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Barber, Thomas Capt.
of Richmond, VA 5/6/1754 Decent+
Room by room with good furniture descriptions. Lists a New England ax.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings;
Room by room; 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;
Bennehan, Dudley
of Richmond, VA 11/28/1750 Decent
"Decent" inventory--taken because rxr.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings;
Room by room; 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;
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;
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;
Downman, Robert Portues
of Richmond, VA 5/26/1774 Decent
Dairy noted by "other lumber in the dairy." Milk closet & Cellers. Beds detailed as:
furniture - furniture as: beds.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
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;
Glascock, William
of Richmond, VA 3/7/1785 Decent+
Minimal inventory, contains a knife basket, but no listing of knives or forks. Also contains
6 pictures with gilded frames & 7 old do.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Kitchen; Livestock;
Room by room; Slaves;
Greenham, Jeremiah
of Richmond, VA 1/1/1753 Decent-
Taken because of Kitchen & Dairy - minimal inventory
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings;
Room by room; 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;
Robinson, Jospeh
of Fairfax, VA 7/4/1786 Decent
Without table linens. An "elegant knife box." No tools of any type listed.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted;
Kitchen; Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Samford, Mr. James
of RICHMOND, VA 2/2/1742 Decent
Taken because R x R. Inventory lists oyster tongs.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock;
Room by room; 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;
Smallwood, Capt. Charles
of Norfolk, VA 9/23/1767 Decent
Clothing listed by item. Silver itemized.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Cellar;
Kitchen;
Room by room; Slaves;
Stewart, James
of Fairfax, VA 6/17/1782 Decent
Inventory contains items from store. HH inventory begins middle of page 433 with large gun.
Furnishings sparce, musical instruments, 1 slave, 1 horse, 1 cow.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted;
Livestock; Merchant; County borders Potomac River;
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;
Tebbs, Daniel
of Westmoreland, VA 3/30/1763 Decent
Contains carpenters, coopers, & shoemakers tools. Three Quarters listed: Mores, Dranes &
Spurtings. Detail record starts with Home House.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;
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;
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves; Tools;
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;
George Mason's Gunston Hall Plantation - Mason Neck, Virginia 22079-3901 http://gunstonhall.org
