Westmoreland Co. VA Records & Inventories pg. 87 In left margin: Major Benjamin Berryman Inventory Pursuent to an Order of Court Dated August ye 27th 1729. We ye Subscribers being Sworn before Capt Burdett Ashton one of his Majesties Justices for ye sd County have Vallued ye Estate of Major Benjamin Berryman Gent., Decd as followeth Viz: L. S. d. 1 Negro man Named Anto (Anthony?) . . . . . . . 25 . 00 . 00 1 Negro man Named Sam . . . . . . . 22 . 00 . 00 1 Negro man Named Wappen? . . . . . . . 20 . 00 . 00 1 Negro lad Named Tim . . . . . . . 18 . 00 . 00 1 Negro lad Named Dick . . . . . . . 19 . 00 . 00 1 Negro fellow Named Tom . . . . . . . 16 . 00 . 00 1 Negro woman Named Sue . . . . . . . 20 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro woman Named Frank? . . . . . . . 25 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro man Call'd Cezar . . . . . . . 18 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro woman Call'd Cate . . . . . . . 25 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro woman Named Pegg . . . . . . . 18 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro boy abt 13 Yrs old . . . . . . . 16 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro girl abt 9 Yrs old . . . . . . . 12 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro boy abt 7 Yrs old . . . . . . . 08 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro girl abt 8 Yrs old . . . . . . . 10 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro girl abt 3 Yrs old . . . . . . . 06 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro girl abt 2 Yrs old . . . . . . . 04 . 00 . 00 1 Negro man Named James . . . . . . . 30 . 00 . 00 1 Negro child Named Jenny . . . . . . . 03 . 00 . 00 1 Mullatoe boy to be free . . . . . . . 10 . 00 . 00 1 Negro woman Call'd Lucy . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro woman Named Grace . . . . . . . 20 . 00 . 00 1 Old Negro woman Named Sarah . . . . . . . 05 . 00 . 00 1 Negro boy abt 12 Yrs old . . . . . . . 12 . 00 . 00 1 Negro girl abt 10 Yrs old . . . . . . . 10 . 00 . 00 1 Negro girl abt 8 Yrs old . . . . . . . 08 . 00 . 00 1 Negro boy abt 5 Yrs old . . . . . . . 07 . 00 . 00 1 Negro girl abt One Yr old . . . . . . . 03 . 00 . 00 1 Negro man Named John . . . . . . . 30 . 00 . 00 1 Young Negro woman Named Judy . . . . . . . 20 . 00 . 00 1 Old Mare, 1 Young Mare . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 1 Old black Mare . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 1 Old Mare . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 1 Mare . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 1 Young Mare abt 6 yrs old . . . . . . . 02 . 10 . 00 1 Young black Mare . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 1 Young Mare . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 1 Young Mare . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 1 Young Horse abt 6 yrs old . . . . . . . 05 . 00 . 00 1 Young Horse abt 3 yrs old . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 1 Old white Horse . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 1 Fine Horse . . . . . . . 12 . 00 . 00 1 Saddle and honssin? (harness?) . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 22 Sheep . . . . . . . 07 . 14 . 00 7 Breeding Sows abt 3 yrs old . . . . . . . 02 . 16 . 00 5 Young Barrows abt 2 yrs old . . . . . . . 02 . 10 . 08 20 Young Hogs of 1 yr old . . . . . . . 07 . 00 . 00 14 Hogs abt 1 yr old . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 1 Sow and six Shoats . . . . . . . 01 . 05 . 00 1 Sow and six Pigs . . . . . . . 00 . 13 . 00 25 Pigs abt 6 months old . . . . . . . 02 . 10 . 08 1 Old Bull . . . . . . . 01 . 10 . 08 2 Bulls of 2 yrs old . . . . . . . 01 . 10 . 00 10 Cows . . . . . . . 17 . 10 . 00 4 Steers abt 2 yrs old . . . . . . . 04 . 00 . 00 2 Heifers abt 2 yrs old . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 8 Yearlings . . . . . . . 03 . 20 . 00 2 Young Oxen of 4 yrs old . . . . . . . 05 . 00 . 00 2 Large Oxen abt 7 yrs old . . . . . . . 07 . 00 . 00 1 Ox Waine (cart), Yokes & Chain . . . . . . . 02 . 10 . 00 2 Old Plows and Coulters . . . . . . . 00 . 15 . 00 47 Geess (geese) . . . . . . . 03 . 10 . 06 28 Turkeys . . . . . . . 01 . 08 . 00 2 lb 11-1/4 oz of Plate @ 5 S pr oz Avoirdupois weight (silver) . . . . . . . 10 . 16 . 03 16 3/4 oz of Plate @ 5 S pr oz . . . . . . . 04 . 03 . 09 1 Silver hilted Sword & Belt . . . . . . . 02 . 10 . 00 1 Sword & Belt . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 1 Case of Pistols & Holsters . . . . . . . 01 . 10 . 00 1 Great Gun & 2 Patterarods (ramrods?) . . . . . . . 01 . 05 . 00 1 Brass Blunderbus . . . . . . . 00 . 12 . 00 1 Old Gun . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 A Small Library of Books . . . . . . . 15 . 00 . 00 1 House Bell . . . . . . . 00 . 07 . 00 1 Fine Secretore (Secretary bookcase/desk). . . . . . 08 . 00 . 00 1 Writing Standish (stand/case) . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 1 Large Looking Glass (Mirror) . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 1 House Clock (grandfather or wall clock). . . . . . 06 . 00 . 00 1 Large Oval Table . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 1 Lesser Oval Table . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 1 Small Oval Table . . . . . . . 00 . 15 . 00 1 Backgammon Table . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 1 Small Table . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 1 Small Square Table . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 1 Old Table . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 1 Old Table . . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 00 1 Large Old Table . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 2 Dozen of Damask Napkins . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 2 Draper Table Cloths . . . . . . . 00 . 18 . 09 2 Small Table Cloth . . . . . . . 00 . 09 . 09 2 Old Damask Table Cloths . . . . . . . 00 . 06 . 00 3 Guilded Pictures (Gilt framed Portraits?) . . . . . 09 . 00 . 00 6 Fine Pictures . . . . . . . 03 . 00 . 00 2 Fine Pictures . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 4 Old Pictures . . . . . . . 02 . 02 . 00 3 Sconses (candle sconces) . . . . . . . 00 . 09 . 00 3 Pipe Boxes, 1 old Trunk . . . . . . . 00 . 04 . 00 1 Fine Trunk . . . . . . . 02 . 10 . 00 1 pr Andirons, Fire Tongs, Shovel . . . . . . . 02 . 00 . 00 1 pr of old Andirons . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 1 Small pr of Andirons . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 1 pr of Brass Andirons, 1 Iron Back, 1 pr Fire Tongs . . . . . . . 01 . 15 . 00 1 Old Cubboard (cupboard) . . . . . . . 01 . 10 . 00 1 Fine Neast (nested chests?) of Drawers. . . . . . . 07 . 00 . 00 1 Chest of Drawers . . . . . . . 04 . 00 . 00 1 Old Chest and 1 Stand . . . . . . . 00 . 12 . 00 1 Swinging Looking Glass (for dressing?) . . . . . . 00 . 15 . 00 1 Swinging Looking Glass . . . . . . . 00 . 13 . 00 1 Small Looking Glass . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 06 1 Close Stoole (covered commode) . . . . . . . 00 . 04 . 00 1 Old Close Stoole . . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 00 1 Dark Lanthorn (iron? candle-lantern) . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 00 1 pr of Bellows, 1 Candle box . . . . . . . 00 . 08 . 00 1 pr of Snuffers (wick trimmer) and Stand . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 06 15 Rush (bottomed) Leather Chairs . . . . . . . 05 . 05 . 00 3 Large Rush Leather Chairs @ 12 S . . . . . . . 01 . 16 . 00 1 Large Arm'd Chair & Qushon (cushion) . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 1 Large Flagg? Chair (fabric bottomed?) . . . . . . . 02 . 10 . 00 5 Old Flagg? Chairs . . . . . . . 00 . 03 . 04 6 Cane (bottomed) Chairs . . . . . . . 02 . 08 . 00 2 Large Cane Chairs . . . . . . . 01 . 04 . 00 8 Old Leather Chairs . . . . . . . 00 . 16 . 00 1 Old Large Arm'd Chair . . . . . . . 00 . 03 . 00 8 Old Chairs, 1 old Chest . . . . . . . 00 . 12 . 00 1 Fine Spinning Wheel . . . . . . . 00 . 07 . 06 1 Spinning Wheel . . . . . . . 00 . 07 . 06 1 Small Tea Cup . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 00 1 Chamey? (China or enamel?) Punch Bowl . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 1 Chamey? Sugar box . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 1 Small Punch Bowl . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 00 1 Large Punch Bowl . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 00 1 Cradle . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 1 pr of Window Curtains and Vallins . . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 06 1 pr of Money Scales . . . . . . . 00 . 04 . 00 1 pr of Sugar Scales . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 1 New Feather Bed & Boulster . . . . . . . 04 . 10 . 00 1 New Feather Bed & Boulster . . . . . . . 04 . 00 . 00 1 New Feather Bed . . . . . . . 04 . 00 . 00 1 Feather Bed, Boulster, 1 Blanket . . . . . . . 03 . 10 . 00 1 Old Feather Bed, Boulster, 1 Quilt, 1 Blanket, Bedstead, Cord & Hide . . . . . . . 05 . 10 . 00 1 Feather Bed, Boulster, 1 Quilt, 2 Pillows, 1 Quilt, 1 blanket, Curtins, Vallins, Foot Vallins, Headps (headboard?), Tauter (tightener), Bedstead, Cord & Hide . . . . 10 . 00 . 00 1 New Feather Bed, Boulster, 2 Pillows, 2 Quilts, 1 Blanket, Old Curtains and Vallins, Foot Vallins, Bedstead, Cord and Hide . . . . . . . 08 . 00 . 00 1 Good Feather Bed, Boulster, 2 Pillows, Quilt, 1 Blanket, Curtains & Vallins, Bedstead, Cord and Hide . . . 08 . 00 . 00 1 Feather Bed, Boulster, 2 Pills, 1 Rug (blanket), 1 Blanket, 1 Low Bedstead, Cord and hide . . . . 05 . 10 . 00 1 Old Feather Bed, Boulster, 1 Rug, 1 Blanket, 1 Low Bedstead, Cord and Hide . . . . . . . 04 . 10 . 00 1 Feather Bed, Boulster, 1 Rug, 1 Blanket, Bedstead, Cord and Hide . . . . . . . 03 . 00 . 00 1 Good Bed, Boulster, 1 Old Quilt, Bedstead, Cord and Hide . . . . . . . 04 . 10 . 00 1 Bed, Boulster, 1 Rug, 1 Blanket, Cord and Hide . . . . . . . 04 . 00 . 00 1 Cot Bed, Blanket, Rug . . . . . . . 02 . 10 . 00 1 Old Flock? Bed . . . . . . . 00 . 15 . 00 5 Old Pillow Cases . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 5 pr of Sheets . . . . . . . 03 . 07 . 06 3 Old Sheets . . . . . . . 00 . 07 . 00 1 Old Warming Pan . . . . . . . 00 . 15 . 00 1 Churn . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 2 Old Pewter Bassons (basins), 1 Callender. . . . . . 00 . 08 . 00 3 powdering (meat preparing) Tubs . . . . . . . 03 . 10 . 00 2 small powdering Tubs, 1 old Chest . . . . . . . 00 . 15 . 00 1 Meal Search? (sieve?), 1 Meal Sifter . . . . . . . 00 . 06 . 00 2 Canisters . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 00 1 Spice Morter and Pestle . . . . . . . 00 . 06 . 00 2 Iron Pestles . . . . . . . 00 . 08 . 00 3 Pot Racks . . . . . . . 00 . 12 . 00 2 Iron Spits . . . . . . . 00 . 14 . 08 1 Old Ladle and Fork . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 00 16 Pattie (biscuit?) Pans, 2 Tin Callenders . . . . . 00 . 09 . 00 2 Old Frying Pans . . . . . . . 00 . 06 . 00 1 Old Frying Pan . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 00 1 Old Mill Spindle . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 10 Pieces of Earthen Ware . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 1 Mustard Pot, 1 Salt (pot) . . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 00 7 Large Butter Pots . . . . . . . 00 . 14 . 00 1 Large Jar . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 8 Quart Bottles . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 04 2 Old Pails . . . . . . . 00 . 06 . 00 1 Old Washing Tub . . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 06 1 Old Bushtt? (brush?), 2 Towle? Dishes . . . . . . . 00 . 04 . 06 5 Bushels of Salt . . . . . . . 00 . 07 . 06 79 lb of good Pewter . . . . . . . 03 . 19 . 00 111 lb of old Pewter . . . . . . . 02 . 15 . 06 1 Old Chest . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 1 Case of bottles, 2 Sugar boxes . . . . . . . 00 . 18 . 00 30 lbs of Mirtle (Myrtle/candle) Wax . . . . . . . 01 . 02 . 06 29 lbs of Tallow . . . . . . . 00 . 14 . 06 9 Large Stone Jugs . . . . . . . 00 . 18 . 00 6 Gallons of Mallasses (Molasses) . . . . . . . 00 . 12 . 00 5 Large Butter pots, 1 Small Butter pot . . . . . . . 00 . 09 . 00 2 Stills . . . . . . . 07 . 00 . 00 2 Box Irons & Heaters, 2 Funnels . . . . . . . 00 . 06 . 00 1 pr of Small Stillards (steelyards - scales) . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 1pr of Large Stillards . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 1 pr of Spoon Molds . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 1 Whip Saw, 2 files & 1 Rest . . . . . . . 02 . 10 . 00 1 Cross Cut Saw . . . . . . . 00 . 07 . 00 1 Old Tenant (Tenon) Saw . . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 00 1 Currying Knife and Steal (sharpener?) . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 1 pr of Garden Shears . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 06 2 pr of Tailors Shears, 1 pr of Scissors. . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 06 4 pr of Sheep Shears, 3 pr Wool Cards and 1 pr of Cotton Cards . . . . . . . 00 . 09 . 06 1 Parcel of Carpenters Tools . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 1 Parcel of Coopers Tools, 1 Sledgehammer . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 1 Parcel of Shoemakers Tools & Alls (Awls). . . . . . 00 . 15 . 00 4 Old Towels . . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 00 2 Trowels . . . . . . . 00 . 03 . 00 2 Grubbing Hoes . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 9 Hoes . . . . . . . 00 . 12 . 00 4 Old Hoes, 1 Old Axe . . . . . . . 01 . 05 . 06 4 Good Axes . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 1 Old Axe . . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 00 1 Set of Wedges . . . . . . . 00 . 10 . 00 2 Iron Wedges . . . . . . . 00 . 06 . 00 1 Large Iron Crow (crowbar) . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 06 1 Large Grinding Stone . . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 06 18 Tubs . . . . . . . 01 . 00 . 00 3 Small Wooden Boxes . . . . . . . 00 . 01 . 06 2 Rundletts (runlets? - small wine casks) . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 00 21 Cyder (cider) Casks . . . . . . . 05 . 05 . 00 4 Mill Pecks? (peck baskets?) . . . . . . . 00 . 05 . 00 22 Sides of Leather . . . . . . . 04 . 02 . 06 1198 Foot of Inch plank . . . . . . . 04 . 19 . 10 843 Foot of Feather Edge plank . . . . . . . 01 . 15 . 01 2 Fine Iron Hooks, 10 lbs Brass Heads? . . . . . . . 00 . 02 . 00 206 lbs of Old Iron . . . . . . . 00 . 17 . 02 273 lb of Pot Iron . . . . . . . 02 . 05 . 06 68 lbs of Pot Iron . . . . . . . 00 . 11 . 04 1 Large Copper Qt: (qty?) 49 wt . . . . . . . 03 . 13 . 06 11 lb of Brass . . . . . . . 00 . 14 . 08 16 lb of Old Brass . . . . . . . 00 . 08 . 00 Elizabeth Berryman Robt: Washington Law: Butler Jarrett Foard Westmoreland At a Court held for the sd County the 26th Day of November 1729 This Inventory of the Estate of Benjamin Berryman Gent decd was return'd into Court upon Oath by - Elizabeth Berryman his Relict & Exetutrix and Ordered to be Recorded. Recorded the 23th Day of December 1729 GTCCW Test: G Turbervile CClerk _______ MB Notes on the above Inventory: The Inventory has been resequenced from the original and a few items have been combined. "Do" (ditto) marks have been replaced with appropriate text and some of the spelling has been updated. Although I've tried to explain the obscure terms there are still some "unknowns". For instance, the "Chamey" sugar box and the punch bowl and also the "Flagg" chairs. I believe flagg refers to a type of fabric on the chair seats and Chamey may be a type of glass, crystal or perhaps enamel on metal. I believe the word "Hide" in the bedstead items refers to a "tanned leather hide" that was laid over the ropes (and below the feather bed). A "Rugg" was a type of blanket (perhaps a "bedspread") not a floor rug. As lengthy as the inventory is ... I think they missed a few things. I didn't find Benjamin's clothing, shoes, wigs, eye glasses (if any), tobacco pipes, rings, or other personal items. It is also little surprising that he didn't have a carriage or wagon by 1729. I know the roads were "horse paths", but I thought they might at least have one wagon. They did have an Ox cart (waine). Also they seemed to be a "little light" on saddles, harness, etc. given as many horses as he owned ... unless the other saddles were considered the property of Elizabeth and the children. I would have liked to have seen an inventory of Benjamin's Mill, but the "large grinding stone" may be a millstone. MB