Maryland Aspiring Inventories listed by Room
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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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

Reynolds, William of Anne Arundel, MD   5/17/1777   Aspiring
Tavern Keeper? Inventory contains 21 beds! Items in Hat Shop-not & yard not detailed.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Cellar; Kitchen; Room by room; Slaves;

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;

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;


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