Inventory of Estate of Henry Mayes

An inventory of the estate of Henry Mayse (Mayze, Maze) dated October 15, 1787, filed in Will Book 1, pp. 159-161 Public Records of Henry County, Virginia, recorded May 12, 1788, appraised by George Hairston, Alexander Joyce and Thomas Jamison showed the valuation of the estate as 79 pounds, 13 shillings and 4 1/2 pence. A true copy of this inventory reads as follows:

To

1 Roan Horse £ 12-0-0

1 Colt 3-10-0

Six Head Cattle 6-18-0

12 Hog s 4-10-0

1 Cross X Saw 1-15-0

1 Whip Saw1-5-0

A parcil of Carpenters Tools1-5-0

Coopers Tools 0-11-0

Large Plow1-0-0

Plantation Tools -16-0

1 Pair Stillards 0-I5-0

1 Lock chain 0-7-6

1 Halter chain 0-3-0

3 Feather Beds and furniture at £ 9 27-0-0

Parcil of Crockwear & Glasses 1-2-6

2 Chest 0-15-0

Case & Bottles 0-18-0

Small Trunk 0-7-6

1 Tin Sugar Box 0-5-0

1 wire wheat Sive 0-S-0

a parcil pewter 0-3-6

3 Potts & 1 oven 1-17-0

1 Coffe Pott 0-1-0

1 Bell Mettal Skillet 0-10-0

1 Looking Glass 0-1-0

1 grass Candle stick 0-4-6

1 Gun1-5-0

3 Chair 0-5-6

1 Candle mole 0-1-6

1 Cotton Wheal 0-7-6

1 Linnen wheal l0-15-0

1 Grind Stone 0-12-6

1 Sadle & Sadle bags1-3-0

1 Pair Cotton cards 0-1-6

3 Pails 0-6-0

1 Hachet 0-1-6

1 Pair Shears 0-1-6

5 Reap hooks 0-7-6

1 flat Iron 0-3-0

1 Spice morter 0-3-0

Knives & forks 0-3-0

Steel 0-1-6

2 Slays 0-6-0

1 Slate 0-1-0

1 Cow & Calf 2-10-0

1 Ewe 0-7-6

1 Bee hive 0-8-0

3 Damaged books & half quire paper 0-4-3

1 Gimblet 0-7 1/2

1 Table 0-2-0

79-13-4 1

We the Subscribers have appraised the above Estate by order of Court ... to the above sum of Seventy nine Pounds & thirteen Shillings & 4 1/2. George Hairston, Alexr. Joyce, Thos. Jamison. Ordered recorded 12 May 1788, John Cox, Henry County