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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;
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;
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;
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves;
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;
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, 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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar;
Kitchen; Livestock;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Finlay, David
of Fairfax, VA 1/16/1794 Aspiring+
Minimal amount of kitchen equipment. One bed, several tables and 18 chairs.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted;
County borders Potomac River;
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;
Green, Sarah
of York, VA 4/1/1759 Aspiring
Minimal for aspiring, many items described as "old." Paintings by name.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Closets;
Female; Kitchen;
Room by room; Slaves;
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;
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;
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;
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;
Hornsby, Thomas
of York, VA 8/17/1772 Aspiring
Inventory for town house= Brick house & red house included in detail. Plantations not
detailed. "Goods on Hand" not itemized in inventoroy.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Cellar;
Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Out buildings; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves;
Hunter, Capt. John
of Elizab City, VA 7/8/1795 Aspiring
Several closets.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings;
Room by room; Slaves;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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, 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, 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;
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;
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;
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;
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, 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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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