Inventory of Charles Groome, 1791

Finally found it!  The original Charles Groome property inventory:

Inventory of the Goods and Chattles of Charles Groom late of Kent County Deceased. Appraised by us this twenty first day of July one thousand seven hundred ninety one, we being authorized and qualified.

To Wearing Apparel L

No 1. Feather Bed wt 52 lb @ 4 ft 12

2 D “                          45 lb “ 11

3 D “                          60 lb “ 16
4 D “                          57 lb “ 90
5 D “                          59 lb “ 80
6 D “                          53 lb “ 90
7 D “                          41 lb “ 40
8 D “                          50 lb “ 45
To one large looking glass

To large cherry tree table

To one walnut table

One round tea table

Pine table
12 leather bottom chairs
6 rush bottom chairs
Six red D/ four ot D
One black walnut chest
On hair trunk flat top
D round top
One flat top D/ D Gilt
D Leather
One Mahogany desk
D cherry top

Cupboard furniture

Tongs and Shovel Brass Top

To Hard Irons D

D Tonges, 3, 2 Hand Irons
One large copper kettle
Kitching and irons
One case of knives and forks
Seal skin
Half knives Common
Tea Urn
D breakfast knives
Three Japan servers

15 oz Chest of old silver

One set money wts scales

One old case & bottles

One small corner cupboard
Old D frame
One razor case & razors with strap & hone
One brass scale wood D and Dividers
45 lbs of old Pewter
21 bags of Lumber
Grinding stone

Six spinning wheels & old rush

295 lbs of pot mettle & 4 pot racks, 4 hooks
Iron teac kettle
One pair flat irons

Spit griddle chafing dish

Flesh forks

Two candlesticks
Two D & snuffers
Woodware &frying pan
Copper mule
Some books
2 guns one powderhorns

One old carriage

One sledge
12 lb candles
One saddle & bridle
60 lb of washed flax

2 pairs of old stillards

One pair of scales and weights
Negro man married Limus   45 yr old     25 L
D woman D Teg                  35 “           15
Man Charles                        35 “           50

Woman Mary                      30 ”           15

Man Jacob                          24 ”           55

Man Moses                         21 ”           60

Man Frank                          29 ”           60

Man Stefe                           17 ”           60

Woman Grace                     17 ”           22
Girl Peg                               15 ”           16
Girl Cale                              13 “           22
Boy John                             13 “           30

Boy Abe                             13 “           29

Boy Beck                            10 “           12
Boy George                         11 “           28

Girl Rachel                            8 “            12

Boy Pery                               9 “           23
Girl Silva                               6 “            10
Girl Sabina                            4 “             7
Boy Jo                                  1 “             3
Boy Harry                             4 “           10
Boy Darius                            2 “            1

Boy Isaac                              6 mo         1

Man Merfsaw free at Christmas              2
Man Tush                                               2
One ox cart horse w/sadle
Two corn harrows old wheat

Spade & shovel, dung fork 4 corn rakes

To roap/soap works
5 weeding hoes one grubbing
6 falling axes two iron wedges

14 harrow teeth

Two iron pestles 6 sukels to suckle & cradles
Two flannen table covers

5 warming pan

One silver watch
New bedstead

3 bushels of flax seed

One old saddles and bridle
25 bundles of corn
Two cross cut saws
One grass scythe
One yoke of steers

One bull 3 year old

8 milk cows
4 yearling

One horse called Mountain 18 y

One horse called Dragon 17 y
One mare called Prince & her colt
One horse figure 5 y

One mare Tinky

One colt yearling

6 printers tools old basks

Stone & blackware

One gallon measure

Old Iron Earthern & tin ware
6 tin canisters

One plow & 6 livs

24 hogs
One large barrow

3 sows 13 pigs

Mow tasking/corn blades

31 old sheep

25 lambs
36 pounds of bacon
20 pound of lard

To table linen & towels

Upper leather
One large tea canister

60 wt of washed wool

Horse called Yorrick 10 y
Mare called Splinter

Two pair of Iron traps

Swingle tree 6 leaves

Two old mares called Pleasure and Fly

To plough and tacking

Grinding stone/pot & rack

Frying pan tea kettle sifter

Pair of iron wedges

Two piggens

Two falling axes tree hoe
To one half of batte with oars
To one spicled cow and calf
Three steers
Two cows and calf
One bull on heifer
One large auger of Leather at Cranes
Quilting frames

Set of spools

One bed cover

Sundries

L 1037.10.10



John Lamb

 Appraisers

Daniel Lamb,

Heir Jn Groome

Anne Groome

Auditors Thomas & Rob’t Anderson

State of Maryland, Kt County to wit April 3rd 1792. Then came Srah Groome, ext of Charles Groome late of Kent County and made oth on the Holy Avangels of Almighty God that the aforegoing is a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods and Chattles of the said dcsd. That hath come to her hand or possession at the time of making thereof, and that what hath since or shall here after come to her hands or possession she will return in an Additional Inventory and that she knows of no concealment of any part of parcel of the dcd, state by any person whatsoever.

Before Jn Nicholson Reg Wills for Knt County

Kent County Inventories, 21 Jul 1791
Book No 10, pages 63 & 64



Kate