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INVENTORIES.
table Cloaths, 4 ditto Napkins, 3 Linnen Table Cloaths, 5 Towels, a small qty. Powd. & Shott, 1 Pr. Pistols & Holsters, 1 doz: drum Hooks, 19 Sheep, 2 Mares & 1 Colt, 4 Horses, 1 broad Axe, 6 Narrow ditto, 2 Grubbing Hoes, 5 Weeding ditto, 2 Narrow ditto, 1 Cross Cutt Saw, 1 Whip Saw, 1 Looking Glass, 5 Hammers, 2 plows, 1 Flewk ditto, 2 Skim- mers, 1 Wooden Can, 2 Coopers Axes, 1 Crow Iron & Stock, 1 ditto Wtout Stock, 2 drawing knives, 1 Wimble Stock & Bitt, 1 Coopers Vice, 1 Jointer, 3 hand Saws, 1 Frow 3 Iron Wedges, 60 head Cattle, 134 Yd. Silk Damask, 2 Yds. Muslin, 2 Yds. Irish Linnen, 6 Yds. White Calicoe, 5/8 of Yd. Searsuchers, 1 Glister Pipe & 1 Oz. Thread, 914 Yd. Cap Fringe, 6 pound Feathers, 1 Meal Bag, 1 piece Narrow Binding, 3465 hhd. Staves, 300 ditto heading, 89 head of Hogs, 2 hand Milns, 10 Sides Tann'd Leather, a parcel Oister Shells, a Small parcel Old Iron, 1 Sett of Surveyrs. In- strumts., 1 Small parcel of Wool, 1 Small ditto Cotton, 1 Small ditto Flax, 1 Bottle British Oil, 7 Basketts, a parcel old Casks, Some horses & Cattle in the Woods the Quantity unknown, 2 Lancets, 1 Currying knife, 2 hand Saw files, 1 Gun hammer, 29 Taylors Thimbles, 3 Augurs, 2 Bells, 1 house ditto, 4 Reap hooks, 1 Grind Stone, 1 Small Tar kill, a parcel Corn, 2 Cow hides, 7 Bushels Salt, 1 Small Qty. Wheat, a Small do. Peas. Errors Excepted
February 14th, 1750/1
Pr. ANN GRAY Exetrx.
This day Came before me Ann Gray Executrix of the last Will and Testament of John Gray Deceased and Proved the bove Innotary accord- ing to Law Let it be Recorded
Certified under my hand the 14th day of february Anno Dom 1750.
NEEDHAM BRYAN-
JNO. HECLEFIELD'S INVENTORY.
A TRUE INVENTORY of all the Goods and Chattells belonging to the Estate of Colo. Jno. Heclefield Deceased as was produced by the Exec. Mr. Edmond Gale and Mr. George Durant and was Sold at publick Outcry and praised by us the Subscribers being qualifyed according to Law August ye 15th. 1721 Imprimis One poor Mare 3 years old Two Yearlings an Horse and a Mare Two Stears of three and four years old Five Cows Two Heifers Two Calves Eight Ewes Seven Weathers Two Rams most very old Two Barrows Three Sows 3 Years old Five Sows and a Barrow of two Year old Seven less than Yearlings Seven little piggs lb oz pw gr
One Silver Tankard Weighing 1: 1: 15: 16 Eight Good Spoons Two Dram
oz pw Cups one little Spoon One do broke One Do. large melted a Seal 9: 3- lb oz pw gr Total of the Weight 1-10-18-16 One Silver Hilted Sword one pair of Buckles not weighed four Diamond Rings two plain Do. One Negro Man £ s d called Luke Do. Cuffe a Negro Girl Bess. In province Bills 554: 8: 0 One £sd
Bed and Furniture £10:5:0 One Do. £10:1:0 One Do.8 £ One Do. 6:15:0 One Do. 6 £ One old Saddle £1:2:6 Ten Black Chairs £1:10: 0 Nine Com- mon Chairs £1: 4: 6 Frying pan Andiron and other old Iron £1: 5: 0 Grind- stone pestle Adds Froe Chafin Dish 15Shll. Thirty Eight Shooles £1: 6: 0 One Buckaneer Gun £2:5:0 Oneold Do. £1: 5:0 Two milk Tubbs d
4shll. One pair of Stylards 12 shll. One pair Do 12shll. 6 One large pot £2:8:0 One Do. Smaller £1: 1: 0 One Do. 7shll. One Iron Kettle 15shll. One old Chest of Drawers 8shll. One Square Table 15shll. One Do. 14shll. Two old Chests £1: 2: 6 A Side of Sole Leather a pair of old Slippers
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6shll. One pair of Sheets £1: 13:0 Do. £1:1:0 Do. £1: 1:0 Do. £1: 11: 0 Do. 11/6 Do. 11 shll. Six pillow Cases 13 shll. One Table Cloth and Six Napkins £ 1: 10: 0 Three Table Cloths 19 shll. Three Do. £ 1: 5: 6 Seven Towels £ 1: 5: 0 Two Bolster Cases 4 pillows Cases 12 shll. A Looking Glass 11/6 Do. broken 5/6 One Dozn. plates 16/6 Fourteen Do. £ 1:3:0 Ten Soop plates and Six petty panns £ 1: 9: 0 Four Dishes & Six plates £ 3: 5: 0 One pair of Candlesticks 8 shll. One pair Do. 12/6 Two old Do. 8/6 Spice Mortar 12 shll. Old Bread Sifter 1/6 One Do. 1/8 A large pewter Bason and other old pewter 16 shll. Four Dishes £ 1:5:0 Five Do. £ 1: 15:0 Six Do. & one porringer £ 2: 13: 0 Two Chamber potts 7/6 Two old Do. 3 shll. pot Racks and Crooked Irons 10/6 One pair Do. 7/6 a punch Bowl 6/6 One pair of sheep sheers 3/6 Some old Brass 6 shll. Three Butter potts 5/3 a Warming pan £ 1: 10: 0 a Mill £ 2: 10: 0 a form for a Table 6 shll. a Colt 15 shll. a Bedsted 12 shll. a Round Table £ 1: 16: 0 A little Table 3 shll. Five Knives and 8 Forks Old 3/6 a Copper pot 6/6 Two old Broken Iron potts 6 an Old Cupboard 16 shll. Four old Cask 2 Canns a Runlet and Some Chalk 12 shll. Two Juggs 2 Case Bottles 9/6 A spade 6 shll. an Hamper 2 Baskets 1 old Scales Candle Boxes 6/6 piggin and full of Molasses and Jug 6/6 Some old Axes and Hoes 11/8 Three old Barrels Two Boxes 7/6 Old Hogsheads and Coolers and old Barrels £ 0: 9: 0 Wastecoat and Britches Cheredary 17 shll. a Hammack 18/6 Thirty one lb of Cocoe £ 1: 3: 3 Eleven lb Do. 8/3 a little old Table 2/6 Tea pot Cups and Sawsers 9 shll. Money Weights and Scales 10shll. Five shirts at 12/6 each 3: 2: 6: Two Brushes 1shll. Three old Barrels 4/1 Black Coat Wastecoat and Britches £ 4: 10: 0 Drugget Coat lined with Silk and Stockins £ 6: 5: 0 Knife Basket Salt Seller and Broken Brush 4 shll. Two pair of shoes 7/6 an old Quilt 15 shll. Some Cotton Wick 5 Gally potts 1/6 Three wedges Hammer and other old Iron 10 shll. Drinking Glass /10 Two drinking Juggs 1/5 four Dozn. Bottles 14 shll. a seel skin Trunk 3/6 Sr. Walter Rawleigh's History with 25 other Small Do. 4 £ One Chest with Inside Drawers 12/6 Twenty Six lb of Wool £ 1: 19: 0 Two pair of Thread and Silk Stockins one one pair worsted 1 £ Six and 12 Bush. Wheat £ 1: 6: 0 One Silk flowered Apron 1£ Two Handkerchiefs 15 shll. Two Do. 10 shll. Nine Remnants of Ribondyt. 23 yds. £ 1: 15: 0 One Barrll. Corn Bills 15 shll. Do. other pay 10 shll. Case of Lancetts 5 shll. Four Bushl. and 1 peck of Salt at 4/1 17/4 1/4 Half a Bush. Do. 2 shll. Half a Bushl. Corn 1 shll. Three old Barrels 716 To the Benefit and encrease of the Corn Field 2£ Some Dirty Corn 5 shll. a pott sold to Mr Jno. Bateman 10 shll. Total £ 698: 0: 34-RICHD SANDERTON ATHO: HATCH THOMAS T PENRICE THOMAS B BARCLIFT-
BEAUFORT COUNTY
AN INVENTORY of the goods and Chattles of Harman Hill Deceast taken 30th day of May 1755
6 negroes named sip & sall Cuff & cesar Quock and Jack 4 feather beds & furniture, 1 Walnut Desk, 4 Chests & 3 Ovell tabels, 1 square table & 8 Chairs, 2 Casses of bottles, 3 Iron pots & 1 brass kittle, 2 Iron Skillets & 1 tea kittle, 2 frying Pans & 2 pair of pot hooks, 1 Bail & 3 Iron hooks, 2 Candle Sticks, 1 pair of Snuffers 3 pair of sisors, 1 pair of Sheep Shairs, 1 hand Bellos 1 hour glass, 1 grid Iron 1 pair of stillards, 1 spie glass & 2 Looking glasses, 1 Slate & : 1 Standish 1 broad ax, 9 Club Axes 2 weed hose & 19 old hose & 1 hiling ho, 2 Pales & 2 tubs & 1 half bushel, 1 Pigin & 1 Can & 1 fat tub, 1 Rum Hodgsed & a Parsil of old wooden Lumber, 1 Spice morter & 61 Chunk bottles & 3 Delfe Punch Bowls, 12 plats & 4 Stone mugs, 13 guns, 5 glass tumblers & 1 Stone Jugg, 1 Spade 3 drawing knives, 2 Coopers Addes, 3 howels and other for a Cooper, 1 Small Box and som cord winders tools & a Small parcel of Carpenters tools, 1 Drinkin
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glass 1 glass salt sellar, 1 pocket boottle & 2 Vilos, 1 mistart pott & peper boox, 5 knives and & forks, 1 flesh fork 3 Sids of tand Leather 1 Pair of Mil sones, 1 tea poott, 4 Screens 3 Cups, 4 Bridel Bitts 1 Curb bitt, 7 Earthen pans 1 cullandar 1 Earthen beare pott, 3 butter poots 1 Sithe, 1 Cross Cutt Saw 1 Whip Saw & a parcel of old files, 1 brass Cook, 1 tin funnel, 6 Puter Dishes, 5 puter basons, 26 plates, 1 tan cord, 1 Quart Pott, 1 Chamber pott & 10 puter spoons & 8 ocome spoons, 2 Earthen pitchers, 3 porngers 2 half pints Cups, 2 Chamber potts, 1 pair of Iron wedges, 3 Plows 1 pair of fire toungs, 1 Bocks Iron and heaters, 1 Cury Comb, 1 Bad ?, 2 mens Sadels and bridels, 1 womans Saddle, 1 Lume & 5 Seets of harnes, 1 flatt & 1 Sale conough, 1 pair Leather Bags, 3 Cloath baggs, 1 Wollett, 3 yards of ozenbrigs, 1 Cutlash, a small of Books, 3 Razors, 3 hones, 2 Combes one horn 1 Ivory, 1 Small Cake of bees wax, 1 Small Cake of mirtle Do. 2 grinStones, 1 Cotten gin, 20 weight of Rope, 1 Shugar Box, 1 pair of money Scales & Weights, 50 gallons of Rum, 4 Barrils of Sider, 1 Cagg Vinigar, 1 Wier Sive, 3 Riddles, 2 meal Sives, 2 Splits Baskits, 9 head of Sheep, to small percel of nails, 96 Weight of Cotten and small parcl of wool, 1 table Cloth & napkins, 2 towels & 2 Canesters, 1 pint of Swet oyl, 62 Weight of raw hide, 50 Weight of raw Dear skin, 60 Weight of tallow, 3 raw Skins besides 1 peace of Bar Iron, 1 Linning Wheal & 1 Woolin Do., 3 pair of Cards, Small percel of old Iron, 3 Siutes of Plow tacklin, 1 Silver Sock buckel, 1 of knee buckels Silver 3 Reap hooks, 1 Cart & Wheals, 1 frow, 1 Branding Iron, 1 Small hatchet 1 fish gigue, 1 tobaco box, 1 quier of paper, 4 Dozen of pipes, 1 Seal, 1 pair of horse fleams, 1 Lansett to a percel of flax, to Six pounds Seven Shillings & Six pence prock and 14 Shillings & Eight Pence Prock, 1 Small Box, 1 old Bread Tray, 3 fishing nets 1 half hough Seas. of Salt, 36 groun hougs, & 25 Small piggs, 15 Cows 8 Calves, 10 yearlings, 6 groun Sears, 1 Bull, 3 Stears, four year old, two steers three year ould, 1 Stear two year old, 1 heifer two year old, 2 Work horses, 3 old, mares and 2 young mares, 1 Iron Spitt,
SARAH HILL JOSEPH SLADE Exec- J? BARROW
AN INVENTORY of the Goods & Chattles belonging to the Estate of Christian Isler late of Craven County & Province of North Carolina deceased-(To wit)
Twenty three four year old steers-Twenty five Cows & Calfes- Fourteen three year old steers-Twenty four dry Cows-Twenty two year olds-One two year old steer, Three Bul's- Three Pounds Cash Equal to Twenty four Pounds in Province Bills-
FREDERICK ISLER JOHN ISLER Executors WILLIAM
AN INVENTORY of all the Goods, Chatles, Rights Credits & Estate Personal of the late Gabriel Johnston Esqr. Deceased. vizt
Household furniture at Eden house
9 Bedsteads, 9 Beds 9 bolsters
18 pillows 20 pair of sheets
20 pillow Cases, 18 Blankets
6 quilts 3 french covers
4 matresses 8 Sett bed Curtains 1 Sett Window Do.
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4 Dining tables, 4 Card Do.
2 Dressing tables 2 Tea Do.
1 Wryting Do. 1 Card Do.
5 Small Do. 2 Scrutores.
2 Buroes, 7 Chests,
3 Corner cupboards
1 Book Stand, 6 glasses gilt frames
1 Do. Black Do. 1 Dressing Do.
1 Couch, 38 Chairs different Sorts, 9 Wedford Do.
5 Stools, 2 Clocks
1 Basone stand, 1 Marble table
24 Table Cloths 36 napkins
24 Towells
Plate vizt:
1 Silver Tea kettle & Lamp
1 Do. french plate
1 Coffee pot. 2 Cups.
2 Tankards, 2 pint muggs
4 Candle Sticks, 4 waiters,
1 Tea board, 3 Milk potts,
2 Setts of Castors 4 Salt Sellars
2 Butter Cups, 2 Salt Shovels
2 punch ladles, 1 Tea pott.
2 Canisters, 17 Tea spoons
2 pr. of tongs, 1 Snuffer Dish
27 Table Spoons 1 large Soop Do.
11 forks, 11 Sweet meat Spoons
1 Doz knives & forks
1 marrow Spoon, 1 punch Strainer
1 Shaving Basone & Ewer
1 China Jar & Stand Sett in Silver
3 Bread Baskets
2 Decanter stands
2 knife Trays 6 China bowles
5 Do. Dishes, 6 muggs
2 Doz. of China plates
5 Basons Do. 6 Tea potts
2 Doz. Cups and Saucers
1 Sugar Dish 6 Coffee cups
3 Decanters. 15 Drinking glasses, 2 watter Do.
1 Doz. of Jelly Do.
2 glass muggs
2 Doz. of Ivory knives & forks
7 Pr Doggs 4 Pr. Tongs
2 Shovels, 1 fender
3 house Brooms 2 hearth brushes
1 Terrestial & 1 Celestial globe
1 Chair & harnis, 1 Chaise & Do.
1 Bay Boat, & 2 Canoes.
Kitchen Furniture
17 pewter Dishes
5 Do. Covers, 2 fish Dishes
8 Doz: of Plates, 1 Jack
1 Driping pan, 6 Sauce pans
2 Stew pans
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INVENTORIES.
13 potts 5 pott lids
2 Tea kettles, 2 Chacolet potts
1 Coffee pott, 4 Brass Candle Sticks,
1 Brass Drudgers
1 large Copper kettle
1 Small Do. 2 grid Irons
3 Spitts, 1 Chafing Dish
1 Cheese Toaster,
2 mortars & pestills
1 Shovel, 1 pr. Tongs 1 pr Doggs
1 Warming pan, 4 flat Irons
1 Box Do. 1 Brass Candle Stick
2 Brass plate warmer molds
1 Small Still, 3 Lanthorns
2 pair of Scales
3 Spinnins Wheels
9 milk panns, 4 pails
3 washing tubs Some glasses
17 Garden Spades
1 Chest Carpenters tools
a quantity of Bottels & nails & old Iron
Cloaths vizt.
5 Coats 5 pair Breeches
8 Waist Coats
3 wiggs
12 Shirts & 12 neck Cloths
6 pair of Stockings
4 pair Shoes, 4 Swords
4 Pr. Pistols 1 Do. Holsters
3 Sadles & Bridles &.
Stock & Tools att Eden house viz:
4 horses, 1 Mare about
45 Sheep About
80 head of Black Cattle Including Calves About
60 head of Swine Including piggs &ca.
11 Broad Hoes, 4 narrow Do.
3 axes 3 Spades, 3 fluke & 1 plow,
Some sheet lead and 1 iron press Lying in the Barn
An Inventory of goods at Mount Galland vizt.
5 Bed Steads, 6 Beds
6 Bolsters, 7 Pillows
3 french Covers, 9 Blanketts
1 Coloured quilt, 9 pillow Cases, 7 pair of Sheets,
4 Tables, 20 Chairs, 1 Chest,
1 Clock, 1 Couch, 1 rugg, 1 Decanter, 1 Cruet 1 rummer 2 Watter glasses, 9 wine Do. 3 punch Bowles, 3 Small Do. 4 hand Basons, 2 por- rangers 7 Chambers potts 1 Butter Do. 1 ;Case Silver handled knives & forks, one fork wanting, 5 Ivory handled knives & forks 1 Tea kettle 1 Copper Sauce pan 1 Spitt 1 grid Iron 1 Mortar 4 Small brass Cocks, 2 Do. larger 1 Chafin Dish 1 large Copper kettle 1 Box Iron, 2 heaters 2 juggs, 1 rope 1 Bung borer 1 large Funnel, 6 earthen pans 7 Rulers 1 large Copper pot 1 Coffee Pott,'6 Candle-Sticks 1 pair snuffers 1 Drudger 1 Tea pott, 1 Milk Do. 1 pepper Box, 8 Pewter Dishes, 11 Soop plates, 27 flat Do. 1 quart mugg 1 half pint Do. 1 Butter Boat 1 fish Strainer 2 wine tubs, 2 Covers for Dishes, 3 watter pails 1 Washing Tub-
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Stock &. Tools &ca at Mount Galland
15312 Barlls Sound Corn, 34 Barls Do. rotten, 3 Iron potts, 1 frying pan, 4 Iron Wedges. 2 ox Chains, 1 share & Coulter 2 plow hoes, 14 broad & 8 narrow hoes, 4 grubing Do. 2 Bells, 11 axes, about 50 head of Black Cattle Including Calves about 100 head of Swine most of them young, Shoots & piggs 4 horses, 1 Mare & 1 Colt.
Stock & Tools &ca at Fishing Creek
36 Barls of Corn, about 50 head of black Cattle Including Calves, about 80 Swine Including piggs &ca 4 horses & Mares 1 Colt 3 broad hoes, 3 narrow Do. 2 grubing Do. 4 axes, 1 small Share & Coulter 1 fluke hoe 1 Drawing knife 1 Sett of Wedges-
Stock & Tools at Possum Quartr.
43 Barls Sound Corn 4 Do. rotten, about 5 head of black Cattle 36 Swine Including piggs 4 broad hoes 4 narrow Do. 2 grubing Do. 4 axes.
Stock & Tools &ca. at Conahoe.
188 Barls Sound Corn 13 Do. rotten 11 broad hoes 6 narrow Do. 5 axes 1 frow, 1 hand saw 1 Drawing knife 1 Shovel 2 Augures 1 Chisel, 1 gun, 2 plows, about 30 head of black Cattle Including Calves, about 68 Swine most of them piggs 2 Horses.
A List of the Negroes
Nim, Waltham, London, Carolina Boatswain Taffie Cato Quash Charles Eden George Malch Virgil Sambo Jack Jammey Mingoe Joe Galland Hamstead Coltrain Caesar Cato Titus Benn Eden Indian Johnny Gregory Dick Sambo Dromo Glasgow Scipio Cain Peter Coldin In all 35 men. Dinah Tetimah Diana Baban Grace Sella Moll Teresa Rose Diana Kate China Tamar Lucey Sarah Betty Quasheba Phebe Sukey Rachel Baubaa Juba Jenny old Bess Sellah Nancy Hagar Dinah Bess. In all 29 women. Titus Charles James Cato Homer Dromo Coot Pounce Will Jack Dick Piramus Jupiter Waltham Cupid Sandie Jack Aaron Timothy Arther In all 20 Boys many of these born since the Goverors Death & some
since .- Polly Sarah Grace Beck Jude Hannah Betty Teresa Kate Slip slap Bett Venus Cloe Priscilla Peggy Jenny Dinah Many of these Born Since the Govrs Death In all 19 Girls One Negroe Girl named Titty not Included in the above List being expressly given to me by Will . ·
Books not Included The same by Will being left to Doctr William Cathcart Mr Samuel Johnston and I chusing any number not exceeding 40 Vols. neither is Watches Included &ca. Given by the late Governor before His Death and By Will:,-
N. B. The above Inventory was taken in May 1753, Since which time Eden House was burned and the following things were thereby lost.
Lost by the fire at Eden House since this Inventory was taken.
8 Bed Steads, / 4 Beds, 6 Bolsters, 16 pillows, 10 pair of sheets/ 6 pillow Cases/, 16 Blankets, 6 quilts, 2 french Covers, 1 Matress 6 Setts of bed Curts, 3 Dining Tables, 1 Waiting Do., 1 Card Do., 4 Small Do., 1 Scru- tore, 5 Chests, 1 Corner Cup board, 3 gilt framed glasses, 11 Chairs, 9 Windsor Do., 5 Stools, 1 Clock, 10 Table Cloths, 3 China Dishes, 1 mugg, 1 Doz: of Plates, 5 Bassons, 3 Tea potts, 1 Doz. Cups & Saucers/ 6 Coffee Cups, 1 Decanter, 5 Drinking glasses, 1 Doz of Jelly glasses, 2 glass muggs, 1 Doz: of Ivory knives & forks. 3 pair of Dogs, 1 pair of Tongs, 3 house Brooms, 2 Hearth Brushes, 12 pewter Dishes, 4 Do. Covers, 1 fish Dish, 5 Dozen of plates, 2 Brass plate warmer molds. 1 Small Still, 1 pair Scales, 1 Spinning Wheel, 9 milk pans, 17 Garden Spades, 1 Chest of Car- penters tools, 1 Salt Spoon.
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Cloths &ca .-
4 Coats, 5 pair Breeches, 4 Waist coats, 8 shirts, 5 neck cloths, 6 pair Stockings, 4 pair Shoes, 4 Swords, 4 pr. pistoles, 1 pr. Holsters, 2 Sadles & Bridles.
In Silver and Gold In the House at the Governors Death .- as pr. accot. Credited. Three hundred and eighty Six pounds eight Shillings and two pence Virginia money. In Proclamation Bills one hundred and ninety five pounds five shillings and eight pence alsoe Credited. In Accot. as like ways is the Tobacco's and whatever has been Sold from off the Plan- tations, and now remains unsold belonging to the Estate.
Jewels Belonging To Miss Johnston are as follows vizt. five gold Lockets, 1 garnet necklace Sett in Silver one Bristol Stone Necklace sett in Silver, one Gold Watch & Chain, one Sett of Gold Tweezers, these excepting the Gold Watch she used to wear In her fathers life time. The Gold Watch was made a present off to the late Mr. Chief Justice Hall and afterwards exchanged by his late Excellency on Accot. of His Daughter, for a large Silver Repeating Watch given to Mr. Hall In lieu Thereof. The follow- ing Rings were given to Mrs. Rutherfurd one large Gold Diamond ring one plain Do. one Gold Diamond hoop ring two mourning Gold rings of which Miss Johnston now has at WilliamsBurgh with her, the Gold Diamond ring the Diamond hoop Do. and one mourning ring) The remainder of Miss Johnstons Jewels are as follows. one Mother of Pearl Snuff box Sett in Gold one Gold Girdle Buckle one Bristol Stone Do. Sett in Silver, one Small Picture Sett in Gold. The Gold Repeating Watch Sent to Scotland agreeable to Will to Mrs. Ferrior.
What articles were for the use of the family are not Sett down In the Inventory as not advised usual or necessary no accot. was taken of these things, therefore the particulars not Remembered as Inconsiderable excepting about one hhd. & a half of West India and not quite one hhd. of Jamaica Rum .-
The Chapel plate 2 Silver flaggons 1 Silver Cup two Silver Salvers not included in the Inventory
JNO. RUTHERFORD FRANCES RUTHERFURD.
NORTH CAROLINA, SS.
John Rutherfurd Esqr. and Frances his Spouse severaly make oath on the holy Evangelists that the foregoing is a just and true Inventory of the Estate the late Gabriel Johnston Esqr taken as exactly as the Situation of the Estate would permit and that there is not to the best of their knowl- edge any material omission to the prejudice of any party
Sworn Feb 20th 1756 before me JA MURRAY J. S. C.
(The following affidavit is to a former Inventory, of which the above Inventory is an exact copy.)
NORTH CAROLINA SS.
John Rutherfurd Esqr for and in behalf of Frances Johnston (?) the Executrix of the last Will & Testament of His late Excellency Gabriel Johnston Esqr. deced maketh Oath that the within & above, to the best of His this Deponents knowledge & belief contains a just and true Inventory of all & Singular the Goods & Chattels of the said deced
Sworn the 29th day of July Anno Domini 1754 & filed in my Office JA MURRAY Sec.
JNO. RUTHERFORD
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Accot. of Lands left by Will To Miss Penelope Johnston his Daughter.
Counties
Bertie.
Back of Do. Salmond Creek. 2,000
Mount Galland planta. 560
Northampton
Lovicks Island. 640
Edgecomb Lovicks field.
4,500
Craven. .
Mouth of Swifts Creek (disputed). 640
Granville. Fishing Creek. 3,200
12,440
Northampton Small Island opposite to Mount
Galland planta. 154
Acres
Bladen. To Sam'l & John Johnston's
7,654
To Henry Johnston.
1,000
Craven
To Carolina Johnston.
988
To Penelope Johnston.
450
To Mrs. Johnston now Mrs. Rutherfurd
Tyrrel. Conahoe old feildes 855
1,250
Salmond Creek I believe it is. 320
2,425
25,111
In all About twenty five thousand one hundred & Eleven Acres of land Left to the above named persons-
Accot. of the Rights & Credits of the late Gabriel Johnston Esqr. not included in a former Inventory Given in to the Secretary's Office.
10,43912 Acres of Land in Orange, Bladen & New Hanover Counties to be disposed of by Will 200 acres more in New Hanover County for which Mr. Saml. Johnston Sayes he made a deed to the late Govr .- no Such deed has yet appeared
1 Lott in Newbern Disputed
Due by the Crown to the late Govr. 13,462.19.2
by Do. in part of the late Chief Justice Smith's Salary . . 251.5.0
Two Notes of the late Robert Forsters bbls ?. 7.16.0
Jno. Tinnings Note. 7.00.0
Benjn. Wynn Clk of Edgecomb.
6.15.0
Wm. Ormond Clk of Beaufort.
6.00.0
Stephen Cade Clk of-
8.00.0
Thos. Robeson Clk of Bladen. Due on two Patents. by Edwd. Underhill P Note.
.10.0
By the late Nathl. Rice's Estate Sum unknown
By Patents in the Secretary's office unknown
By Clks of the different Counties unknown
13,826.05.2
By james Abercrombie Esqr of London to be applied
towards Recovery of Arrears of Salary P his Accot ... 114.06.0
13,940.11.2
In all When Reced the Sum of thirteen thousand Nine hundred & forty pounds 11.2 Str. money. besides the above unknown Sums. JNO. RUTHERFURD.
The above Inventory of the late Govr. Johnston's Credits was given in Sepr 28th 1754 by John Rutherfurd Esqr upon Oath before me JA MURRAY Sec
60.00.0
16.00.0
Granville.
Possum Quarter.
Eden house planta.
900
12, 594
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INVENTORIES.
INVENTORY of the Estate of William Kennon deceased this 8th of Octbr: 1777
Schooner Nancy, Lumber, Staves, Sloop Robert, Sloop Sally, Brigan- tine Hector, Schooner Dispatch, 12 of the Brigantine Dobbs, 1/2 of the Brigg Sally, 1/3 of the Brigg Mariane, 1/3 of the Sloop Caswell, 14 Horses & Mares, one Coach, one Phaeton, one Chariot, one Chair, 2 Waggons, Severall refuse Store Goods, 1000 Bushels Salt (Supposed) 1 Carpett, 1 doz Chairs, 4 Mahogany Tables, 6 Looking Glasses, 2 Setts tea china, 9 Windsor Chairs, 1 Castor, 2 Cups, -? Waiters, 4 plated Candlesticks, 1 doz Spoons, Almost 2 Setts of table china, 6 Beds, 5 Bedsteads, 12 pair Sheets, 7 Table cloths, 3 pair Curtains, 3 Pair Musquito Nets, 12 Pillow Cases, In Bills drawn by the President of Charleston to the amou of- 8584 Dollars
In other money and Notes about 600 Dollars
The above is en Inventory of the forementioned Estate as far as can be at present ascertained, there shall be an exact Inventory of the re- mainder made as soon a possible by me.
PRISCILLA KENNON Administratricks
Sworen to before me this 8th Day Octr. 1777 WM. PURVIANCE J. P.
INVENTORY of the Goods and Chattels, Rights and Credits of Pierre Le Blanc late of Brunswick deceased at the Time of his Death on the 9th of August 1766 taken by the Administrator (Fountain Etwin) to said Estate.
Proclamation Money & Specie £4-2 (Four Pounds & two Pence)
a Silver Watch with two seals and a Key
a Book of Accounts, a Pocket Book and Sundry Papers
an Hair Trunk with Padlock & Key, containing the following
Cloaths
A Coat and Waistcoat, Second Mourning Cloth, trimmed Coat and Breeches, Silk and Worsted, brown Colour Do. and Do Brown Cloth
Two Frocks, One Waistcoat & 2 pr. of Breeches (all Fustian)
a Waistcoat, Red Cloth; another, Black Silk knit
a Pair of Red Stocking Breeches
Do Black Do Do Do Buff Do Do Do Leather Do
a Pair of Boots, 5 pr. of Old Shoes, One pr. Shoe Buckles, One Hat, Two Razors and a Case, an old Gold Hat Lace with Loop,
a pr. of red Worsted Garters, Four Old Black Cravats, a String of Black Beads, an Ink Stand, 14 White Metal breast Buttons a little White Thread & Black Worsted, a small Piece of Fustian
Linnen
Twenty Shirts (most of them very bad)
Seventeen Stocks ( Do
4 Linnen Waistcoats
9 Handkerchiefs
16 Pair of Stockings, (most of them very bad)
12 Linnen Night Caps
a Pair of Check Linnen Bags; another Check Linnen Bag
508
NORTH CAROLINA WILLS.
Books,
Histoires francoises, Gallantes & Comiques
Les Vrayes Centuries & Propheties de Maitre Michel Nostra Damus a French Prayer Book
2 Volumes, Comte de Warwick
a Grey Gelding, Bridle & Saddle, and a Pair of Spurs
Credits
Due from His Excellency Governor Tryon for Wages to the 9th Aug 1766 the Sum of Thirty Seven Pounds fifteen Shillings & Eight Pence Sterling, Say £ 37, 15, 8 Sterling Newbern the 16th December 1766
FOUNTN ETWIN Adminr.
sworn before me the 17th December 1766 JAS HASELL Csc
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