[In the left margin] Jno. Britts Invy. &c. January. 23. 1793. The appraisment [sic] of John Britt deceased ............... ========================================================================================== One Water Pitcher | "| 1| 6|One Coffee Pot | "| 9| " " 1 Pine Table | "| 3| 0| " Spice Mortar | "| 6| " 2 Large Pewter dishes | "|14| 0| " 1 Meal bag | "| 3| " 2 Small ditto | "| 6| 0| " 1 ditto | "| 1| 6 " 3 Pewter Basons | "| 9| 0| " Pot & Rack | "| 1| 6 " 2 Ditto | "| 6| 0| " 2 dress'd Sheep skins &a parl| of upper Leather & Paper| "| 4| " 16 Spoons | "| 2| 8| " 5 Trays | "| 3| " a dozn| Pewter Plates | "|10| 0| " 2 Meal Sifters @ 7 P/ Peice | "| 1| 3 " Old Pewter | "|12| 0| " 2 Guns | 2| 0| " 6| Chairs | "| 7| 6| " 1 half bushel | "| 1| 3 " 2 Stools | "| 1| 3| " 3 Candle Sticks | "| 3| " 1 Oval Table | "|10| 0| " 4 Punch bowls | "| 5| " 1 Safe | "| 3| 0| " a parcel of Crockleware & 6 Tea Spoons | "| 1| 6 " 1 Side Saddle | "|10| 0| " 1 box Iron & heaters | "| 4| " 1 Desk| | 3| 0| 0| " 1 Pair fire Tongs | "| 2| " 1 Candle Mold & Grater | "| 3| 0| " 7 bottles @ 4d P/ bottle | "| 2| 4 " Case of Knives & forks | "| 4| 6| " 1 Looking Glass | "| 1| 3 " A Parcel of old ditto | "| 3| 0| " A parcel of old books | "| 1| 6 " A Parcel of Wool @ 1/3 P/lb | "| 2| 9| " A Parcel of Shoemakers Tools | "| 4| " 1 Bed & furniture | 2|10| 0| " 1 Chest 6/- 1 ditto 2/ | "| 8| " 1 ditto ditto | 2|15| 0| " 1 Gin Case & bottles | "| 9| " 2/3 lb of Cotton at 3d P/lb | 3| 8| 3| " Reap hook & Sheep Sheers & stock | "| 1| 6 " 1 bed and furniture | 3| 0| 0| " 1 pr| Silver Shoe & Knee ^ buckles & pr| Studs | 1| 0| " 1 ditto & ditto | 3| 0| 0| " A ball of twine & parcel of beeswax & Some Shot | "| 1| " 1 hand Mill | "|15| 0| " 3 Vials | "| 1| " 1 flax wheel | "| 2| 6| " 17lb of Tallow @ 6d P/lb | "| 8| 6 " 1 Pott | "| 5| 0| " 1 Butter Pott | "| 1| 3 " 1 ditto & ditto | "| 5| 0| " 1 Pair of Steelyards | "| 7| 6 " 1 ditto & ditto | "| 4| 6| " 1 bushel & 3 pecks of Salt at 2/6 P/ Bushel | "| 4| 4 " 1 Dutch Oven | "|10| 0| " 2 Soap Stands | "| 3| " 1| frying pan | "| 3| 0| " 1 Dubing addz | "| 2| 6 " 1 brass Skillet | "| 1| 3| " 1 Rundlet | "| 1| 3 " 1 Sauce pan | "| 1| 8| " 2 Bee hives | "|15| | " 2 blade Stacks | "|13|10 " 1 Woolen Wheel | "| 3| 0| " 20 bars & 4 Bush 1 peck Corn @ 8/4 P/lb | 8|13| 9 " 1 Raw hide | "| 9| 0| " 1 1/ Barrell | "| 2| 6 " 2 Sheep Skins | "| 2| 0| " 1 Cart & Wheels | 1| 0| 0 " 1 + Saw & file | "| 6| 0| " 1 Grind Stone | "| 1| 3 " Clothes Box | "| 1| 3| " a parcel of Coopers Tools | "|10| 6 " 3 Tubs one pail & 1 Piggan | "| 5| 0| " 1 Pail & Piggin & Funnil | "| 1| 6 " The Carting Geare | "| 8| 0| " 5 Peach Stands @ 3/ P/ Stand | "|15| 0 " 1 Fish Gigg | "| 1| 3| " 1 Saddle & Bridle & Halter & Cloth 1| 0| 0 --------|" 4 Cyder Hogsheads | "|10| 0 Will Book 4 1783-1797 Page 584 Name and Place entries on this page include: Amey+; Ben+; Arthur Boykins; John Britt@; Claibome+; Dick+; Doll+; George+; Cala Gilliam; Fucy Gilliam; Mary Gilliam; Thomas Gilliam@; Hannah+; Harry+; Isham+; Lucy Johnson; Sam Kello (Clerk); Lucy+; Peg+; Phillis+; Poll+; John Pursel; Sam+; Braveton Soloman+; Mary Tucker; West Tynes; Will+; " 5 Barrels | "| 9| 0| " 1 Sorrell Colt | 3| 0| 0 " 3 Bushels & 3 pecks of wheat @ 4/6 P/ bus| "|16|10| " 1 Top Stack | "|10| 0 " 1 Old Hogshead | "| 1| 3| " 1 Lein | 2|10| 0 " 2 Grubing hoes & 1 Ax | "| 5| 9| " 1 Froe | "| 3| 0 " 6 Sheep |1|10| 0| " 1 Wallet | "| "| 9 " 1 Apple Mill | "|10| 0| " 14 Hogs & 2 pigs | 7|16| 0 " 1 Barrel & Som Tar | "| 3| 6| " 1 Trowel | "| 1| 3 " 60lb of flax at 4/ P/ hd| | "| 2| 4| " 1 pr| Iron Wedges | "| 4| 0 " 50 P/ barrel heading @ 6/8 P/ hd| | "| 3| 4| " 3 Baskets & two old barrels | "| 4| 0 " 2 Plow frames | "| 2| 6| " 1 brandy barrel | "| 2| 6 " 4 Axes | "| 9| 0| " 1 P/s Leather | "| 3| 0 " 4 old hoes | "| 4| 0| " 4 Old barrels | "| 4| 0 " 2 flooke ditto | "| 5| 0| " 1 hogshead of lime | "| 5| 0 " 1 Mare | 3| 0| 0| " 11 Pigs | "|18|10 " 1 Bell Cow & Yearling | 1|15| 0| " 5 Shoats | "|15| 0 " 1 brindled Cow | 1|10| 0| " 12 Bus| of Potatoes @ 1/3 P/ Bush | "|15| 0 " 1 red heifer | "|18| 0| " A Parcel of Potatoes Plantings | "| 5| 0 " 1 Cow & Yearling | 2| 0| 0| " 2 Small bells | "| 1| 3 " 3 Yearlings | 1|10| 0| The ammpunt of the |94|10| 0 " 1 Gray horse |10| 0| 0| the Praisers Arthur Boykin } West Tynes } John Pursel } At a Court held for the County S ton the 12th day of Dec. 1793 This Inventory & appraisement of the Estate of John Britt decd. was this day returnd and Ordered to be recorded Sam Kello Cl. ========================================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [In the left margin] Thomas Gilliam I Thomas Gillam of So. ton County being of sound disposing mind and memory to make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following - First I Give the use of my land and plantation whereon I now live unto my wife Cala for and during her natural life I also give her the use of my Stock of Horses Cattle Hogs and Sheep for and during the term of her natural life also all my househole [sic] & kitchen furniture my plantation utensils with my Carts and Wheels and ploughs for and during her natural life. Except one feather bed and furniture which said bed and furniture I gave to my daughter Lucy Johnson and her heirs forever. Also Lin into my said wife Cala the use in labor of the following Negroes during her natural life to Wit Dick, Harry, Ben, Will, Isham, Braxton, Soloman, Little Dick, Clariborne, Dole, & Lucy - Secondly I give and bequeath on to my son Thomas Gilliam my Negroes Sam Peg Amey Poll and Hannah to him in his heirs forever Thirdly I give on to my daughter Mary Tucker Twenty five pounds as cash I leave my Negroes Phillis and her child George to be sold and the money to be