bohoon's, Viz: 20 breeding sows p. & 13 2-year old barrons 6 ea? £ 11 10 0 6 2-year old barrons at 8 each 2 8 0 8 cows at 12 & two stears at 3 15 0 0 3 5-year old hogs at 5 each 8 15 ) The half of this 70 piggs at 2 17 ) belongs to Darby 7 yearlings 3:10 & 2 caloess at 10 4 00 ) Bohoon, so there 1 mare at 2 00 ) remains:. . . . . . . . . . . .8 16 0 ________ 17 02 22 barrels of corn & nubbins & fodder thereto belonging 8 14 0 grubing hoe, two wedges & a grind stone 0 5 0 At Richard Atkisson's: 8 cows 12 & 5 3-year olds 6/5 18 5 ) 1 2-year old 1, and 8 yearlings 4 5 0 ) The half of this 1 mare & colt 3 10 ) belongs to 1 mare at 2/10 & 1 ditto 2-yr olds 2 4 10 ) Richard 15 sows & pigs at 6 0 ) Atkisson so 20 1-year olds 6, & 13 2-year olds 6/10 12 10 ) there 6 sows & piggs 3, & 9 2-year olds 3/12 6 12 ) remains:. . . . . . . . 32 3 6 3 6-year olds at 9 0 ) ______ 64 7 At Coppahonk: 3 feather beds & bolster, rug, blankett, 2 sheets, 1 pillow & case, 6 0 0 bedstead, cord & matt. 1 feather bed & bolster, rug, blankett, 2 sheets, 1 pillow & 3 0 0 case & cord 1 table & five chairs & 6 hundred 10 e? nails 3 8 0 7 napkins, a table cloth & towells & negroe's bedding 0 11 0 A parcell of lumber 1 17 6 4 pewter dishes quantity: 15-1/2 at 7 ea 0 9 0 1 brass kettle & candlestick 1 7 0 6 pewter plates, 2 porringers, a skimmer & 1 doz spoons 0 6 0 2 iron potts & hooks, quantity 70 2 ea 0 11 8 1 bell mettle skillet, 20, & 8 lbs? picked cotton 8 0 18 0 hoes, axes & a pair of fire tongs 0 11 0 5 sows & 17 piggs at 2 10 0 23 summer shoats 1 @ 12, 2 @ & 30 1-year olds @ 9 10 13 6 5 sows & piggs 3 ea, & 7 sows & piggs 3/17 6 17 0 2 sows & piggs 12 & 5-year olds 1/5 1 17 0 4 sows & 3 two-year olds 2/8 a& 4 shoats 16 3 4 0 14 sheep at 5 ea 3 10 0 6 cows 9, & 6 3-year olds 7/10 16 10 0 6 2-year olds 4/10 & 6 yearlings 2/8 6 18 0 5 5-year old stears 10, & 5 4-year old ditto 10 17 10 0 1 bull & a sonry? stear 1/10 & 2 cows & calves 4 10 0 1 mare & colt 2 & 2 young mares 4 6 0 0 1 young heifer 2, & sid'd of a two-year old 3 0 0 1 4 lbs? of wooll at 0 9 4 At Alexander Uttery's: 9 sows & 36 shoats at 4 10 0 3 4-year old barrons & spaid sows 3 10 0 5 sows & 17 piggs & 4 young hogs 2 10 0 7 sows, 14 shoats & 12 2-year olds 7 5 0 5 sows, 14 shoats, 3 2-year olds & 3 6-year olds 9 9 0 3 sows, 10 shoats & 1 5-year old 4 17 6 2 cows & calves at 3 & 5 cows & three calves 6/5 9 5 0 hoes, wedges, axes, gun & box iron 15 & a horse 1/15 2 10 0 an iron pott, frying pan & a parcell of lumber 1 3 0 At Home: 2 boats & sailes & riging 2 15 0 Mill house, mill dam, stones & iron work & 0 39 0 0 a pair of mill stones & iron work 25 18 10 a great cart & wheels, 2 & a dung cart & wheels 1 3 0 0 a pair of log wheels 3/5 & an ax chain 12 1 17 0 77 sheep at 4d each 15 8 0 4 stears at 8 & 9 do at 14/12/6 22 12 6 14 3-year olds 15/8 & 15 2-year olds 11/5 26 13 0 2 bulls 17/6 & 16 yearlings 6/8 7 5 6 11 cows & calves 16/10 & 1 cow & calf 15 37 5 0 4 horses at 11 0 0 10 sows & piggs at 10 each 5 0 0 78 2-year old barrons & spaid sows at 8d ea 31 4 0 13 2-year old barrons & spaid sows at 7d each 4 11 0 32 2-year old barrons & spaid sows at 10d each 16 0 0 40 1-year olds at 6d each 32 0 0 9 sows & piggs at 8d each 3 12 0 4 sows & piggs at 7d each 1 8 0 2 sows & piggs at 6d each 0 12 0 4 young hogs at 1 0 0 1 stear at John Baker's 1 5 0 1 heifer at Mr. Jackman's quarters at Nottoway 1 0 0 In the Dwelling House, Viz: In the Hall: 14 chairs & 2 elbow do at 6d each 4 6 0 2 tables, a carpett, 2 chests, a cubbard & 2 small chairs 3 1 0 a looking glass 25d & a parcell of books 6/ 7 5 0 a desk, a couch, a paair of dogs, tongs & fire shovell 2 15 0 3 yards tabling huckaback & 7-1/2 yds of napkin do 1 0 0 8 yds of bed ticking, a bed tick and bolster 2 7 6 7 yds of breeches ticker and 1 g. gum of paper 0 6 6 2 of shoemakers thred & some whale bone 0 4 6 1 yd of Tustian, 5 yds firg. cloth, 30 yds shalloon, 3-3/4 yds blew 1 9 6 plain & 4 gsp & 30 mettle buttons 6 ivory case knives & forks & 4 ink horne in cases 0 17 6 4 knives & forks in a case & 22 papers of ink powder 0 13 6 2 pr of spectacles, 7 horn combs & 2 penknives 0 5 6 7 pr of shoe buckells, some silk & buttons 0 10 0 a parcell of carpenter's tools at 1 0 0 9 & 3 ounces of plate averdinpoire wt 24 10 6 In the Chamber: A trunkle bedstead, bed bolster, rugg, blankett & sheets 5 0 0 a trussell bed &c & a pair of callico curtains & vallains 3 17 6 5 pair & 1 Holland sheets & 2 pr of convas ditto 5 7 0 a damask table cloth, 14 napkins & 1 towell 2 6 0 48 huckaback napkins & 5 table cloths 3 0 0 5 table cloths & 7 diaper napkins 2 2 0 23 pikllow cases, 1 table cloth & 3 napkins 1 8 0 14 towells & a small table cloth 0 13 0 4 table cloths & 3 napkins 0 14 6 1 spice morter & 2 pessells, a little trunk & muff 0 7 0 a desk, a still & 2 sugar boxes 1 1 0 a hatt & 2 box irons & heaters 0 15 0 Over the Chamber: A high bedstead, bed & bolster, curtains & vallains, 2 rugs, 2 10 0 0 blankets, a quilt, 2 sheets, 2 pillows & cases a trunk & bedstead, bed & bolster, rug, blankett, quilt, pr of sheets, 6 0 0 2 pillow cases & coverlid a chest of drawers, a table & two stans 3 15 0 a looking glass, a table & carpett & a trunk 2 0 0 6 cain chairs, a pr of fire dogs, tongs & fire shovell 2 17 6 a cotten hammock, 2 hasketts & 2 chamber potts 1 6 0 6 small pillows 1 0 0 Two negro men viz: Boatswain & Salisbury 52 0 0 Over the Hall: A high bedstead, bed & boulster, curtains & vallains, a rug, a 7 0 0 blankett, a coverlid, 2 sheets, 2 pillows & cases a trunkle bedstead, bed & boulster, a rug, a blankett, 2 sheets, 2 6 0 0 pillows & cases & coverlid 12 cain chairs, 1 broken elbow do & 1 low chair 4 15 0 2 tables, 2 carpetts & a pair of chest of drawers 3 10 0 a looking glass, a chest & 2 trunks 1 12 6 a cain couch, a buck skin & a pair of bags 1 7 0 5 pr of shoes, a bob wig, 6 canles, a crupp, 2 stirrup irons, a 3 1 0 pair of fire dogs, tongs & fire shovell a parcell of earthen ware & a parcell of nails 2 2 0 4 sifters, 1 serch, 3 stock locks & 2 lanthorne 0 10 0 a pair of sspitt boots & a parcell of girl bucketts 0 7 0 1/2 a hundred of shell & an old canvas hammock 0 9 6 16 qt of corker, 6 yds of duffills & 6 f?? 1 1 0 a pair of ton? chards, 3 pieces of tin & a hatt 0 6 8 a parcell of wearing clothes & a morning gound 20 0 0 a parcell of old ditto & a parcell of sugar 1/5d 11 5 0 In the East Garrett: A bed & bedstead, boulster, rug & coverlid & some pillows of feathers 3 0 0 a parcell of lumber 3 15 6 In the West Garrett: A bed & bedstead, curtains & vallains, a coverlid, a blanket, 9 0 0 2 chests, 2 pillows, cases & boulster a trunkle bedstead, bed & boulster, rug & two pillows 1 1 0 6 chests and 9 chairs 2 5 0 120 lbs? of wool:25, 25 lbs of cotton in the store 2 lbs & 30 of 7 0 0 picked do 2 new saddles & 1 plush seat do & bridle & 1 old saddle & bridle 4 1 7 & an old saddle & broken bridle In the Porch Garrett: A bedstead & cord & some old curtains & a vallains 0 0 0 2 chairs, 2 chests & a table 0 15 0 2 doz. of hair sifters, bottoms & a piece of vermilion 0 3 6 3 pr of brass candlesticks & snuffers 1 0 0 4 lbs? of perfumed powder, some buttons, leather & stay tape 0 10 0 9 shammy skins & some wadding 0 8 0 6 8/4 rugs & 1 woman's saddle & furniture 7 16 6 10 yds of narow blew linnen & 4 fine hatts 5 0 0 2 great coats & 6 ells of princess linnen 2 19 6 2 pr of scales & weights, a frying pan, 3 axes, 1 hitting hoe & 1 15 0 3 sacks In the Seller: 16 cyder cask bowles, trays, bottles, potts &c. 6 13 0 In the Milk House: Brass candlesticks, earthen potts, tin ware &c. 2 0 0 In the Entry: A parcell of lumber 1 0 0 In the Pantry: Casks & brandy &c 4 0 0 In the Kitchen: 77 lbs? of old pewter at 5 ea piece & 33 gal of butter at 8 ea 9 5 5 7 iron potts of 30, 4 seats? 3 ea & 4 broken potts 3 3 0 4-1/2 doz of pewter plates 5 0 0 3 pewter porringers, a quart pott & 3 flagons 0 8 0 2 bell mettle skillets 15, 3 brass kettles of 104 at 11 per 5 0 0 a copper & frame, a paiar of fine dogs, 3 frying pans, skimmer, 6 0 0 spitts, pailes &c. 7 old weeding hoes, 2 leather halletts, 2 spinning wheels, 3 old 1 8 6 guns & a grind stone In the Still House: 16 stands & 26 other cask 7 1 1 35 gall. of molasses, some window lead & glass 3 3 0 7 sides of leathers, a piece of roap, a beef roap, a bed chord, 2 5 6 6 yds of loin cloth a whip saw, a cross cutt do & an old hand saw 1 7 6 a parcell of old iron, axes & passells, some spaids & three pair of 3 9 0 stillyards & peas negroe's beding, hides, horse harniss padds, sack bags & an old gun 5 0 0 & a small saddle A cask of iron ware 8 17 6 At James Allen's: A pott & hooks, frying pann, negroes beding & a parcell of lumber 0 15 0 5 sows & piggs 2/10 & 2 sows & piggs 14 2 4 0 9 2-year old barrens & spaid sows 3 12 0 45 2-year old barrens & spaid sows 11 5 0 __________ £ 838 3 6 Surry County for: John Allen In obedience to two Orders of this County Court and the subscribers being first sworn before Mr. Joseph John Jackman, one of her Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County have valued & appraised the Estate of Major Arthur Allen, deceased to eight hundred thirty eight and three shillings & six pence as before mentioned, as witness our hands this 30th day of November 1711. Robert Ruffin William Gray, Jr Thomas Lane William Holt William Chambers At a Court Held at Southmark for the County of Surry November ye 25th 1711 The before recited inventory & Appraisal of the Estate of Maj. Arthur Allen, deceased, thus presented by John Allen, Executor of the Last Will & Testament of the said dec'd were ordered to be recorded & was recorded by: John Allen, Cl.Cur. Source: Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations, Etc.6 Surry Co, VA 1709-1715, Parts 1,2 Reel 3, pages 84-88 Note: Spelling errors have not been corrected. Some punctuation and paragraphing have been added for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original. Viz & vizt are abbreviations for videlicet which means "that is to say, namely". Numbers may not add correctly due to my inability to properly decipher them. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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