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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;
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;
Archer, Edward
of Norfolk, VA 5/28/1772 Aspiring
Kitchen items grouped together between chamber and passage cloth.
Important features are: Urban;
Room by room; Slaves;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
Buckland, William
of Anne Arundel, MD 12/19/1774 Aspiring-
Inventory lists building materials & tools not included in detail.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Slaves; Tools;
Important features are: Rural; Books titled;
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;
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;
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;
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;
Chichester, Richard
of Fairfax, VA 11/29/1796 Aspiring+
NEWINGTON PLANTATION Inventory designations of "household furniture" "kitchen furniture"
"plate" and "glass china earthen & tin ware." Harpiscord listed.
Important features are: Rural;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
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;
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;
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;
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;
Duckett, John
of Pr Georges, MD 10/4/1781 Aspiring-
Barely aspiring, 1 slave, no tools.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
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;
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;
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;
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 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;
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;
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, Grace
of Charles, MD 12/18/1794 Aspiring
No livestock or tools in inventory.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Female; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
Hunter, John
of Fairfax, VA 11/30/1764 Aspiring+
Medical & other books listed by title. Many silver items listed.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
County borders Potomac River;
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;
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;
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;
Leland, John
of Lancaster, VA 6/15/1789 Aspiring
Rev. John Leland. Includes bird cage & mouse trap. Cradle listed next to Phaton, Kitchen=
by placement of items after tools.
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets;
Livestock;
Room by room; Slaves;
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;
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;
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Cellar; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings;
Room by room; 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;
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;
Moncure, Rev. John
of Stafford, VA 10/12/1765 Aspiring
Extensive list of book titles. . Kitchen equipment set apart between list of horses and list
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
Scott, Levi
of Pr William, VA 7/3/1810 Aspiring
Personal property begins page 34?. Remainder of items apparently are store stock including
household goods and TEXTILES-not detailed.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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 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;
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;
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;
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;
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
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;
Webb, William
of Richmond, VA 1/1/1768 Aspiring
livestock listed but no tools other than carts & 1 plough.. Rural ?
Important features are: Rural; Books titled; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings;
Room by room; 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;
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;
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;
Willoughby, William
of Norfolk City, VA 4/22/1803 Aspiring+
Contains a beaufat* buffet=. 1 Cow, 15 slaves.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
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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