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Inventory of the estate of Thomas Horton deceased the 20th day of August 1728
___of hogs and three henns and two beds & furniture, 12 head of wintered cattell, two calfs and ___studs, 3 pots and 2 pot racks & frying pan and a small cittell, chisl & a chear? of books, ___ing knife, 2 augers, 2 chizells & lougr?, 2 files, ads hammer, old broad ax & hatchet, 1 iron...?, ___ing wheats, 2 stone jugs, a parsell of earthen ware, 1 p...money scales, 1 pr spatter laths, 2 recp...____glass bottles, 4 pattes? dishes & 5 spoons, 1 basen, a porager, 2 pales, 1 pr Milards? pornger, 2 sutes, 3 shurts, ells of dowles, 4 yards kersey-and a parsell of slaymakers tools, a pair fur tongs, a gridin..., ____lath & copper pot, old casks, 1 saddell, 1 rasor & hone, 2 graters, 3 pails, 10 skimer, p..meat sifter, grindstone, a tub cut knife, pr of sisors and a parcell of old lorn?, 1 come & bresh, ....cards, 1 iron pesset?, 1 dore lock.
At a Court held at Southmark for the County of Surry August ye 21st 1728
___thin mentioned inventory of the estate of Thomas Horton deceased thus presented by Ann Rose, Executrix ____Last Will and Testament of the said deceased was ordered to be recorded and is recorded by:
Note:
The left margin was cut off, therefore, all underscores appear as
missing words. From the rest of the document and other text, I believe only
three or four letters are missing. In the sentence before John Allen's
signature: I believe the missing words probably are "The within" mentioned
inventory.....etc. indicating about 5 letters missing.
Know all men by these presents, that we Ann Rose, Thomas Felts and Edward Powell are held and firmly bound to John Mason Jr, Edward Pettway, John Advent and Nicholas Massenburg, gentlemen Justices of the Court of Sussex County, now sitting, in the sum of five hundred pounds. To the payment whereof, well and truly to be made to the said Justices, and their successors, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our, and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly, by these presents. Sealed with our seals, this 13th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty-four and in the 27th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second.
The condition of this obligation is such, that if the above bound Ann Rose, executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Richard Rose, deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, which have, or shall come to the hands, possession, or knowledge of the said executrix or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons, for her and the same so made, do exhibit into the County Court of Sussex at such time as she shall be thereunto required by the said Court. And the same goods, chattels, and credits, and all other the goods, chattels, and credits of the said deceased, which at any time after, shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge of the said executrix or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for her do well and truly administer according to law. And further do make a just and true account of her actings and doings therein, when thereto required by the said Court. And also, shall well and truly pay and deliver all the legacies contained and specified in the said Testament, as far as the said goods, chattels and credits, will thereunto extend, and the law shall charge. Then this obligation to be void and of none effect, or else to remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
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