Maryland Inventories with Books Noted
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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;

Addison, Thomas, Esqr. of Pr Georges, MD   3/16/1775   Elite
OXEN HILL Overseer's quarter detailed. Good Kitchen inventory. Stores of grains, meat, & fish not detailed. Slaves described in family groups. Large land holder-Kulikoff
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; 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;

Anderson, Joseph of Charles, MD   2/10/1791   Aspiring-
Minimal holdings. Tables listed by length.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Barnes, Henry, Esquire of Charles, MD   6/18/1797   Elite
Kitchen items appear seperate on page 4. Nice descriptions of wooden furniture.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; 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;

Barnes, Richard Sr. Esquire of Charles, MD   12/26/1804   Decent
Hall, dining room, and little room listed having a cupboard and looking glass in each. Grain
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Kitchen; 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, 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;

Boone, Stanislaw of Pr Georges, MD   3/2/1797   Aspiring
Inventory recorded prior 3-3-1797. 6 slaves: 2 of them children. Personal goods begin on page 99. HH food stores not detailed.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Merchant; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

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;

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;

Burgess, Richard of Pr Georges, MD   1/8/1785   Decent
Contains a weaving house - detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Chase, Jeremiah of Charles, MD   7/1/1755   Elite
No agricultural tools in inventory. Stores of grains and meat not detailed. Only animals: 8 pigs, 9 cattle, & 2 horses.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Clark, Charles of Pr Georges, MD   8/7/1767   Elite
Contains floor cloths, cradle, & crewel frame. Much of the furniture broke. Kitchen assumed by isolated placement of items. Clothing 10.0.0.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

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;

Coleman, Thomas, Senr. of Charles, MD   4/30/1745   Decent
Kitchen equipment in milk house. All designated rooms contain bedding.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Dairy; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Crackels, Thomas of Charles, MD   1/7/1794   Elite
Inventory includes a billiard table. Includes window curtains and a steel conductor for
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Cumming, William of Annapolis, MD   7/2/1752   Decent
Possibly a cabinet maker? --"unfinished" furniture listed. Also lists law books. Member of Tuesday Morning club.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Kitchen; Livestock; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Dorsey, Edward, Esq of Annapolis, MD   10/31/1761   Elite
Textiles in "right hand closet" not included in detail. Quarter on the Creek not detailed.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Duckett, Richard of Pr Georges, MD   12/31/1788   Old fashioned
79 oz of plate a 8/4. Only book listed by title= Jno Dictionary.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Fendall, John of Charles, MD   2/17/1764   Elite
Inventory lists hhds of powdered sugar & alcoholic beverages, not detailed. Store contents on page 378. Detail begins page 379. Slave listed as "joiner."
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Fowke, Gerard of Charles, MD   5/13/1795   Elite
Lacking textiles for tables.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Galloway, Joseph of Anne Arundel, MD   1/1/1753   Elite
No bedsteads listed in inventory. Store not detailed.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Cellar; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves;

Gant, Mr. George of Pr Georges, MD   7/13/1779   Decent
Perhaps was at least aspiring. Wearing apparel L103.7.6! Textile production.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; 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   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;

Hatfield, Francis of Pr Georges, MD   12/19/1785   Decent+
Contains chamber organs.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Hawkins, George T. of Pr Georges, MD   11/1/1785   Aspiring

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, 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;

Hepburn, Jno. Esquire of Pr Georges, MD   12/20/1775   Elite
Hall Beaufatt and garrett. Beaufatt detailed as: "buffet" Quarters in A.Arundel & Frederick Co. not detailed. Ages & occupations of several slaves
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Hewitt, Mr. Thomas of Pr Georges, MD   2/9/1787   Aspiring
Inventory of store not detailed. Owns one horse and one girl about 13 years old.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Merchant; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Hollyday, Thomas of Pr Georges, MD   4/6/1767   Elite
Window curtains. Furniture as:"HALL L" in inventory as contents of hall room left by Legacy to Mrs Hollyday. Food stores, grains & meat not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Room by room; 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;

Jenifer, Dr. Daniel of Charles, MD   8/8/1809   Elite
RETREAT ("Homeplaces" p13)-detailed. Panquiah, Port Tobacco, & Nanjemoy estates not detailed. Each has minimal cooking utensil & scant furniture.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Slaves; Tools;

Johnson, Thomas, Junior of Pr Georges, MD   4/28/1796   Old fashioned
Pantry. Inventory lists 4 slaves & 2 horses, no K & F.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Closets; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves;

Jordan, John Morton of Ann Arundel, MD   10/11/1771   Elite
"Warehouse" appears to include household items. Alcohol beverage stores not detailed. No
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Out buildings; Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;

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;

Lowndes, Christopher of Pr Georges, MD   4/12/1785   Elite
BOSTWICK. Kulikoff-disertation: "wealthiest man in Prince Georges County." Bladensburg. Rum proof with merchandise.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; Merchant; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; 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, 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;

Maxwell, George of Charles, MD   5/27/1779   Elite
Received too late for room use study. Contains corner beaufoot, spinnet. MAXWELL HALL
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

McElderry, Patrick of Pr Georges, MD   1/13/1796   Elite
Owns 2 horses, 2 cows, and 5 slaves. Appears to be a merchants, has a tobacco scow and mercantile items. -- see index on transcript.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Livestock; Merchant; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

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;

Middleton, James of Charles, MD   1/20/1791   Old fashioned
Kitchen assumed by placement of utensils.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

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;

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;

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;

Pemberton, Joseph of Anne Arundel, MD   12/11/1783   Elite
Store room included, apparently personal. Beds= furniture-sleeping.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

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;

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;

Scott, Catherine of Pr Georges, MD   4/1/1776   Aspiring
One slave; Men's & women's clothing. Inventory items mentioned in will, some designated to
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Female; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

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;

Skinner, Truman of Pr Georges, MD   6/28/1781   Decent
Grist Mill, Still house, and food in meat house not detailed. Barn contains fulled cloth.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; 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;

Sprigg, Doctor John of Pr Georges, MD   9/2/1787   Elite
L266.3.4 money. Plate valued at L687.1.6 See Virginia Historical Society for slightly different inventory incl. list of clothing & room names.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Stewart, Doctor John of Pr Georges, MD   8/21/1797   Elite
Bladensburgh. Only stock a cow and horse. Medical & Scientific equipment.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; 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   9/8/1770   Aspiring
No candlesticks listed, but has "candle stands."
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;

Stone, Thomas, Esqr. of Anne Arundel, MD   1/1/1788   Elite
Recorded in Charles Co. Most items in AA Co. Most tools, slaves, livestock & some fine household items in CC. County in Location..
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Slaves;

Sydebothom, William of Pr Georges, MD   6/9/1795   Decent
Contains list of mercantile items, see index on transcript. Hh goods appear to begin on bttm pg 26 /3. Art and men's clothing good descriptions. A Sloop.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Livestock; Merchant; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

Thomas, Philip of Anne Arundel, MD   3/13/1763   Elite
Contains a kitchen & new kitchen. Has a "milk house." Set of "black bird china." Long lists of household textiles.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Cellar; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Thomson, Doctr. Adam of Pr Georges, MD   11/24/1768   Elite
Placement of cooking utensils suggests kitchen. Physician. 1 indentured male servant. DARNELL'S CHANCE, Upper Marlboro.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves;

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;

Walker, Jospeh of Pr Georges, MD   12/12/1783   Decent
Owns one scooner boat with sails anchor &c L30. Well stocked kitchen, with 11 decanters - possibly be a tavern? a taylor? Probably urban.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Kitchen; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves;

Waring, Basil of Pr Georges, MD   10/30/1798   Decent+
Beaufet* of china &c ditto of earthen ware - detailed as buffet=. Owned horse: "Ranter."
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Waring, Major Francis of Pr Georges, MD   6/6/1769   Decent+
Items at mill not detailed, but has "2 toll dishes" and cotton and yarn. Contains childrens furniture & items in the "bophat*" see: buffet=.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

West, Stephen of Pr Georges, MD   3/1/1791   Elite
"THE WOODYARD" Porch, Piazza, Garret, ironing rm, School Rm, accounting rm: detailed. Outbuildings, cellars & store room not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;

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;

Whitaker, Robert of Pr Georges, MD   9/22/1790   Decent

Important features are: Rural; Books noted; 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;

Williams, Walter of Pr Georges, MD   10/29/1787   Decent
Sufficient number of K & F but not enough support ceramics for other than decent class.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; 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;

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;

Yates, Elizabeth of Charles, MD   8/21/1797   Elite
Beds detailed as furniture; furniture as textile. Large amount of ceramics, tableware, & glassware. Appears to have textile & butter making facilties.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Female; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;


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