Francis Meriwether Inventory
Francis Meriwether [TMSI #116]
1670-1713
Essex Co., Colony of Virginia
An Inventory and
Appraisement of the Estate of Francis Meriwether, Deceased. Transcribed by A. D.
Latane, Clerk of the Essex County
Court in July 1940 from Deeds & Will Book 14, Pp. 182 – 188.
Page 1 of the original D &
W Book 14.
1 paper book bound
28 Law Books, 7 Folio Books
32 Other Books Severall Sorts
3 New Bibles
3 old bibles 1 old Comon Prayer 1 Old Duty of Man
1 Sett of Surveyors Instruments
1 horizontal Sun Diall, 1 house bell
1 pr old money Scales & Weights 2 pr Do Stillards
1 pr old Scales & some Weights
4 old Razors, 2 Stropes, & Stone
1 Gro horn Coat, Butts a pare Moh. Do
3 old Snuff boxes
1 old Juk horn 1 paper Juk powder
12 black haft knives 12 forks & box
13 new & old half round files, 2 Rests, 1 pr. horse Heams
1 Carpt. Square 1 old brad knife, 1 old Jointer with
some other old iron workd
A parcel of Phisick
4 pr. Plane Shoes
A parcel of silk fringe, 1 1/2 Gro. Thread Lace
6 Horn Knives
3 Pr. Girls Bodice 1 pr. Do. Stays
8 Felt & 2 Carolina
Hats
1 1/2 Gro. Coat & Brest Mo.
Butto
69 lbs. Princess Linen, 30
lbs. Dowalls
7 1/2 Lbs. Bro Inklinbs
7 yds. Check Linen
6 -3/4 yds. Serge, 12 1/2 yds White cotton
5 yds Tuken, 3 Yds. Chiffon 1 yd Flannel
14 pr Mens Wash Gloves
6 prs. Woms Do. 6 pr Girls Do
Page 2.
22 Pr. Child shoes, 5 Pr.
Ordinary Girls Do
3 1/4 T Worsted, 2 T Bro
Thread, 2 Cullerd Do
4 Oz. Nunns Do, 11 Cuz. Pins
2 Pt. White Yilletting, 13
yds. Muslin 3/6
1 Pr. Girls 6 pr. Childs
Stockins, 23 Silk Laces
12 Yds. Black Persian 16 1/2
Green Do
2 1/2 1 poppd, 3/4 Sp. of
Severall.Sorts
4 Ps. Lace Damaged, 2 Yds.
Lace
A parcel of Edging, 1 Ivory
Comb
4 Yds. Ribbon 16 do
1 Large Oval Table, L Small
Do
12 Rush Leather Chairs
1 Large Looking Glass, 1
Picture
1 pr. Andirons 1 Fire Shovell
1 pr. Tongs
1 Old Chest 1 Chest of
Drawers Japand
2 looking glasses 1
1 Oval Table Dressing &
Powder boxes
1 Easy Chair & Cushion
6 Low Rush Leather chairs
2 Stools, 1 Old Oval Table
1 Feather Bed Bolster 2 pillo 1 quilt 3 blankets
1 sute Curta
& Valla foot pads head cloth Bed Stead
Teaster & 2 pr. wind curt
& vallence
1 pr Andirons fire shovel and tongs
Page 3.
1 Feather Bed Bolster 2 pillos 1 quilt 1 pr blankitts
1 bed stead 1 sute Curta & Valla. Head Cloth & Feather
1 Feather bed bolster & q pillos & 1 worsted rug
6 Rush leather chairs, 1
Chest Drawers
1 Small Table, 1 Chest
1 Feather bed bolster & 1
quilt
1 Feathr bed bolster 2 pillos 1 quilt 1 pr blankits
1 bed stead Curts Valls head
Cloth & Tester
1 Small table 2 old cane
chairs
1 Chest Drawers
1 Rush Leather Trunk, 1 Chest
1 horse named Shaver, 1 Do Dragon, 1 Do Prince, 1 Do
Montry, 1 Do Ball
3 Horses More, 3 Mares, 2 Mares more, 3 Do more
2 Colts, 3 Do more, 1 Do 6
Draft Oxen, 36 Steers 3 - 4
& 5 yrs. old, 5 Bulls
56 Baren Cows & Heiffers,
33 Cows & Calves
40 Yearling Calves, 1 Young Calf
Page 4.
Negroes Viz
7 Men Chance, Guy,
Hary, Jeffry
Mingo, Tony
£30 ea.
Munduigo £20
6 Women Sue, Judy, Maria £30 ea.
Hanna,
Tim £25 ea.
Jane
£18
9 Boys Bob
£25
Dick
£26
Mundingo,
Lanie £20
ea.
Tom
£15
Bando,
Mingo £14
ea.
Jack
£5
Robin
£5
4 Girls Betty
£14
Sarah
£16
Flora
£5
7 Men Dick,
Will, Shepperd £33 ea.
Cooke,
Zingo, Peter £30 ea.
Ned
£20
6 Women Betty £1
Alfa,
Lilly £28
Molly,
June, Jane £30
6 Boys Jonny £30
Billy
£23
Sampson
£20
Abraham
£6
George
£16
Boatswain £5
8 Girls Locea
£6
Nancy
£5
Bess,
Judy
£12 ea.
Phyllis, Hannah, Sue £15 ea.
Jennie
£10
Total Slaves
£522
Page 5.
1 Negro girl
named Nanny delivered by Mr. Meriwether before his death to Mr. Colston £20
Jane
Slaughter an Indentured serv. having 3 yrs & 10 mos. to serve £8
Isabella
housing ye same £8
62 Sheep
1 Feather bed bolster 1 worsted rug blankits Curta
valla bed stead Test & head Curt
1 Feather bed bolster 1 worsted rug blankits Curta
Valla bed stead tst head cloth
1 Feather bed & bolster 1 worsted rug &
blanket
1 looking glass, A chest, 1
Table
2 Trunks, 2 pr blankets
1 Bed Tucken & bolster,
1 Counter paine
2 old rugs 3 old bolsters 2 pillo 1 head cloth & 1
sute vallance
1 stool & pan, 2 chests
161 oz. 11 of plate, 5 pr
Holland Sheets
6 pr Do Courser, 5 pr Course
Sheets
7 pr pillo, 1 old sheet
3 Brushes 3 brooms, 3 Baskets
2 Doz. huthas napkins, 1 Do
Table Cloth
6 Diaper Do, 11 ______&
Diaper Toweling
5 Course Towels
2 Course table Clo. 6/10 Do
Napkins
Page 6.
1 old Campbett Cloak
1 old Serge Coat Wascoat
& Breeches
1 Silk Druggit Do , 1 old Cloth Westco
1 old Silk Do, 1 Pr. old
plush breeches
1 Pr. old Serge do,
a Tuken Westcoat & 26
breeches
1 old flannell 1 Do Dimo
wescoat
36 Worsted 46 thred stocks
1 Periwig, 1 Do, 3 old hats, A
pr old Spitt boots
Cash £3 4s, 4 Gold Rings 2 t 13 kt,
1 Chest, 1 Candle box 3 old brushes,
1 Warming pan, 4 Brass
kettles 1 do skillet
1 Do 3 5 -6, 23 gl. Pewter at
10d
3 Doz c 2 Plates
4 Chamber Potts, 2 Do very
old, 1 Glatt pott
1 Qt. 1 pint Do, 1 Pewter
Systern
1 Pewter Still &
Furniture, 1 Tin Culinder
1 Spue Mortor & Postle
4 old Brass Cnadlesticks
1 Skinner 1 Stesk Fork &
Spitts
1 Pr. Andirons, 3 pr. Pot
Raskey
1 Bell Mettlec Skillett, 2 old frying pans
1 old Peck 2 Mustard pott 1 old bason 1 pepper
box & 1
salt
2 old Sistern 1 Serch
Page 7.
2 Tubs, 1 Pale, 6 Piggins qt,
1 Bread Tray
3 Bags, 1 Cleaver
9 Iron Potts & 7 pr. pot
hooks qt 396
6 Old knives 3 forks, 14
Potty pans
6 Biskett do, 11 butter pots,
2 Tin kettles
1 Brass chaffing dish, 8
cheese fatts
1 powdering tub 6 syder casks
a parcel of earthern ware & glasses in the pantry
5 stone bottles, 5 do jugs, 1
sugar box
1 tin safe & pewter
bottle
1 Brass kittle qt. 36 lb, 35
lbs. old iron ld
13 wedges, 2 old dripping
pans
Severall iron chairs qt
700 - 40 d Nails, 1800 1/2 -
30 d Do
366 lb. Nails Severall Sorts
1 Pr. Andirons, 1 old Grid
iron
1 old feather bed & old rugg 2 old blankets 1 old bed stead
4 old leather chairs, 1 old
table
3 large spinning wheels, 4
pr. old wool cards
2 boxes 2 Smoothing irons and heaters
Page 8.
4 qt bottles empty , 3 old saddles & bridles
1 feather bed 2 pillows 2 bolsters 1 Rug 1 Blanket
& Bedspreads
1 Plow 2 Coltey & 2 Shares
2 homming Pestles, 5 old Axes 7 old hoes
2 pr pot racks, 1 Cart 1 pr Wheels 3 ox yokes
Negroes Covering, 3 Grind
Stones, 1 winch
3 wheel barrows, 1 pr Silver
Shoe Buckles
6 Muslin Neck Cloths
63 bushels of salt
A parcel of coopers tooles, A parcel of carpenters do
A parcel of Augers, severall
sorts
3 pr Tow Carts, 3 Sythes 4 pr
handles
8 new sifters 6 Perches, 1
Doz Broad hoes new, 6 Mill picks, 11 Funnels
7 whip saws 8 setts 3 box of
8 fillers
4 X Cut Saws, 1 Do Tennant
Saws
5 Spades & 2 Shovels, 19
Sickles
2 pr. Sheep Shears a Trowel 2 Groes 1 file & 1 old Piffle
2 Chaffing Dishes, 1 Spring lock., 1 Flesh Fork
Some Oyl & Colours, 1
Lanthern
3 Gun Barrels & Stock. 4 Casements
1 Case & Bottles with
some old oyle
2 pr old Stillards.
Page 9.
a parcel of cotten in the
seed, 2 pr hames
1 pr Hand Screws , A sett of Smiths Tools
At the upper quarter
3 Cows & Calves, 8 Steers
10-Barron Cows & Heffers
11 Two year old cattle
1 iron pot & pot hooks 48
1 frying pan 1 sifter
At John Moody Quarter
9 Steers, 7 cows & Calves,
3 Calves
9 Young Steers, 9 Two year
old Cattle
4 3 yrs old do, 21 Barron
Cows & Heiffers
1 Bull, 2 iron pots & 1
pr pot hooks qt.
2 old hammers, 2 frying pans
1 old sifter
1 old grindlestone
At Mundingo Qrs.
2 iron potts 1 pr hooks qt.
1 frying pan 1 sifter
6 Cows & Calves, 1 Bull, 1
Do, 3 Steers
9 2yr. old cows, 12 3yr old
do
19 Barren Cows & Heiffers
725 foot 2 inch pine plank, 3
Setts Wedges
to be deducted for an overcharge 12 lb. Nails
Total £1909 5s
11 ½d
In Obedience to an order of
Essex County Court we underwritten (being first sworn before one of her
Maj-ties Justicies of the Peace for this County) have Inventoried &
Appraised the Estate of Francis Meriwether Deced as Shew'd to us amounting to Nineteen
Hundred &Nine Pounds Five Shillings Eleven Pence half penny having first
Sett apart the Widows Dower Given under our hands this 27th day of January 1713
-
Mary
Meriwether
Leo
Hill
1713
Reuben
Welch
Ja:
Edmondson
Presented by Mary Meriwether
Admx of the Estate of Francis Meriwether Decd to Essex
County Court the 11th day of Febry 1713 and is Recorded.
Test
Richard
Buckner Cl Cur
An Acct. of what I have
disposed of belonging to an Estate of Mr. Fra Meriwether, Decd, not mentioned in
the Inventory & Appraisement Viz
3 Steers, 1 Cow & Calf, 1
3 yr old bull
10 Bushels of Salt, 1 Hand
Saw File
3 Hun 4d Nails, 3 Hair
Sifters, 5 1 Wool
2 qts. Linseed Oyle, 2
bottles
11 lbs. White & Red Lead
ground in oyle
1 11 Linen,
1 Man Servant named James
Lodge 3500 lot
1 Woman Serv. named Sarah Welsham 2500 lot
1 Do Kath Downing 2500 lot
1 Do Margt Arkiss 2200 lot
2 pr. Mens 'Alls, 1 pr. Yarn
stockings
1 pr. old Silk Breeches
part of a fatted steer ql, 1
1/2 Barr. Corn
1 bushel of oats, 1 old horse
coller
Total £6 3s 11d; and 14,816 ½
lot
12 hogs to Mr. Colston
22 Do & 1 Boar killed by
me
3 Do to John Moody overseer
Come to hand since the
appraisement Vizt:
1 2 yr old steer, 1 huckbank
towell
1270 foot of inch plank
Total 1,016 pounds of tobacco
Probated by Mary Meriwether
Admrx of the Estate of Francis Meriwether Deced of Essex
County Court the 11th day of February 1713 and is Recorded
Teste
Richard
Buckner Cl Cur
Note:
Mr. Latane’s transcription has been
reformatted to reduce the space required. Individual values have been removed
except for slaves and servants. Where there is a space between items that was
copied from Latane’s transcription. Items separated by commas were combined except
in a few cases where commas were used by Latane. The page numbers are from the original
appraisal which the court recording reduced to 7 pages..
“Do” means
“Ditto”.
Japanning is a word that originated from the 17th
century. It is used to describe the European imitation of Asian lacquerwork,
originally used on furniture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanned
Pounds of tobacco,
There was a man named Thomas Lodge in a certificate issued to Francis
Meriwether on 10 Aug 1699.