Appraisement Benjamin Foster Sr. Brooke County, WV submitted by Sandy Onbey ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** The following is a transcription of the Appraisement documents of the estate of Benjamin Foster Sr. on file at Brooke County Courthouse, 632 Main St., Wellsburg, West Virginia 26070 and mailed to me by Sylvia J. Benzo, Brooke County Clerk on October 8, 1998. Inventory of the pusenat estate of the late Benjamin Foster Deed. Appraisement Court 2368 feet of pine planks 8.00 1 white back bull 9.00 17.00 1 brindle do 5.00 1 white & black cow 5.00 10. 1 brown do 5.50 1 black short tail do 5.50 11. 1 pide do 6.00 1 brindle do 6.00 1 red heifer 5.00 17. 1 brindle do 4.50 4 yearling calves 8.00 23 sheep 23.00 35.50 1 old Sorrell mare 15.00 1 old bay do 12.00 27.00 1 Sorrell horse 47.50 1 Sorrell colt 40.00 87.50 5 Sows & 4 pigs 12.00 1 old waggon 30.00 42. 1 iron tooth harrow 4.00 1 patent plow 5.00 6 clevises 2.00 11. 1 pair waggon stretchers 150 1 falling axe 150 3. 2 old scythes & 2 per axes 1. 2 do shovels & 1 usak pick 1.25 1 Mattock & 1 hoe .75 6 empty beescaps and pine box 1.75 3 Seaps of beer 5.00 1 old half bushel .20 1 grindstone frame .50 5.70 4 blind bridles 4.00 4 old collars .25 2 ps breech Csnds hems & chains 4.00 8.25 2 prs foregears 6.00 1 cutting box & knife 2.00 1 old corn plow 1.00 9.00 2 stacks of wheat say 100 bushels 35.00 1 wheat fan & screen 10.00 45.00 2 iron forks & 2 hay rakes 1.00 a lot of unbroke flax 3.00 4. 17 geese 2.12 1/2 2 bells .50 1 hand fan 1.00 3.62 1/2 2 drawing knives & 3 chisels 1.00 1 iron square .37 1/2 1.37 1/2 1 pr steel years 1.00 1 old saddle bridle saddle bags 2.00 3.00 2 prs old sheep shears 12 1/2 2 old saddles 1.00 1.12 1/2 1 flax batchel 1.00 2 large wheels 3.50 2 spinning do 2.00 6.50 1 reel .50 2 pot trammels 2.00 1 old pot - cracked & bale .50 3.00 2 Smoothing irons 1.00 3 bake ovens & lid 4.00 5.00 1 small skillet .50 1 10 gall. Kettle & bale 1.50 2.00 2 sifters 1.25 3 Kettles 18 13 & 10 gall. 6.00 7.25 1 old tea kettle gridle and fire shovel 1.00 2 wooden water buckets .75 15 crocks 2.75 a Sett tin ware 1.12 1/2 4.62 1/2 1 do old pewter 1.50 1 do spoons knives forks 1.25 2.75 1 old coffee mill & 2 earthen dishes .50 1 Kitchen table .75 1.25 a vinegar barrell & some vinegar 2.00 9 old light barrels 3.00 5.00 1 old meat tub .50 1 cupboard & ware in it 10.00 10.50 1 old bureau 4.00 a sett of corks 2.50 6.50 1 dining table old 1.50 6 old windsor chairs 1.75 3.25 1 old tea tray .25 1 looking glass .25 1 yankee clock 4.00 4.50 1 looking glass .75 1 bed bedstead & furniture 12.00 12.75 2 blankets & 1 sheet 3.00 1 bed bedstead furniture 20.00 23.00 2 sheets 1.00 1 bed bedstead & furniture 15.00 16.00 2 quilts 3.50 18 yards blanketing 9.00 10 **illes bags 5.00 17.50 a lot of spools .50 a pr Hamep leather .75 1.25 4 old gimblets .25 1 smooth bore gun 5.00 1 old footadje .75 6.00 1 scythe & hangings 1.00 $ 487.45 Page 127 Agreably to an order of Court We the undersigned appraisers after being Sworn proceeded to make the foregoing inventory and appraisement Of the goods and chattels of the estate of the late Benj. Foster deceased Witness our hands this 2 day of March 1827 Wm Vanse Eli Green Benjamin Foster admn Nichls Worthington Robert Mcautire Sales of the personal property of the late Benjamin Foster Senior deceased 1 cupboard Johana Foster 10.00 1 Bureau do 4. 1 Bed bedstead furniture do 12. 2 Blankets 4 Sheet do 3. 1 looking glass do .75 7 crocks do 1.27 1/2 a lot of tin ware do 1.12 1/2 1 do old pewter do 1.50 1 do spoons Knives Forks do 1.75 1 Kitchen table do .75 1 vinegar bl. Vinegar Charles Lewis 1.21 1/4 1 old coffee mill & 2 dishes Johana Foster .50 1 old tea kettle griddle & shovel do 1.00 2 wooden water buckets do .75 2 Smorthing irons do 1.00 1 old dining table do 1.50 6 old windsor chairs do 1.75 1 old tea tray do .25 1 Bed bedstead furniture backroom do 20. 2 Sheets do 1. 1 Bed bedstead furniture up Stairs do 15. 1 reel do .50 1 Sorrel horse do 47.50 1 Sorrel colt Benjamin Foster 40 1 lot of Books Johana Foster 2.50 old waggon Benj. Foster 30.00 3 old barrells Walter Kain .12 1/2 2 cyder do Joshua Everitt 1.50 5 do do John J Jacob 1.20 6 empty bee boxes Walter Kain 1.00 1 la -pine box John J Jacob .12 1/2 2 shovels & coal pick Jol Lewis 1.12 1/2 a pr. foregean hem(p?) charies John Holley 4. 1 do huid do breech lauds & chariis Benj. Foster 2. 4 old collars do .25 2 bluid bridles do 2.00 Page 128 2 do do Samuel M Cord 2.00 1 pr steelyards Joseph Lasier 2.12 1/2 5 bags Walter Cain 4. 1 old saddle Joseph Lasier .50 1 do do Benjamin Foster .81 1 la wheel do .06 1/4 2 pr old sheep shears Job Lewis .40 1 spinning wheel Benjr. Foster 1.07 1/2 1 foot adje do .87 1/2 1 iron square Joseph Lasier .50 2 drawing knives James Snyder .40 1 la wheel Job Lewis 2.62 1/2 18 yards blanketing 41 John J Jacob 7.38 2 Bells Joseph Fleming .37 1/2 1 sickle Walter Kain .12 1/2 3 chissels Benjamin Jacob .56 4 crocks John Holley .50 4 do do .25 1 wooden bucket do .31 1/4 1 bake oven John Brownlee .41 1 Kettle 10 gall Ben Foster 1.50 1 do 13 James Willson 2.06 1/4 1 do 18 Jos Fleming 3.00 1 pit Jos. Lasier .81 1 old hogshead Benj. Foster .36 1 iron tooth harrow John J Jacob 4.06 1/4 1 old plow Rd. Talbot 5.00 1 Bee hive R Marshel 3.12 1/2 1 do do ditto 3.12 1/2 1 do do Johana Foster 1 grind stone Ben Foster .31 1 spinning wheel Ben Foster Jacob .50 7 sheep first choice Ben Foster 5.12 1/2 7 do 2 do Jan Bousman 4.12 1/2 7 do 3 do do 3.00 1 brindle heifer Robert McEnltol 3.06 1/4 1 yearlin bull ditto 4.25 1 large do Ben Foster 5.25 2 yearlin calves Walter Kain 11.00 1 black cow do 8.00 1 red heifer Benj Foster 6.37 1/2 1 la white sow & 5 pigs Saml Willson 3.00 1 spotted do & 4 do Ben Foster 3.00 8 Black Sow John Shnirplin 2.62 1/4 1 white do do 2.06 1/4 Page 129 1 small do do Ben Foster .87 1/2 a lot spools Saml Willson 2. A pr islton hand cards Benj. Jacob .31 1 bay mare Thomas Carey 17. A lot old scythes John J Jacob .50 1 ax Ben Foster 1.07 1/2 1 old plow do & plow screw John Jacob .25 a lot devises Ben Foster .62 1/2 a piece of an ax John Holley .75 1 old 1/2 bushel Ben Foster .01 a fan for cleaning grain do 10.50 a dung fork & hay fork do 1.00 2 hay rakes Ben Foster .31 1/4 a lot watered flax Benj. Meek 2.75 an old plow & corn harrow Ben Foster .40 2 Sieves do .01 1/4 1 pot trammel do 1.00 1 handsaw do 1.01 1/4 1 pot trammel Saml M Cord 1.25 9 geese Jas. Snider .56 8 do Ben Foster .43 1 looking glass do .56 1 Sorrel mare Ben Foster 15.00 1 clock Johana Foster 4. 1 smooth gun Benjamin Foster 5. 1 flax buckle Johana Foster 1. 1 mattock & 1 hoe do .75 1 cutting Box & knife 2.00 Benjamin Foster administrator: