PATRICK COUNTY, VA - WILLS - Washington Thomas Estate Inventory, March 1855 -------- The following inventory list with slaves and cash distribution to heirs is abstracted from the recorded inventory and its dispensation for Washington Thomas of Patrick County, VA; inventory Commissioners appointed 2/1855, appraised 3/7/1855, & reported 1/1856, Will Book 5, pages 17-20, 136, 238-240, 246-247, 409-411. The appraisement on p 17 was done on 3/7/1855. The inventory sale was on 3/9/1855. The sale of the slaves was on 1/16/1856. All were recorded in the January 1856 Court. The recording included hire dates for the slaves of 10/25/1855-12/25/1855 and 1/1-16/1856. The accounting itself goes into 1859. INVENTORY LIST The items listed in the inventory of March 1855 (pp 17-20) include those shown below: 9 Hoes & 3 Mattocks piece of Leather Harrow 2 Singletrees Stretchers[?] Foot wheel & chairs 2 boulters & a Plow Loom lot of Iron wedges Grindstone Barrel of Vinegar 4 Iron Hooks Saddle & wheel 2 Bee Stands lot of barrels & Jugs Kitchen Furniture Lot of Plows double trees 2 Axes Log & trace chains Supposed 12 barrels corn at 4 per bbl [for barrel?] Still & worm[?] Pork & Bacon Tar buchet Lard & balance in Smoke house Cart Wheels Sorrel mare Lot of Plow & Wagon Geer 4 Head of Cattle ___ Tub 3 Head of Sheep Smith's Tools Iron Lot of Fodder 4 Sows & 28 Pigs Shovel Plow 4 Reef Hooks Handsaw chisels augers shoe tools Crop lent saw Shot gun & Rifle 1 Folding Table Cupboard & contents Chest & contents Books Barrel Leather 2 Beds & furniture The inventory also lists the slaves Washington Thomas owned at his death: Woman Winney* Man Patrick [son of Winney] Woman Polly [daughter of Winney] Woman Ony [Oney, daughter of Winney] Girl Kitty [daughter of Winney] Girl Eliza [daughter of Winney] Girl Ellen [daughter of Winney] Boy Pinkney [son of Polly] Boy George [son of Polly] Infant Martha Anne [daughter of Polly] Boy Jo Henry [son of Adaline decd.] Girl Adaline [daughter of Adaline decd.] Infant Susan [daughter of Oney] [At the estate sale, Winney purchased 1 Coffe Pot (.06), 1 Coffe Mill (.25), 1 Set of Knives & Forks (1.34).] CASH DISTRIBUTION The approximate total cash amount distributed to each of the heirs (as best as I can tell) is shown below: Reubin M. Wells (and wife Nancy Thomas) -- $2109.90 Gabriel Jones (and wife Susannah Thomas) -- $2092.12 Peter B. Thomas -- $2655.22 John F. Thomas -- $2701.32 Joseph N. Thomas -- $2651.03 (his share appears to include gifts of $505 to his Aunt Rachel Webb) Total Distributed -- $12209.59 Edward Thomas was deceased by 12/25/1856--see p 239, 1857. It appears that most of his share -- $1852.66 -- was divided between the three brothers (each of the brothers received a $560 distribution that the sisters did not receive; these would equal $1680). ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sylvia A. Nash gensanw@charter.net ___________________________________________________________________