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Ball, Jesse
of Lancaster, VA 3/11/1747 Elite
Contains a spinnet, violin & flute. Has billiard balls & sticks. 14 old K & F. No bedsteads-
"beds" detailed as furniture
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Cellar; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Quarters;
Room by room; 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;
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;
Brice, John
of Anne Arundel, MD 5/1/1767 Elite
For continuity see BRICE02. Lists a "pantry" and "Nancy's Room & Nursery." Has only
carpenters tools & convict carpenter.
Important features are: Rural; Cellar; Closets;
Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
Fendall, Benjamin
of Charles, MD 7/1/1764 Elite
Goods & chattels in Pr Georges Co. & Frederick Co. not detailed. Appears to include store
stock in Frederick Co. CLIFTON (Rivoire, 72-77 & Md Gaz. 5/17/64)
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Livestock; Merchant; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
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, 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;
Jordan, John Morton
of Ann Arundel, MD 10/11/1771 Elite
"Warehouse" appears to include household items. Alcohol beverage stores not detailed. No
Important features are: Urban; Books noted; Closets;
Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Out buildings;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;
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;
Lowndes, Benjamin, Esqr.
of Pr Georges, MD 7/21/1809 Old fashioned
Good descriptions of furniture, silver, & art work. Elite, but no K & F listed. Store
Important features are: Urban; Books titled;
Merchant; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Lowndes, Christopher
of Pr Georges, MD 4/12/1785 Elite
BOSTWICK. Kulikoff-disertation: "wealthiest man in Prince Georges County." Bladensburg. Rum
proof with merchandise.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted;
Livestock; Merchant; County borders Potomac River;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
McElderry, Patrick
of Pr Georges, MD 1/13/1796 Elite
Owns 2 horses, 2 cows, and 5 slaves. Appears to be a merchants, has a tobacco scow and
mercantile items. -- see index on transcript.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted;
Livestock; Merchant; County borders Potomac River;
Slaves;
Phenix, Thomas
of Charles, MD 5/10/1796 Elite
Store inventory not detailed & includes fabrics, hh items, clothing etc. Detail begins on
Important features are: Urban;
Livestock; Merchant; County borders Potomac River;
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;
Tucker, Robert
of Norfolk, VA 9/5/1768 Elite
Apparent inventory of shipping and store items not included in detail. Musketo curtains.
Ships bakery? Has ships.
Important features are: Urban; Books noted;
Kitchen; Merchant;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools;
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;
West, Stephen
of Pr Georges, MD 3/1/1791 Elite
"THE WOODYARD" Porch, Piazza, Garret, ironing rm, School Rm, accounting rm: detailed.
Outbuildings, cellars & store room not detailed.
Important features are: Rural; Books noted; Closets; Dairy;
Kitchen; Livestock; Merchant; Out buildings; County borders Potomac River; Quarters;
Room by room; Slaves; Tools; Wash house;
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