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Adams, Rev. Samuel of Fairfax, VA   10/20/1806   Aspiring
Inventory lists time left before slaves' freedom. Craftsmen's tools.Cultery for elite - other designators for class questionable.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Alexander, Phillip of Stafford, VA   8/14/1753   Aspiring
Includes a herb still. Shoemakers & carpenters tools.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Ashley, William of Norfolk, VA   8/4/1753   Aspiring-
Barely enough equipage to enter aspiring category.
Important features are: Urban; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Bailey, Capt. John of Lancaster, VA   4/16/1762   Aspiring
Closet, chambers, dairy noted as containing particular items. Kitchen assumed by placement of
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy; Livestock; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Ball, Jeduthan of King George, VA   9/1/1750   Aspiring
Kitchen assumed by placement of cooking equipment.
Important features are: Rural; Cellar; Closets; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Ball, Sarah of Lancaster, VA   10/8/1742   Aspiring
No bedsteads listed -- beds detailed as bedsteads in most cases.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Dairy; Female; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Bertrand, William of Lancaster, VA   6/19/1761   Aspiring
Designation "in store" not included in detailed report. Two cellars: 1 following store (cellar,s) and the other following dairy (cellar, d)
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Bird, Thomas of Pr William, VA   5/30/1801   Aspiring
Received too late for room use study. Includes tabmor frame, bird cage, flute, beaufett & furniture also a sideboard.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Bond, John of Lancaster, VA   9/1/1764   Aspiring
Estate appraised after "having laid off Mrs. Sarah Bond's part of her former Husband Mr. Thomas Sharpes Negroes." Beds listed as furniture,furniture as bedding.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Livestock; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Bullitt, Hon. Curthbert of Pr William, VA   10/3/1794   Aspiring

Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Butler, Lawrence of Westmoreland, VA   1/1/1766   Aspiring+
NOTE: Dairy is possibly in cellar which contains dairy utensils. See location: cellar
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;

Carter, Edward of Pr William, VA   9/8/1806   Aspiring
Inventory includes 2 cradles, celleret, & cooler. Includes at least two sites other than
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Slaves; Tools;

Carter, Landon of Pr William, VA   7/6/1801   Aspiring
Very descriptive for ceramics. Floorcoverings & 2 book cases
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Chinn, Thomas of Lancaster, VA   1/29/1768   Aspiring
Inventory is listed in toto then divided amongst the heirs. Some items have room designation listed in division of estate.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; Slaves; Tools;

Colvill, John, Col. of Fairfax, VA   2/6/1756   Aspiring
Blacksmith, cooper, & carpenter's tools. Tools in loft not in detail database. KITCHEN in "overseer's house"?-only place where cooking utensils listed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Conway, Col. Edwin of Lancaster, VA   10/7/1763   Aspiring
No values given.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Cooke, Traverse of Stafford, VA   6/12/1759   Aspiring
Kitchen assumed by item placement.. Wooden ware in meat house. Kitchen equipment & bedding in Quarters detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Slaves; Tools;

Craine, Capt. James of Lancaster, VA   1/24/1789   Aspiring
See also at Gunston Hall another inventory from Virginia Historical Society, with other
Important features are: Rural; Cellar; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Dalton, John of Fairfax, VA   9/22/1777   Aspiring-
No cutlery listed, some linen stores--reflecting presence of loom & yarn.good furniture
Important features are: Urban; Books titled; County borders Potomac River; Tools;

Dangerfield, Wm. of Spotsylvania, VA   5/29/1784   Aspiring+
BELVIDERA PLANTATION. Incomplete-pages 589 & 590 not microfilmed. Kitchen assumed. See: Harrower, p.xx. Not in DB study, received too late.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets; Livestock; Room by room; Tools;

Fauntleroy, Maj. Moore of Richmond, VA   3/7/1758   Aspiring

Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Kitchen; Livestock; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Fitzgerald, John of Fairfax, VA   1/23/1800   Aspiring
Descriptions of furniture, ceramics, silver, and glassware. Kitchen items designated as "kitchen furniture." Inventory includes a TIN SHOWER BATH.
Important features are: Urban; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Fitzhugh, John of Stafford, VA   12/15/1809   Aspiring
Uses $ and lbs. interchangeably. Totals are in lbs.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

French, Daniel of Fairfax, VA   8/31/1772   Aspiring
Quarters not detailed: Dogues Neck, Pohick Run, Colchester, Falls Church, Loudoun & Prince Wm County. Executor:GEORGE MASON.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Slaves; Tools;

Glascock, Gregory of Richmond, VA   5/13/1752   Aspiring
Lists bed as furniture--in inventory "half standing beds" & "standing beds." Furniture listed as textile-bedding. Kitching* listed as kitchen.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Glasscock, John of Richmond, VA   7/5/1756   Aspiring
INDIAN FIELD. Meat stores not detailed. No bedsteads listed therefore: Beds=furniture; furniture=textiles-bedding.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Griffin, Thomas W. of Richmond, VA   9/25/1761   Aspiring
No slaves are listed in the inventory. One room listed as: chamber & boys room.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters; Room by room; Tools;

Harrison, Matthew of Pr William, VA   12/7/1807   Aspiring+
One bedstead noted with textile production equipment. Kitchen=after"andirons in kitchen." Home house detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Hooe, Ann (Mrs.) of Pr William, VA   5/5/1800   Aspiring
Received too late for room use study. Lists corn house and kitchen(with one item).
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Female; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Tools;

Hornby, Daniel of Richmond, VA   4/11/1750   Aspiring
Articles in store not included. Inventory not valued.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Out buildings; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Hunter, George of Fairfax, VA   3/1/1798   Aspiring
Merchant in Alexandria, livestock & house(?) at "RED HILL." Inventory ordered by March term 1798 court. Cupboards.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Dairy; Livestock; Merchant; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Leitch, Andrew of Pr William, VA   6/2/1777   Aspiring+
Received too late for room use study. Includes perspective glass & 18 views, babys chair, & a
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Lewis, Thomas of Fairfax, VA   12/1/1749   Aspiring
Plantation on Doeg Creek & one called Difficult Plantation. Chaff beds in house & kitchen. Difficult not detailed. Clothing.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Love, Samuel of Fairfax, VA   7/13/1801   Aspiring
Western Fairfax County. Inventory includes a "Franklin Stove" and a riding sleigh. 60 mattrasses. Many vehicles including a stage.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Lyles, Robert of Fairfax, VA   8/18/1788   Aspiring
Probably urban, minimal number of tools and livestock. Four slaves, no tobacco or farm tools. Good furniture descriptions.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Montague, Colo. James of Middlesex, VA   1/28/1782   Aspiring
No bedsteads: Detailed as: BED: furniture-sleeping-bed & FURNITURE:
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Kitchen; Livestock; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Montague, William of Middlesex, VA   7/2/1754   Aspiring+
Inventory lists the contents of 4 quarters: Piscataway, Dragon, Chaney's, & Cliff -- contents of these spaces have not been detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Peachey, Samuel, Gent. of Richmond, VA   1/1/1751   Aspiring
Minimal amount of cutlery - 1 dozn case knives. Lists quarters: Piscataway, Adocks, & Phillips. List of books. Cubboard* is cupboard,
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Reade, Doctor Alexander of Middlesex, VA   1/3/1760   Aspiring+
Taken because of long list of medical books. Received too late for Room Use Study.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; Slaves; Tools;

Scott, Dr. Willialm of Pr William, VA   3/2/1742   Aspiring
Probate inventory recorded in Stafford County Will Book Liber M 1729-1748
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Singleton, Joshua of Richmond, VA   11/18/1773   Aspiring
Items listed in buffat,* (detail as: buffet=) including ceramics, glassware, and tea pot. No bedsteads: bed=furniture; furniture=bedding.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Smith, Capt. Arthur of Isle Of Wght, VA   2/24/1755   Aspiring+
Ceramics, knives & forks listed as "parcel." 4 Slaves. Beaufet with glasses & earthenware. see Buffet. Bakery? Probably elite, but only old K & F noted.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled; Closets; Livestock; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Stanhope, William of Fairfax, VA   1/23/1802   Aspiring
Kitchen items grouped together between tools and clothing. Clothing listed as: Part of his
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Suggitt, John of Richmond, VA   11/19/1773   Aspiring-
Contains only 6 teaspoons & 14 k & 18 forks.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Sydnor, William of Lancaster, VA   8/6/1751   Aspiring-
Kitchen listed as: "kitchen & other out places." bed=furniture & furniture=beds. Lists of clothing. Long list of carpenters tools, not detailed. Barely aspiring.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Tarpley, Traverse of Richmond, VA   6/6/1768   Aspiring
Outbuildings listed: spinning house, meat house, cyder house, dairy loft. Page 5 contains misc. objects - mixture of hh & agricultural items.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Taylor, Jessee of Fairfax, VA   11/13/1802   Aspiring
Lists an "electrifying machine." Livestock: geese, chicken, & turkies*. Apple Mill & Still. Scientific instruments. Fodder house.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Thornton, Peter Presley of Northumberld, VA   11/4/1780   Aspiring
NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE Value listed in "old price ." 31 years at time of death. See attached Dispersal of Estate. Quarters not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Quarters; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Triplett, William of Fairfax, VA   3/19/1803   Aspiring+
Food stores including pickled shad, herring, pickled beef and bacon. Bed Carpet. 31 slaves. Sufficient K & f, & ceramics for E. Beverage stores.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Turley, John, Capt. of Fairfax, VA   11/16/1756   Aspiring-
Barely aspiring, tools, mixed with inventory, not included on detail report. No room by room definition, but does appear to be compiled in that fashion.
Important features are: Rural; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Wade, Zehpaniah of Fairfax, VA   7/1/1746   Aspiring
Also contains a mill and shed which contains bedding.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy; Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Wagener, Peter of Fairfax, VA   1/10/1799   Aspiring-
Barely aspiring, sufficient K & F. No linens noted in inventory.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Wagener, Peter, Gent. of Fairfax, VA   9/19/1774   Aspiring-
Good ceramics descriptions, barely aspiring, land in Dunmore County.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Walker, Major William of Stafford, VA   1/1/1763   Aspiring
Contains large quantity textiles, quilts, & quilt frame. Large quantity furniture hardware-all detailed. Not detailed: wood working tools.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Washington, Capt. John of Stafford, VA   7/12/1743   Aspiring
Bedsteads listed in hall closet, parlor*, and parlor* closet. No values given.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Room by room; Slaves; Tools;

Washington, John of Stafford, VA   6/6/1752   Aspiring
NO bedsteads: Beds listed as furniture-sleeping; furniture as textiles-bedding. Kitchen assumed by placement of equipment.
Important features are: Rural; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Wiggenton, Roger of Fairfax, VA   11/1/1752   Aspiring-
Pewter itemized. Textile production equipment and fabrics - including taylors sheers*.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Livestock; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;

Zimmerman, Henry of Fairfax, VA   2/24/1807   Aspiring-
No table linens. "Kitchen table" noted. Child's furniture: cradle & table chair. Coin in house. 2 cupboards noted without value.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Slaves; Tools;


George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation - Mason Neck, Virginia 22079-3901 http://gunstonhall.org