Council Minutes, Wills, and Inventories, 1677-1701

Thomas Har^(r)is Des A True Inventory of the Estate of Thomas Harris Deceased octr 1677 (and since Found amongst the sd Bundled Records and here Entred on the Records this : 3d: of April:1680 [Column 1] Imprimis 2 beds with furniture; 2 plain Beds 1 Couch bed 2:pewter basins : 4 plates : 1: Saucer 10 pewter dishes, 10:poringers 2: pewter flaggons 1 pewter pott. 1:pewter Candlestick 1:pewter beaker 1 Saltseller; 1:pewter Tankard; 1:pewter bottle 1 pewter Chamber pott; 3: brass Candlesticks 4 wooden Trays : 15: whole peeces of Earthen ware 1 Brass kittle; 2 Carpenters adses; 6: augers; 9: Chissells; 3 hammers; 2 plaines; 2 broad axes; 1: hatchett 1 Frow; 1: drawing knife ; 1: Cooper Adses; 5: files; 1 Sett for a saw; 1 paire of Iron Compasses; 2 hand Sawes 1 whip saw; 1: Cross Cutt Saw; 1:Tenant Saw 1 paire of Great Stilliards; 1: pair of Small Stilliards; 1:Spitt; 1:paire Andirons; 1:fire Shovell 1 paire of Tongues: 4: wedges; 1: Curtless; 4: Gunns; 2 Tramells; 2:Iron potts; 2 Iron Kittles; 2 paire of pothooks: 2: fleshforks 4:weeding howes 4 hiding howes; 1:Grubing howe; 1 Grind stone. 5 Chests; 3:Chaires: 1: Table and forme; 1:Couch 2 Cushins; 1:Turnd bedstead; 1: Case of knives 2 Tin panns; 1:tin Candlestick; 1: brass Skillet 2 Frying panns: 2:Iron hookes; 1:Gridiron;

[Column 2] 1: harth Iron: 1: Cleave Iron: 2: falling axes 12 Napkins; 1 table Cloath, 3: Canviss Sheets 1 paire of Course holland Sheets, 2[crossed out] ^(old) Sheets; 4 Coats; 2 butter Tubs; and one Chirne, 1:box Iron 2:heatters; 1 flatt Iron; 1 Cheese press; 1: Cheese Tub; 1 old boasting Coat: & :1:waistcoate: 3:Shirts 1 pair of Stockins; 2:paire of Shooes; a bible; & :3: bookes: 3 Looking glasses; 4 pillowes; 1 blew Lining Jackett; 3 glass bottles: 3: Stone Juggs 1 Taylor Goose: 1:paire of Sheews: 1: old Raiser 1 old Iron Morter; A quantetie of :4 penny :Nailes 3 payles : 1: pigon; a Cradle; a Little Chaire 1 old Jack; Sundry bills and accounts due amounting to } ^(#) 2386 + Account of the Stock: 1: Negroe woman 13 Cowes: 4:Steers: 1:bull: 7 yearlings: 13 : Calves 3 heifers 1 Mare : 1: two yeare old horse 44 head of hoggs young and old and 22 piggs

[full page] per Ralph Coates Clerke of the Councell

Albemarle Precinct and River of Berkeley Wee the Subscribers by vertue of an order of Court for appraisment of the Estate of Thomas Harris Deceased (as Lawfull and Sworne appraisers) have accordingly appraised as followeth (viz) Tobacco at Eight Shillings four pence Per Cent Curant May:10th 1680 [column 1] Account of Cattle 17 Cowes with Calves and one without a Calfe Milck Cowes att :400: and 1 without Calfe = 350: 2 yearlings 200: & 1:3 year old Steer = 350

The Cowes names young Starre, Grace: Blackmouth; Black Cherry; }Tobacco: red Cherry; mopus; old Starr; old nanny; old Grace; } 7700 Blossom; young mopus; nanny; young nanny; } Gentle; primrose; pretty face; old Blossom; Lop: Eare } old blossom is without Calfe; 3:yearlings such the } other :2:weaned }

Account of hoggs 9:Sowes one more not Come in at - - - 2000 18: Shoates and :19: or 20: Lesser and piggs } 0900 at 50 pound the great and forty the Lesser } 0800

Account of houses 2 Gold rings at 2000 ??? @ 4000 within doores 2 Beds and furniture at 2600 2 plaine Beds; one the Couch bed 0650 1 Bed a part whereof beeing given the boy in } his fathers Life time : if the Court think fitt to } bee left wholy to him } 9 pewter Dishes and two basons at 30 0540 4 plates Ditto and :1: Sawser at 20: 0080 10: poringers Ditto at 20: 200

[column 2] To 2 Flaggons Ditto 150 1:quart pott and Candlestick Ditto: 050 1 Salt and :1: Baker Ditto 035 1 Ditto Bottle and Tankard 080 1 Ditto Chamber pott 050 3 brass Candlesticks 060 24 Trays at 10[?]:10[?] good 190 15 peeces of earthen ware } 100 some broken To 1 brass kittle & pt Skillet 250 2 Carpenter adzes 040 6 Augers and 9 Chissells: old 130 3 hammers and 2 plaines 060 1 Broad ax: & hatchet Iron: 080 1 Frow and drawing knife 060 5 files at:20[?]: & 1 Cooper adzes ^(at) 30: 050 2 hand sawes : 1: whipsaw } 1 Crosscut Saw 1 frameing Saw} 350 1 pare Compasses & Sett 012 1 pr of great Stilliards } &:1: paire of small } 600 1 Spitt: 1: Pr Andirons } 1 fire shovell: 1 Pr Tongues } 410 four wedges 080 3 Gunns and 1 Cutlass 1000

Carried over the Next Leafe the Remaindr of this Inventory

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Albemarle In the } province of Carrolina } By the Governor and Lords Deputies with the Rest of the Honour'll Councell of State to all persons Greeting In our Lord god EverLasting Whereas It Suffitiently Apeared unto us that Abraham Kimberley of this County deceased dyed without a will and Joshua Lambe and William Therill both of this County of Albemarle, Appeared before us At A Grand Councell held the 27th of this Instant Pretending themselves to bee the Greatest Creditors to the said Deceased And desireing order for Administration on all and Every the said Deceaseds Estate which was Accordingly Granted , Wee doe theirfore In observance of the Aforesd order, hereby, Impower the Aforesaid Joshua Lambe and the said William Therill them and Either of them to Administer on all and Every the Estate both Reall and Personall of the sd Abraham Kimberley Deceased, and out of the Same to Sat=tisfie and pay all his Just debts Soe far forth as the sd Estate Will Extend or Amount unto, and A true and Just Inventory of all and Every the sd Estate which shall Come to his or there hands possession or Knowledge Appraised According to Law by Mr Allexander Lillington and Mr William Wilkiston to Returne Into the Secrataries office within Six weeks After the date hereof, and their of, them and Either of them to bee Accountable at Any time when Legally thereto Required they haveing Given In Seccurity ley by Capt William Craford Esqr. and them selves for there soe doing Given under our hands and the Seale of the County this 29th day of March Anno Dom 1680 Jno Jenkins Anthony A Slocum Will Craford Robart Holden

Know all men by these presents that Wee Joshua Lambe William Therill and Capt William Craford Esqr all of the County of Albemarle in the province of Carolina doe owe and Stand Justly Indebted unto his Excellency the pallatine and the Rest of the true and Absolute Lords proprietors of the province Aforesaid there heirs & Successors the full and Just Sum and quantetie of thirty thousand pounds of Curant merchantable tobacco and Cask to containe the same payable upon forfeiture of the Condition hereunto Annixed,to the which payment well and truly to bee made and done, wee binde us and Every of us Joyntly and Severally our and Every of our heirs Exceccutors And Administrators for the whole And In the whole firmly by these presents In witnes hereof wee have hereunto Set our hands and Seales this 29th day of March 1680

The Condition of this obligation Is such, that whereas the Above bounden Joshua Lambe and William Therill haveing Received Letters of Administration upon the Estate of Abraham Kimberley Deceased, doe and Shall well and truly performe what therein they are Injoyned According to the tenour of the sd Commission, and Shall Save and Keep the Court harmles and undempnified from all and Every person and persons that may or Shall Lay Claime to or pretend Interest In ye said Estate of the sd Abraham Kimberley deceased, duely Executeing and truly perform= =ing the office of An Administrator to all Intents and purposes, as therein to them the said Joshua Lambe and william Therrill is granted that then this present obli= =gation to bee voide or else to Stand and bee in full force power Effect And vertue Sealled Signed and Delivered Joshua Lambe William Therill William Craford In Presence of us John Jenkins Rob Holden

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Thomas Harris desired Mr Therill and my Selfe If god Should take him away that then wee Should declare, his desire is that one halfe of all his Reall Estate after all his debts paid, Should bee divided betwixt his two Sonnes, that is if his Sonne Thomas Came In five yeare, and his personall Estate to his wife forr her dis= posall for her Life, and then to his Sonne John Timothy Biggs Proved In Court March ye 26th 1680 } Sworne ^(to) in Court by will Therill Robert Holden

Brought from the Leafe before of sd Inventory [column 1] 2 Trammells 2 Iron potts & 2: kittles } [? ] pothooks qt: 10[?]: at 4 potts & Kittles } 580 and the Trammells at 50:is In all }

2 flesh forkes one of them broke 030 4: weeding 4 hilling howes Some } broke Some whole & 1: grabing Ditto} 190 1 fine Grindstone 080 1 Cedar Chest at 500 2 Ditto at :150:& 1 Ditto at 150 each is 450 3 Chaires 100 1 table forme: and Couch at 400 2 Feather Cushins att 040 1 Turnd Bedstead at 500 1 Case of Knives 040 2 Tinne puding panns and one Tin CandleStick 020 2 frying panns at 050 2 Iron hooks; 1 Gridiron & 1: hearth Iron 030 1 Cleaver and :2 Falling Axes 060 1 Table Cloath & 12 :Napkins 270 3 Canvis Sheets 240

[column 2] 1pr of Course Holland Sheets at 210 2 old Sheets 160 1 Churn and 1 butter Tub 140 1 box Iron & 2 heaters & 1 flatt Iron 040 1 Cheese press and Tubb 070 1 bible and 3 bookes more 060 3 Looking glasses at : 30 : 3 pillowCases of Noe valleu 030 3 Stone Juggs 012 3 glass bottles at :4: 012 1 Taylors Goose and pr Sheers 060 1 old Rapier & :1 Iron morter noe valleu 000 A pcell of 4[?] nails at 120 3 pailes and 1 piggen 075 1 old Jack at 040 1 Negro Woman at 1500 1 p Sheets & 1 Olde Ditto 0300 1 Rugg and Blanket 150 1 Darnix Carpett 030

{ William Craford } { George Durant } { Thomas Harvey } Total 31706 { Tho: Finckley }

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Albemarle County In } the province of Carrolina} By the Governor and Lords proprietors Deputies with the rest of the Honourab[le] Councell of State, to all persons Greeting in our Lord god Everlasting Whereas it suffitiently appeares unto us that Thomas Harriss of this County deceased left a non =cupitive will and noe Exceccutor therein named , and William Foster of this sd County appear= =ing before us at A Grand Councell held the 26th day of march Anno Dom 1680 pretending A Claime as beeing married to the Rellect of the Said deceased, desireing order for Admini =Stration on all and Every the sd Deceaseds Estate, which was Accordingly Granted, wee doe therefore In observance of the aforesd order and punctilioes thereof of the sd Grand Councell In his Excellency ye pallatine &c hereby Impower the sd William Foster to Administer on all and Every the sd Deceaseds Estate Both Reall and personall of the sd Thomas Harris, and out of the Same to Sattisfie and pay all His Just debts soe far forth as the sd Estate will Extend or Amount unto , and A true and Just Inventory of all and Every the sd Estate which did may or Shall Come to his hands possession or Knowledge Appraised accord =ing to law by Capt William Craford Esqr Mr Tho: Harvey Mr George Durant Esqr and Mr Tho: Finkley, and the sd Appraisement to Returne Into the Secrataries office with =in three moneths After the day of the date hereof, and there of to bee Accomptable at any time when Legally Required hee giving in Suffitient Security within one moneth by Allexander Lillington and Caleb Callaway Esqr and himselfe for his soe doing, Given under our hands and the Seale of the County this 29th day of March Anno Dom 1680 and in Case of non performance that Capt William Craford bee putt In Administrator as p[er] by or= =der Jno Jenkins Anthony Slocum Rob Holden Will Craford

Know all men by these presents that wee william Foster Allexander Lillington and Caleb Callaway Esqr of the County of Albemarle In the province of Carrolina doe owe and Stand Justly Indebted unto his Excellency the pallatine and ye Rest of the true and Absolute Lords proprietors of the province aforesd [begin crossed out]Carrolina [end crossed out] In the full and Just Sum of two hundred pounds of Curant Sterling money of England payable upon forfeiture of the Condition hereunto annexed to them there heirs & Successors to the which payment well and truly to bee made and done wee binde us and every of us Joyntly and Severally, our and Every of our heirs Exceccutors And Administrators for the whole and in the whole firmly by these presents In witnes whereof wee have hereunto Sett our hands and Seales this 29th day Anno Dom 1680

The Condition of this obligation is such that whereas the Above bounden william Foster haveing Rec eived Letters of Administration upon the Estate of thomas Harris of this County deceased, doe and Shall well and truly performe that therein hee is Enjoyned, accord =ing to the tenour of the sd Commission , and Shall Save and keep the Court harmles and undempnified from all and every person and persons, that may or Shall Lay Claime too or pretend Interest In the sd Estate of the Said Thomas Harris Deceased duely Execute =ing and truely performing the office of An Administrator to all Intents and purposes, as therein to him the sd William Foster is Granted that then this present obligation to bee voide and of noe Effect, or else to Stand and bee In full force power effect And vertue William Foster Allexander Lillington Caleb Callaway

Sealed Signed and Delivered In the presence of us John Jenkins Robart Holden

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Albemarle By desire wee here undersubscribed have Taken a True Inventory of the Estate of Mr Franciss Godfrey deceased: as it was presented unto us by Mr William Therill the 20th Day of March 1675/6 Imprimis one new Ticking Feather bed; one bolster; one pillow; and holland pillobeer one paire of almost new vests Lining Sheets; one white Blancket; one Red Shagged Rugg; one Sute of pantatos Curtins and vallens, one old Ticking feather bed; one Canviss bolster; one old Sheet; one new one; one new white Shagged Rugg One Canviss Featherbed and boulster; one old blew blancket; one old Sheet; one Cullered Shagged Rugg; three pantatos Curtins and vallens; three of Lillies Matts; one new ticking Featherbed; one [crossed out] boulster; one pillow; and one Canviss pillow; which was ordained for Will; one Canviss Straw bed, one boulster; too old Red blankets, one old Torne hammocker; one good Hammocker with Strings; one good Ticking feather bed boulster; pillow; & pillober ; one pare of Course new holland Sheets; one old hamacker one green Shagg Rugg; one paire of Green Searge Curtins and vallens one Lining Couch featherbed; and Ticking pillow, one Redblancket; one new paire of white Cotton Blanckets; one pantato Tablecloth; one paire of new Canviss Sheets; one paire of Course holland Sheets; one fine Torne holland Sheet; one new Lockeram Sheet; 3 Table Cloathes one of them Small; two fine Towells: 5 : Courser; 5 Canviss Towells 5 fine pillowbers; 4 Course pillowbers: 1:fine holland ditto; 2:Diaper Towells:17:Diaper napkins; 2:Ditto Table Cloaths; 22:Canviss Table napkins; 6:Dowles napkins; 2:Darnix Table Cloaths; one Small Lockeram bagg; one Dublet and britches: of fine broad Cloth one Suite of Cloathes Sould 2 yd 1/4 of fine Red Kersey; one Red Kersey Jacket; one Tufted holland Jacket; one Fustin Ditto; 13 yds of new Canviss; 3yds 1/4 of Lockeram; 1yd 1/2 Ditto; 3:yards Ditto; seven pound Eighteen Shillings Sterling; 1 broken Silver Spoone: one Ditto: hattband; 6 Silver Spoones; 2 Small Silver Sack boules; 3: Deham Cups:1:Silver beer boule; 8 Round glass bottles; 7:White : and Cullered Earthen ware Dishes; 1 Leamonado pott; 1. white Earthen Chamber pott; 13: Earthen plates; 2 . poringers Ditto; 1 Cheaney Cup; 1 aliblaster Salt; 1 . wainscoate Standing Cubboard; 3 Chests; 1 Desk: 1 : Large Looking glass; 1 Small box; Two Couches; 1: Large Table frame and Leafe; & 1 Small Ditto; 3 Formes; 1 Turkey Carpet; 4 Leather Chairs Large & Two Low ones; one wainscott Chaire; 2 Low bottom Ditto; 1: Iron bound Case with : 8 : pottle bottles In itt; 1 Large Earthen Cupp; 1 . warming pan: 1 Large bible and 8 other Small bookes; 3 Fixed gunns & one pistoll; 1.wicker baskett; 1:paire of Large Stilliards; 1.paire of small Ditto; and paire of Small Scales; and brass weights belonging to them; one Lattin hanging Candlestick; 1.wooden In= Strument For Table Lining; 13 great and small pewter Dishes; 1 broken pewter dish 1 qrt pewter pott; 23 pewter plates 1 Flagon; 1 Salt; 1 Earthen Salt; 1 qrt pewter pot; 2 pint pots. 2. halfe pints: 2: quarter pintes potts : 1. brass Chafeing dish; 1.brass pestle and morter; 1 Large brass Skillett; 2 brass Lamps; 2 pewter CandleSticks; 1 Lattin Candle Stick; 1 brass Ditto; 1 Choping knife 1 Small brass Skillet; 1 brass Skimer; 2 Small pewter Chamber potts; 2 Iron Kittles . 3.Iron potts; 1 . Ditto 1 with his brmmes broke; 1 Large brass kittle, 1 . Ditto about 8 gall at the smithes 2 . frying panns; 2 Iron Spitts; 2 paire of fire Tongs and fyer Shovell . 1 Lattin Dripping pann; 3 meale Sifters, 1 Large Grater 3 paires of pott hookes; 1 Stone Jug: 1 . white Earthen Bason; 2 butter Tubs; 2 Cross Cut Sawes; 2 maule kings; 4 Iron wedges; 1 Large frow; 1 . Small one 2 hammers 2 Large Augers. 2 . Small Ditto; 2 Chessells: 1 . gouger . 2 hand Sawes: 1 . Carpenters Adzes . 2 . Iron wimble Stock; 1 Coopers Adds; 3 fulling axes . 1 . hatchet; 1 Trowell; 1 Tobacco Cutting knife; 1 Sockett [bill; 1. howell?]; 1 narow Chessell . 1 . Calking Iron; 1 Iron beating pestle 1 . Three Square file; 1 Drawing knife; 1 Fisgig; 1 . pitch forke; 1 Lance; 1 hilling howe; 1 broad ax: one hand mill; one peck; 2 Chests; 1 Searge womans wascoate. 1 Tammy pettycoate; 1 . Small Goold Stone Ring 1 black Love hood; 1 black [Taffaty?] whisk with severall Childrens Things bound up in a bundle; 2 wascoates; 1 paire of Nichanees Curtains and vallens frenged; 1 Searge Sute of the Servant maids; 1 Red petticote; 1 green Say Apron The Remainder Removed over the next Leafe on the other Side of itt

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