John Chowning inventory of estate
John Chowning inventory of estate
Source; Robertson County Tennessee Will Book 7, page 421, 422, 423. February Term 1831
Transcribed byJerry Wilson
© 2008


 

                1 negro man named Will, 1 waggon, 4 pair of gear, 4 blind bridles, 5 plows & stocks, 3 plow hoes, 1 coulter, 3 pair new hames, 7 weeding hoes, 2 mattocks, 4 single trees, one double tree, three clevices, 1 pair stretchers, 1 tar bucket, 1 log chain, 1 scythe and cradle, 4 reap hooks, 2 cutting knaves and 1 cutting box, 1 cross cut saw, 1 hand saw, 2 drawing knives, 2 chisels, 1 gauge, 4 axes, 2 iron wedges, 2 plane bits, 1 shot gun, 1 rifle gun, 1 powder horn, 1 grindstone some whetstones, 1 halter chain and collar, 2 hammers, 1 pair pincers, 1 half bushel, 1 sand sifter, one work steer the above property willed to Richard Chowning.

                One negro man named Absalom willed to John Chowning and Robert Chowning, one negro woman named Fan, 4 feather beds, 7 pillows, 2 pillow slips, 3 under beds, 9 counterpanes,  8 sheets, 6 coverlets, 4 blankets, 2 bed quilts, 3 bedsteads & cords, 1 bureau, 1 chest, 1 pair saddle bags, 1 flax wheel, 3 cotton wheels, 7 meal bags, 1 cheek reel, 3 pair cotton cards, 1 pair wool cards, 1 looking glass, 1 set spools, 5 pewter basons, 3 spoons, 6 pewter plates, 2 pewter dishes, 2 earthen dishes, 10 earthen plates, 1 dirt pitcher, 3 glass tumblers, 1 sugar dish, 4 bottles, 6 tea spoons, 1 pepper box, 1 salt seller, 1 vinegar cruet, 3 bowls, 2 smoothing irons, 3 candlesticks, 1 pair sheep shears, 1 pair cloth shears, 6 crocks, 1 coffee mill, 14 knives, 13 forks, 1 clock, 1 pair fire dogs, 3 saddles,

 

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4 bridles, 6 chairs, 2 tables, 3 table cloths, 1 trumpet, some sole and upper leather, 1 case of razor, 1 razor hone, 1 shaving box, some cotton, some flax & tow, some dried fruit, 1 sifter & bud tray, some tallow, some soap, 2 wash tubs, 4 cider barrels, 7 salt barrels, 3 fat stands, 2 pickling stands, 3 keggs, 3 pails, 2 piggins, some iron and steel, 1 loom, 2 pots, 2 ovens, 2 skillets, 2 lids, 1 tea kettle, 1 baker, 3 pair pot hooks, 2 tin buckets, 1 kittle, 1 strainer, 1 tin canister, 1 churn 1 raw hyde, some corn, 2 hogsheads of wheat, 5 stacks of oats, 8 stacks of fodder, 1 pair steelyards, some salt, some poultry, a lot of sundry articles, 1 mare first choice willed to Milly Miles, one note of hand on Henry Hagen $62, money in possession of executor $32, one driper.

                An account of the property sold of the estate of John Chowning dec’d that was thought liable to waste sold the 20th day of Dec. 1830.

 

1 lot of Sheep 4     William Shannon                   1.56

1   “   “    “      5      William Shannon                     .65

9 geese                   David Morrow                      1.35

2 hogs                    Henry Elenore                     15.00

2    “                        Pendleton Holeman             10.00

2    “                        Nicholas Hightower             9.00

2    “                        Gideon Choat                        16.50

2    “                        Robert Jones                         6.75

4 hogs                    Gideon Choat                        7.00

4    “                        Tho. Cheatham                     4.02

4    “                        John Tucker                          3.56 ¼

4    “                            “       ‘                                  2.81 ¼

11 pigs                   Richmond S. Cole 5.00

15 ceat. Tobacco  Rich’d Chowning                 30.00

                                                                              113.20 ½

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amount brought forward                               $113.20 ½

1 sorrel mare          John Tucker                          21.50

1 bay mare             John Hutchinson                 35.25

1 bay horse           Pendleton Holeman             55.25

1 bay filly               Thomas Burch                      19.50

1   “     “                  Edmund Brewer                    19.06 ¼

1 cow                      Samuel Brooken                     4.57 ½

1   “                         Webster Gilbert                      7.12 ½

1   “                         Gideon Choate                        5.00

1 cow                      Gideon Choat                          4.25

1 red steer                   “           “                            10.00

1 cow                      Griffin Holeman                      4.12 ½

1 yearling               John Tucker                            1.43 ¾

1 cow                      Lewellyn Phipps                     3.12 ½

1 red yearling        Rich’d Swift                            2.00

1   “       “                John Tucker                            1.75

2   “       “                    “        “                                  2.76

1 cow & bell          William Cone                         4.37 ½

1 bull                      John Tucker                            5.50

1 pen of chicks     Nicholas Hightower               2.00

1   “    “     “            Thos. J. Walton                      1.93

                                                                           $332.53

 

                                Rich’d Chowning executor

 

Robertson  County Court Feby. Term1831.

                This inventory and account of sale of the estate of John Chowning dec’d was returned into Court by the executor and ordered to be recorded.

                                                                                Test. W. Seal Clk.                


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