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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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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, 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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
Pratt, Dr. Shubael
of Fairfax, VA 10/1/1785 Aspiring
Physician. Lists medical books. Short, but well defined list of furniture and ceramics. No
slaves, tools or livestock.
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
County borders Potomac River;
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;
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, 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;
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;
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;
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;
Walker, Isaac
of Pr Georges, MD 11/13/1797 Aspiring+
See transcript for mercantile indes. Contains "BEAUFAT" wth china & other crockery ware. No
slaves or livestock. "Oil cloth bathing cap."
Important features are: Urban;
Merchant; County borders Potomac River;
Wells, George
of York, VA 5/20/1754 Aspiring
Inventory contains shoemaker's equipment & extensive description of men's clothing. A baker?
Important features are: Urban; Closets;
Kitchen; Out buildings;
Room by room;
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;
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