Inventory of John Knotts 1709/1730

Transcribed from the original document by Christine Hardy June 8, 1999

A true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattles rights and credits which were of the estate of John Knotts late of Queen Anne's County deceased taken and appraised in current money by us the subscribers being lawfully sworn to appraize the same, [?[2 27th 1709*

To his wearing apparel linen and woolen	3.0.0
To 1 feather bed 1 boulster 2 pillows 1 rugg 1 sheet 1 p of blankets	2.10.0
To 1 riding horse 4:0 to 1 mare 1 yearling 1:10	5.10.0
To 2 cows 2 calves and 2 cows 2 yearlings	6.10.0
To 2 three year old steers	2.0.0
To 5 sows 13 piggs and 4 [boars?]	3.11.0
To 3 young [boars?] and 4 shoates	1.9.0
To [?] crop of Tob: quantity 219 [looks like Sd1dppd:]	9.3.2
To 22: of pewter 14/8 to 3: of feathers 2/4	0.01.0
To 1 old gun 10/ to 2 ewes and lambs 16/	1.6.0
To 8: of flax 5/ to 1 old pail 1 piggin 1 noggin 2/6	0.7.6
To 1 old powdering tub and 1 old [Linen?] wheel	0.10.0
To 1 horse bells and iron candlestick	0.10.0
To 16: of old pot iron 10/2 to 2 p of old pot hook	0.12.8
To 1 old falling ax 1 weeding hoe 2/6 to 19: of old iron	0.3.9
To 7 peices (sic) of earthen ware 2/6 to 1 4th of a Shaloon	0.4.0
To 1 old chest and a parcel of old books	0.6.0
To 1 old box iron and heaters and 1 old frying pan	0.1.6
To 1 old [chaff?] bed 2 blankets 1 old rugg	0.15.6
To 1 tin pan 1 ladle	0.1.6
To a parcel of old lumber	0.5.0
To 4 spaid sows 1:12 -- to a pair of worsted stockings	39.12.1

Witnessed: Michael Hussey Nath: (mark) Scott

Two of the nighest of kin: James (mark) Knotts Nathaniel Knotts

Two of the greatest creditors: Th [Sayword? Hayword?] James Gould

June the 26th 1730-

Then came Rebecca Knotts administratrix of John Knotts late of Queen Anne's County deceas'd and exhibited the written inventory and proved the same in common form before me - W Hensley D Court

*The paper was marred a bit here, but I had the archivist look at the date and we both agreed that it looked like the other "9"'s on the document.