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Addison, Col. John
of Pr Georges, MD 1/14/1765 Aspiring+
OXEN HILL? Spinning Room, Milk and Meel House. Items at Quarters and contents of meel* house
not detailed. Items on pg /7 questionable room. Food & meat stores not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Addison, Mrs. Eleanor
of Pr Georges, MD 4/1/1761 Aspiring+
OXEN HILL? Incl's Garret & spinning room; great & little parlour; vehicles in store house
detl'd, ferry boat:not detl'd. Kulikoff:large land holder. Prbly E.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Female; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Aderton, Dr. Joseph
of Pr Georges, MD 4/23/1779 Aspiring+
Paintings & bird cages. Shop furniture medicine instruments & books L280. Items listed at
"Swans Quarter" detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Slaves; Tools;
Allein, Mary
of Anne Arundel, MD 4/21/1752 Aspiring
Inentory includes some of Mrs. Allein's clothing. Barely aspiring. Has 2 old ferry boats.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets;
Female; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Barnes, Matthew
of Charles, MD 2/25/1760 Aspiring-
William Eilbeck an appraiser. Cutlery-minimal other items for aspiring.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Baynes, John
of Pr Georges, MD 8/9/1790 Aspiring+
See transcription for index of merchant stores. Personal estate begins on inventory page 57
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; Merchant; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Beall, Basil
of Pr Georges, MD 12/1/1792 Aspiring
Apparently has a textile operation and cabinet maker--contains unfinished chairs and tables.
Cyder press and all equipment. No bedsteads-beds=furniture, furnit=bedding.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Beall, John Fendall
of Pr Georges, MD 5/8/1776 Aspiring-
Stores of grain, meat, vegetables and corn baskets not detailed. "Cradle" assumed
furniture-not listed with farm implements. No bedsteads.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Belt, Colo Jeremiah
of Pr Georges, MD 12/19/1768 Aspiring
Includes 2 iron backs. Contains wood working tools. Meat stores not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Belt, Tobias
of Pr Georges, MD 7/18/1785 Aspiring-
Contains a meat house with "lumber"
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Boarman, Capt Henry
of Charles, MD 1/15/1802 Aspiring+
Ceramics & cutlery for elite. Minimal furniture with exception of beds. Most inventory
items listed as damaged.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Boarman, Leonard
of Charles, MD 2/5/1794 Aspiring
Paint colours included: red & prussian blue. Seasons of the Year pictures listed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Bowie, William, Sr.
of Pr Georges, MD 7/10/1792 Aspiring
Kitchen items appear distinct from other inventory items.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Bradford, Henry
of Pr Georges, MD 10/12/1784 Aspiring
23 pictures with glass, 4 without.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Brent, Henry
of Charles, MD 6/7/1769 Aspiring
Contains good descriptions of wood furniture and a persepctive glass.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Brooke, Dr. Richard
of Pr Georges, MD 5/16/1785 Aspiring
A number of Doctr instruments, shop listed but not itemized in inventory. Textile
Important features are: Rural;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Brookes, Benjamin
of Pr Georges, MD 2/24/1800 Aspiring+
Possibly has another plantation at Upper Marlborough. Items grouped by material or function
Important features are: Rural;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Brookes, Elizabeth
of Pr Georges, MD 1/18/1799 Aspiring
Lumber room. 1 slave listed with time until freedom. China & glass on mantlepiece & in the
cupboard with sash doors. Tavern.?
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Closets;
Female; Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves;
Brown, John
of Pr Georges, MD 11/19/1799 Aspiring
Contains a ferry boat, battoe, canoe, seine & ropes. Tobacco at Pig Point and Nottingm Ware
houses. Partial RxR. Patuxent side of PGC?
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves;
Brown, Rev. Richard
of Charles, MD 11/9/1789 Aspiring
Received too late for room use study. Contains a spinnet.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Burgess, Dr. Richard
of Pr Georges, MD 1/16/1794 Aspiring
Includes shop furniture, medicines & medical books (untitled). Contains a "chimney blind."
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Campbell, Rev. Isaac
of Charles, MD 12/18/1784 Aspiring
Received too late for room use study. Very poor quality of microfilm. Taken because of
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Claget, Revd. Samuel
of Charles, MD 11/13/1756 Aspiring-
Long list of books
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Clagett, Judson Magruder
of Pr Georges, MD 11/26/1800 Aspiring+
Owned 6 slaves.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Clark, Mr. Thomas
of Pr Georges, MD 11/1/1766 Aspiring
Bofatt,listed as buffet, with glassware & ceramics. 5 Rolls of painted paper. "Upstairs in
old house" detailed as "chamb= oh"
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Clements, Jacob
of Charles, MD 12/2/1755 Aspiring
Quarter: Cornwallis's Neck. Grain stores and contents of quarter not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Slaves; Tools;
Cole, Edward
of Charles, MD 5/26/1761 Aspiring
Shop items page 279-280? & grain and meat stores not detailed. Inventory followed by 5 pages
of debts due the deceased not copied. Lists oyster shells.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Slaves; Tools;
Cunningham, John
of Charles, MD 2/28/1750 Aspiring
Inventory lists earthenware and glass. Cutlery & linens sufficient for aspiring class.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Davis, Eleazer
of Charles, MD 4/7/1796 Aspiring
Meat and grain stores not detailed. Contains 10 rolls of paper for papering & painted ban
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Dent, William
of Charles, MD 3/20/1757 Aspiring
William Eilbeck an appraiser. Possibly a physician, fabric stores, building materials, and
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Dyson, Dr. John
of Charles, MD 7/17/1809 Aspiring+
Medical instruments included in detail.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Important features are: Rural;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Eversfield, Matthew
of Pr Georges, MD 7/10/1800 Aspiring+
3 & 1/2 transcription pages of books listed. Possible names of house: "Map of Italy" or "New
Tilgate" Includes 5 rolls house paper.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hall, William
of Anne Arundel, MD 5/1/1771 Aspiring-
ELK RIDGE PLANTATION 2 Beaufets* detailed as: buffet. 1 Bedstead in inventory. Beds
detailed as: furniture, furniture as textiles.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar;
Kitchen; Livestock;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Hamilton, Alexander
of Pr Georges, MD 10/18/1799 Aspiring+
Grain stores not itemized. Kitchen= cooking utensils separate from other HH items.
Carpenter tools. Barn framing - work benches & ladder.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hammersley, Francis
of Charles, MD 5/13/1745 Aspiring-
Scant ceramics, large amount of pewter, table linen. K & F for 6. Kitchen assumed by
placement. 1 bedstead named. A- because of early date.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Hanson, Hoskins
of Charles, MD 8/11/1796 Aspiring
Includes "very small still for the use of a doctors shop." Does not have medicines or
instruments. Items grouped by type.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hanson, Samuel
of Charles, MD 5/11/1741 Aspiring+
Lists: "feather bead*, bedstead & summer & winter furniture" Large stores of fabrics.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hanson, Samuel
of Charles, MD 12/8/1794 Aspiring
Inventory contains sugar nippers. Beds=furniture; furniture=bedding
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Harrison, Col. Richard
of Charles, MD 1/31/1781 Aspiring
Taken because of books by title. For continuity see HRRSN89 & HRRSN90 for sons William &
Robert. Very detailed lists of textiles & bedsteads.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Harrison, William
of Charles, MD 12/15/1789 Aspiring
ST EDWARDS & ANTWERP QUARTER listed in inventory. Cattle age designated by "grasses." Grain
stores not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Slaves; Tools;
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hawkins, Henry Holland
of Charles, MD 11/16/1751 Aspiring
List of "new goods not been used" primarily textiles, not included in detail. No glassware
in inventory. 11 Bedsteads.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hawkins, John Stone, Gent.
of Pr Georges, MD 2/1/1764 Aspiring
Floorcoverings, watch case, 3 bird cages Backgammon table, box, men & dice.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hawkins, Randolph Morris
of Charles, MD 5/5/1770 Aspiring-
Beds= textiles & furniture= textiles-- no bedsteads listed. Feather beds mentioned to
warrant placing beds in textile category.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hawkins, Susannah T.
of Pr Georges, MD 11/1/1790 Aspiring
No agricultural tools listed. Includes property left as legacy, primarily slaves and horses.
Stores of grains and food not detailed.
Important features are: Urban;
Female; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Holmes, Capt. Richard
of Charles, MD 3/19/1749 Aspiring
A jointer listed as an indenture servant. Contains hardware stores.
Important features are: Rural;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Hutchison, George
of Charles, MD 7/27/1791 Aspiring-
No glass ware. Meat & grains not detailed. Minimal for aspiring class.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Jameson, Benjamin
of Charles, MD 4/8/1785 Aspiring
Received too late for room use study.
Important features are: Rural;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Keene, Mr. Richard
of Pr Georges, MD 9/30/1754 Aspiring+
Store inventory not detailed- Household detail begins on PAGE 4 with "inner room upstairs"
Important features are: Urban; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Key, James
of Charles, MD 6/17/1779 Aspiring
Recieved too late for Room Use Study. Catalogue of 97 books plus more. Bed with copper
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
King, Mr. Francis
of Pr Georges, MD 12/11/1771 Aspiring+
Probably urban-without tools & has minimal livestock. Clothing listed as Wearing Apparell
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Laidler, Capt. John
of Charles, MD 4/6/1774 Aspiring
Inventory contains "91 yds stampt paper for a room 6d" Alcoholic beverage, page 56, & grain
stores not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Lancaster, John
of Charles, MD 2/6/1795 Aspiring+
Slaves children to age 15 listed in small groups, each with a woman. Textile production:
loom, cards, hacles, &c.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Lansdale, Isaac
of Pr Georges, MD 1/7/1779 Aspiring
Disproportionate number of slaves for number of tools.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Lawson, Mrs. Elizabeth
of Pr Georges, MD 5/3/1766 Aspiring+
Kitchen assumed by item placement. Extensive list of women's clothing & sewing notions.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Female; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Magruder, Alexander Howard
of Pr Georges, MD 11/1/1782 Aspiring
lists country made cups & saucers. Rinaldo Johnson a creditor. Possibly a tavern - Patuxent
river. Has a plantation store
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Magruder, Enoch
of Pr Georges, MD 11/1/1786 Aspiring+
Heinton: P. 74- influential in building St. John's Church, Broad Creek. HOUSE: HARMONY HALL
(BATTERSEA) or WANT WATER, Broad CreeK
Important features are: Rural;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Magruder, Nathaniel
of Pr Georges, MD 1/10/1786 Aspiring
Includes smith's shop, barn, old milk house, meat house & store. Probably a taylor.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Marshall, Sabine Trueman
of Charles, MD 3/18/1768 Aspiring
Spices, thread, & buttons not detailed. 2 sideboard covers listed-no sideboard. Patchwork
quilts listed. Grains & meat stores not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Female; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
McPherson, John
of Charles, MD 7/23/1798 Aspiring
No candlesticks in inventory, but brass & iron candlestands noted.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Mitchell, Hugh
of Charles, MD 3/25/1761 Aspiring
William Eilbeck an appraiser. No farm impliments. Many horses. No bedsteads listed. In
detail beds as furniture & furniture as textile.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Morton, John
of Pr Georges, MD 7/14/1794 Aspiring
Pr George inventory recorded in Charles Co. Includes "printing instruments 0.7.6." Meat &
grain stores not in detail. Bed=furniture, furniture=textile
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Murdock, Mrs Margaret
of Pr Georges, MD 4/20/1791 Aspiring
131« oz plate = L77.2.9. Pictures: "some in the passage above stairs."
Important features are: Rural;
Female; Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Neale, Raphael
of Charles, MD 9/11/1744 Aspiring
Without ceramics by description.. Pewter by poundage. K & F & table fabric for Aspiring.
"Quantity of glassware & earthenware."
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves;
Neale, William
of Charles, MD 4/29/1763 Aspiring
Lists high bedsteads & low bedsteads. Inventory contains listing for "treackle." Grain
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Nevison, James
of Charles, MD 11/30/1759 Aspiring
More beds listed than bedsteads. Inventory appraised in "paper currancy of Maryland"
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
No Name
of Pr Georges, MD 2/20/1800 Aspiring-
The inventory begins on page 301 of inventories 1796-1800 without an apparent name. (Borders
old fashioned by 1800 - ED/94). Possibly David Burney.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Parham, Doctor Francis
of Charles, MD 2/14/1757 Aspiring
Inventory contains list of medicines, not included in detail.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Pile, Joseph
of Charles, MD 8/26/1758 Aspiring
SARUM. (Rivoire: p. 36-41) Contains "suit of church stuff." Beds detailed as furniture &
furniture as textile-bedding only 1 bedstead noted.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Ross, Dr. David
of Pr Georges, MD 5/20/1780 Aspiring+
Possibly Georgetown. Half part owner of Frederick forge.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Ryan, Ignatius
of Charles, MD 10/22/1807 Aspiring+
Probably includes a quarter, although unnammed. Kitchen unnamed but distinct. Meat & grain
stores not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Slaves; Tools;
Semmes, Joseph Milburn
of Charles, MD 10/22/1764 Aspiring-
Includes paint colors: white, yallo* ochre, white lead & read* paint. A physician? - contains
medicines, bag, & medical books.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Simpson, Ignatius
of Charles, MD 2/15/1794 Aspiring
Good furniture descriptions. One slave, minimal livestock, only one hilling hoe.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Smith, Mrs. Christian
of Pr Georges, MD 3/24/1763 Aspiring+
Contains woman's desk, chair for child, prcl tin bakers
Important features are: Urban; Books noted;
Female; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Stoddert, Capt. John
of Charles, MD 5/25/1767 Aspiring
Inventory has a list of items "left as Legacies," included in detail. Meat stores not
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Stoddert, Walter Trueman
of Charles, MD 11/10/1772 Aspiring
Beds= furniture, furniture= textile. No bedsteads listed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Stoddert, William Trueman
of Charles, MD 10/24/1793 Aspiring
Household furnishing listed at: POMONKEY QUARTER.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Slaves; Tools;
Stoddert, William Trueman
of Charles, MD 9/8/1770 Aspiring
No candlesticks listed, but has "candle stands."
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Swann, Edward
of Pr Georges, MD 4/23/1805 Aspiring
Included in DB because of kitchen designation.
Important features are: Rural;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Tylar, Robert Bladen
of Pr Georges, MD 3/7/1793 Aspiring-
Minimal for aspiring. No bedsteads= bed as furniture, furniture as bedding. Grain stores
Important features are: Urban; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Slaves;
Wheeler, Lucy
of Pr Georges, MD 5/15/1797 Aspiring
Grain stores not detailed. Thread not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Female; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Wilkinson, William M.
of Charles, MD 5/22/1799 Aspiring
PRIORS CLEVE. (Rivoire, p. 42)
Important features are: Rural;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
Williams, Colo. Thomas
of Pr Georges, MD 7/3/1784 Aspiring
nice furniture descriptions -- includes 22 ounces of plate
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Woodward, Henry
of Anne Arundel, MD 1/19/1764 Aspiring+
Widow married John Hesselius. Lists 194+ oz. new and old plate. Has property on north side
of Severn. Minimal cutlery & glassware.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar;
Kitchen; Livestock;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Wootton, Turner
of Pr Georges, MD 5/29/1797 Aspiring+
Includes 3 "plantations": free school, dwelling, & motgomery. Lists china in the "beaufat."
Detailed as "buffet."
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Slaves; Tools;
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