Brought forward | £ | S | D | Hammers 2/ flax hackles & sharp Sears | -- | 2 | 6 | 1 Grind stone 4d bible 7/6 | -- | 7 | 10 | 1 Sermon and Old Dictionary 2/6 | -- | 2 | 6 | a parcel of cotton a 3d pr Tib funnel 6d | -- | -- | 6 | 1 Pare money Seals 4/ razor hone and Strap 5/ | -- | 9 | -- | 1 Cream pot ⅓ 3 Baskets 1/6 | -- | 2 | 9 | 1 Table Cloth and Towell 1/3 A parcel of corn at 10 | -- | 1 | 3 | pr ?? Cotton pr 3/ 3 ?? Blade fodder 2/3 hundred | | | | top Fodder 1/6 | | | | A parcel of shucks 3/6.3 sow 13 Pigs 30/ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 Sheep 22/ a parcel of Leather 3/6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 Gallons Brandy 3/6 pr Gallon | -- | 10 | 6 | 1 Carpenters adds 2/6 | -- | 2 | 6 | At a court held for the County of Southampton on 3rd day of Feby 1787 This Inventory and appraisement of the estate of Benjamin Bailey returned and ordered to be recorded === ========================================================================================= [In the left margin] Benja Beal Will In the Name of God Amen I Benjamin Beal Sr of Southampton County being in also state of health do think it proper and fit to make ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit Item: I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Beal 5/1. Item: I give and bequeath to in Reserving son John Beal all my ??phers an plantation work tools after my lawful debt is paid to my wife Rachel Beal ~ Item: I give all the remainder part of my estate during her natural life and then to my daughter Isbel Beal I leave David Wright and John Beale Executors to my estate witnesses March 26th 1786 { William Williams his Anne Williams Benja + Beal markdown At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 8th day of Feby 1787 This Will was proved by the oath of William Williams one of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of William Williams who made oath according to law certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of admr on the estate of Benja Beal decd with the will annex'd and giving Security whereupon &c ---|--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received by the STP (go-stp.com) from Fenton Harrison on 2/19/23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------