Estate List For Judge Lynn

An INVENTORY of the Goods and chattels of Mr. David Lynn

late of MONTGOMERY COUNTY and STATE OF MARYLAND,

deceased taken this 16^th day of December Anno Domini 1779.

do means ditto

(Updated typing corrected list 2007)

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Stephen, a negro man about 25 years of age 75

Philip, a negro man about 55 years of age 30

George, a negro man about 19 years of age 75

Jack, a negro man about 24 years of age 75

Moses, a negro man about 18 or 19 years of age 75

Charles, a negro man about 26 years of age 75

Rezin, a do boy about 11 years of age 45

Sarah, a do woman about 51 years of age 30

Darky, a do do about 15 or 16 years of age 75

Poll, a do do between 15 & 16 years of age 75

Lucey, a do do about 23 years of age 75

Pheby, a do Girl about 5 years of age 25

Sophia, a do do about 2 years of age 10

Tiney, a do woman about 28 years of age 67 10

Heatty, a do child about 8 months old 7 10

Priss, a do girl about 10 years of age 45

Arrot, a do girl about 8 or 9 years of age 40

Cassandra, a do do about 7 years of age 35

Nancy , a do do about 5 years of age 30

Ralph, a do boy about 3 years of age 23

Cloe, a do girl about 6 years of age 35

1 small black horse with 3 white feet about 7 or 8 years old 7

1 Old bay horse 6

1 Sorrell horse 5 years old 25

1 Bay do 3 white feet 10 years old 16

1 Black do almost blind 6

2 cows & yearlings at 3 L each 4 cows 12L 1 Steer 4L 22

2 small steers 3 heifer yearlings 3L 15S 3 15

5 cows & 5 calves at 4L each, 3 cows at 3L each

1 Bull 4L 2 steers 3L each 39

4 small steers at 30/each 4 heiffers 35/each 13

3 sows 3L 27 hogs at 10/each 16 10

4 sows at 18/ each 15 shoats 7/each 8 17

6 fattened hogs 6L 5/ 1561 lbs of pork at 25/ PC 25 15 3

5 sheep at 8/ 2

11,500 lbs tobacco at 124/ Pc 143 15

165 Barrels of corn 12/ 99

8 Bushels of beans at 3/ 12 bushels of wheat at 4/ 3 12

3 Tubs with about 12 bushels of Flax seed 2 8

30 ½ ozs Plate at 8/4 P Oz 12 14 2

1 Old cart & plantation utensils at the Quarter 6 10

1 Parcel of Books 4 8

1 Cart 1 old ditto 7

L 1496 14 5

1 pr. Hand Mill stones 20/1 grind stone old with

iron handle 5/ 1 5

Plantation utensils 8 8

Potts ovens & pott hooks with rack and chain 2 15

1 Pott with Skillett & old frying pan 3 9

1 gridiron & toster 10/ 2 tea kettles & 2 old coffee potts 14

1 old sieve/6 2 doz & 3 plates and 4 dishes 3L 5/ 3 6 6

2 large pewter basons 10/ 8 smaller do 3 each, 3 very old

and small basons at 4/6 1 18 6

1 Old brass mortar 3/ 3 old candle sticks 3/ wooden ware 20/ 1 6

1 Woollen wheel 6/ 1 pr. Steelwards 7/

2 Iron ladles 1 flesh fork 6/ 17

C hina sone and earthen ware 3

4 Linen wheels 40/ 1 cotton wheel 7 check reel 10/ 2 10

Money weights & scales 12

A parcel of indifferent sole leather 2 2

5 Raw hides 40/ lumber 30/ 3 10

Lumber 29/ 7 cider casks 25/ 1 bark mill stone 25/ 4 9

A parcel of scantling 10/ 1 slate 1/6d 2 1 6

6 table pewter spoons & 1 dividing spoon 6

6 canisters 2/6 1 pr spoon moulds 10/ 12 6

1 pr sniffers 1/ 1 pr candle moulds 1/ 2 old cards 4/ 6

1 old hackle 12/ scales & weights 12/ 1 4

1 pewter tea pot 2/ 14 old knives & forks 10/ 13

1 corner cup board 70/ 1 doz leather bottom chairs 12/ each 8 14

½ doz. Rush bottom chairs 12/ 1 desk 4L 1 oval table 24/

1 looking glass 12/ 6 8

1 pr Dogs 24/ 2 corner cup boards 24/ 1 square table 6/

1 old arm chair 2/6 2 16 6

1 feather bed with bed stead & furniture 10L

1 pr smoothing irons 3/ 1 stand 3/ 10 6

1 bed with furniture 5L 1 walnut chest 24/ 6 4

1 old gun 9/ old desk 20/ 1 shovel & tongs 8/ 1 17

5 feather beds with furniture at 10L each 50

2 do without furniture 10L 1 old chest drawers 12/

2 chests 24/ 11 16

1 bag with feathers 33/ 2 bed steads 12/ 1 corn barrel 3/ 2 18

1 bed with furniture at Mr. Booths 5

Some old table cloths and towels 2

1 old saddle & bridle 18/ 1 bag & 2 quart bottles 3/ 1 1

1653 6 8

Appraised in Current money of Maryland , that is to say allowing each six Shillings of the Inventory to be equal in Value to a Milled silver Dollar.

Witness our hands.

Andrew Heugh.

Roger Brooke.

Creditors: Wm. Ridgway

William P. Williams

Nearest kin: Sarah Lynn

Caty Lynn.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY , to wit:

February 18, 1780, Then came DAVID LYNN, Administrator of DAVID LYNN, late of Montgomery County, deceased, and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty god, that the within is a true and Perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods and chattels of said deceased, that hath come to his hands or possession at the time of the making thereof that what hath since or shall; hereafter some to his hands or possession he will return in an additional Inventory that he knows of no concealment of any part or parcel of the deceased’s estate by any person or persons whatever that if he should discover or suspect any to be he will acquaint the Judges of the Orphans’ Court with such Discovery or cause of suspicion that it may be enquired into as the Law directs.

Certified by

Saml. Turner,

Regr. Of Montgomery County

I hereby Certify, that this is a true copy of the INVENTORY of the estate of David Lynn, as taken from the Record in the Office of the Register of Wills, Liber “A” folio 241 – 244 inclusive.

Hanson G. Cashill

March 22, 1938

By Ella R. Plummer,

Regr. Of Wills