Franklin County
April Term AD 1859
Pages 147-151
On the 8th day of October A. D. 1856 was filed in the Clerks Office of said County the following Inventory to wit:
An Inventory of the personal property estate of Timothy Roberts deceased taken by A. B. James, administrator and appraised by Wright Sparks and Nathan Suter.
Description of the Property | Value | |
1 | lot of barrels | .15 |
2 | basket | .05x |
3 | leather | .37x |
4 | pair of old irons | .10x |
5 | lot of barrels | .25x |
6 | barrel of old irons | .25 |
7 | 3 barrels | .30 |
8 | 3 lamps | .10 |
9 | jug, tub, wash board | .20x |
10 | jugs & tub | .05x |
11 | Iron kittle | .20x |
12 | large iron kittle | 1.00 |
13 | pickle barrel | .10x |
14 | lot horse shoes &c | .25 |
15 | old iron | .40 |
16 | iron wedge & maul | .37x |
17 | 2 broad hoes, 2 shovels & ax | .40 |
18 | dung drag | .20 |
19 | grind stone | .10x |
20 | 2 hoes, 2 shovels, rake & grubbing hoe | .50x |
21 | shovel for plow | .50 |
22 | diamond plow | .75 |
23 | lot of carpenter tools | .50x |
24 | seed seive | .10 |
25 | augers, files &c | .10x |
26 | clevises, frowe &c | .75 |
27 | crofs cut saw | 1.50 |
28 | lot nail, iron pot &c | .20 |
29 | old scythes, rods &c | .20 |
30 | log chain | 1.00x |
31 | log chain, stretcher &c | 1.00 |
32 | chain | .05x |
[carried over] | 11.99 | |
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33 | cradle and scythe | .50 |
34 | mowing scythe | .75x |
35 | mowing scythe | .20 |
36 | sickle | .25 |
37 | small plow | .75x |
38 | small plow | .50 |
39 | double shovel plow | 2.00x |
40 | corn corsrer ? | .10x |
41 | shovel plow | 1.00x |
42 | shovel plow | .75 |
43 | corn plow | .75 |
44 | cultivator | 1.00 |
45 | wheel barrow wheel | .10 |
46 | two horse plow | 3.00 |
47 | old plow | .20 |
48 | old harrow | 1.00 |
49 | new wagon, bows, cover &c | 50.00x |
50 | whiffle trees | .20x |
51 | whiffle trees | .15 |
52 | 2 barrels | .10 |
53 | carriage | 18.00x |
54 | carriage harness | 2.00 |
55 | straw cutter | .75 |
56 | barn shovel | .50x |
57 | 3 forks | .50x |
58 | lot wool 20¢ pr pound | 49.80 |
59 | 6 barrels | .30 |
60 | fanning mill | 4.00x |
61 | side saddle | .10x |
62 | half bushel & half peck measure | .30x |
63 | bridle & ciringle | .40x |
64 | carriage collar | .50 |
[carried over] | 70.65 | |
65 | saddle mans | .50x |
66 | [blank] | |
67 | 2 bridles | .50x |
68 | harness for plow | 1.25 |
69 | colars | .10 |
70 | 2 setts harnefs | .75x |
71 | 1 set of harnefs | 4.50x |
72 | 2 bridles and colars | 1.25 |
73 | styltraps?? | 2.00 |
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74 | 4 head halters | .75x |
75 | 15 bags | 1.00x |
76 | sheep skin | .10 |
77 | sheaf oats | 5.00x |
78 | buckwheat 50¢ per bushel | 2.25 |
79 | lot old wheat 75¢ per bushel | 46.12 |
80 | 7 barrels | .40 |
81 | harrow-double | 10.00 |
82 | New wheat 100¢ per bushel | 326.00x1 |
83 | Oats 25¢ per bushel | 62.25x2 |
84 | corn crusher | 2.00 |
85 | old wagon | 10.00 |
86 | reaper | 50.00 |
87 | apples in orchard [crossed out] | |
88 | ash lumber 100¢ per hund | 7.75 |
89 | poplar lumber 70¢ per hund | 3.39 |
90 | roller | .50x |
91 | 1 hay rigging | .25x |
92 | 28 sheep | 42.00 |
93 | 19 hogs large size | 183.00 |
94 | 8 saw logs Poplar | 16.00 |
95 | sow & pigs | 12.00x |
96 | 7 spotted hogs | 22.40x |
[carried over] | 315.75 | |
97 | 7 spotted hogs (2nd lot) | 21.00 |
98 | 3 sows & 21 pigs | 30.00 |
99 | 32 geese | 8.00 |
100 | red cow with white back | 20.00x |
101 | large white cow | 25.00 |
102 | small red cow | 20.00x |
103 | speckled heifer | 20.00x |
104 | spotted cow | 20.00 |
105 | large red cow white back | 20.00 |
106 | white heifer | 20.00 |
107 | spotted rump heifer | 16.00 |
108 | white calf | 7.00 |
109 | largest stear | 18.00 |
110 | red stear | 12.00 |
111 | spotted stear | 13.00 |
112 | bull | 20.00 |
113 | Doll mare | 35.00x |
114 | Jule Mare | 130.00x |
115 | Liz Mare | 90.00 |
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116 | Grey Mare | 50.00 |
117 | colt with star in face | 60.00 |
118 | bay colt | 60.00 |
119 | hay | 18.00x |
120 | 3 trees in first row, 4 trees in 5th row | .[nd]x |
121 | and 1 near the gate | 4.00x |
122 | Balance of orchard | 37.50 |
123 | ax | .20 |
124 | north corn field @ $10.00 per acre | 127.70x |
125 | south corn field @ $9.00 per acre | 103.24 |
126 | potatoes half of patch | 9.25 |
127 | potatoes half of patch, north side | 9.25x |
128 | chickens | 8.00x |
129 | stove and fixings | 2.00x |
130 | large brass kettle | .75x |
131 | bucket and pans | .15x |
132 | lot tinware | 1.00x |
133 | large iron kettle | 1.00x |
134 | steelyards | .10 |
135 | patent balance | .20x |
136 | set of chairs | 1.50x |
137 | bedding and bedstead | 6.00x |
138 | bedding and bedstead | 6.00x |
139 | 3 comforts | 1.00x |
140 | 2 coverlets & 2 blankets | 1.00x |
141 | beaureau | 1.50x |
142 | clock | .50x |
143 | table | .75x |
144 | gun | 1.00x |
145 | cupboard dishes | 1.00x |
146 | note on Wm Ludlow | 37.50 |
147 | note on Sidler? & Ludlow | 100.00 |
148 | cash | 5.00 |
149 | [blank] | |
150 | note on trustees of church | 49.68 |
151 | apple peeler | .50x |
[total value of inventory] | [$2162.37] | |
total value of widow's appraisement | $623.74 |
x = widow's selection
widow's receipt: Received of A. B. James administrator of the estate of my late husband Timothy Roberts deceased the articles charged to me in the forgoing inventory the 22nd day of September 1856
Elizabeth Roberts
I, Afred B. James, administrator of the estate of Timothy Roberts deceased swear that the forgoing is a full true and complete inventory of all the personal property of the decedent. Also the property taken by the widow on the 22nd day of September A.D. 1856
A. B. James
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 8th day of October A.D. 1856
John M. Johnston, Clerk