Inventory of the estate of Mary, widow of Thomas Terrill,
of Elizabeth Town, East New Jersey, dated 1729/30

Transcribed by Conrad W. Terrill, August 2009

[From: Probate records, 1697-1900, New Jersey Surrogate's Court (Essex County) (loose papers placed in books; State Library of Archives and History, NJ) vol. 1, pp. 505-510; microreproduced by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967-1968, LDS FHL film 545456.]


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An Inventory of the personal Estate of the Widow Mary Terrill
of Elisabeth Town in ye County of Esex and provence of East New
Jersey Deceas'd and of such personal Esteate and Legacyes as was Coming
ing in her hands at her Decease bequeathed by ye last will and testament
of her Deceased husband Thomas Terrill of such good and Chattels
as Came to our Knowledg prized by Andrew Hamton and David Olliver

bed bolster . pillow & pillow case 3-09-00
two cover=lids 1? 12s. one blanket 12 . two sheets 15s. curtains 2 3-01-00
bedstead and cord and iron curtain rod 0-12-00
bed bolster pillow & pillow case 1-10-00
two old cover-lids. some blanket. some sheet 1-04-00
one trundle bedsteed. cord and old tick[en?] 0-06-00
cubard 1#. old trunk 2s. one table 10s. an old table 2s 1-14-00
skales & weights 3s6d. hetchel & sha[r?]s 7s. one chest 3s 0-13-06
eight chairs & bench 12s. looking glase 5s. stilyards 8s 1-05-00
two tramils 8s 3d. [fire shovel?] 4s 6d gridiron 3s tongus 4s 6d 1-00-03
smoothing irons and heaters 4s. [sheep?] shars 2s. the books 8s 0-14-00
shoemakers tools & [table?] belonging 2-01-00
all ye [puetter?]
old iron 4s. earthenware 3s 9d. six forks & five knives 0-11-09
six trenchers one knot boule more one boule all 6s 9d 0-06-09
two ancors one tub 3 pails 8s old frieing pan & two chese fats 2s 0-10-00
lume quill wheele warping bars boxes and all other appurtances belonging 5-05-00
Indian corn in ye ear 12s 6d. old churne 2s 0-14-06
two hogsheds four old casks two powdering bariles 0-18-00
one bed 1# 16s. one blanket 4s 6d. three coverlids 1# 10s bed steed. cord & old tickon 10s 4-00-06
to cotton wool 7s 6d. sheeps wool 4s 2d. died wool 1s 2d 0-12-10
the old lumber 10s. old chest 4s. ox hide 7s 8d 1-01-08
brasse kittle and skilit 1# 4s 1-04-00
two iron pots & iron kittle 1# 2s 1-02-00
one plow 15s harness 3s broad ax 3s 1-01-00
two yoaks 6s iron gears & coller 10s 6d 0-16-06
sixteen old sheep and eight lambs 6# 8s 6-08-00
bettle rings & 2 wedges 6s one swefeltree chaine one iron [_] 0-13-00
cart and wheels 1? 10s 1-10-00
young horse 4# 4-00-00
old bay horse 3# 10s one mare 2# 15s 6-05-00
? 56=00=03
30=12=051/2
The whole esteate is 86=12=081/2
(third page, = 2nd page of inventory)
[six?] young swine 2# 8s one old sow swine 1# 3-08-00
thirty geese 1s 3d per each 1-17-06
flour mill & press & ye appurtenences belonging thereto 1-10-00
the equal moiety of green corn on ye ground of Josiah Terrill 3-10-00
small horse plow & share 7s. clevis and pin 3s 6d 0-10-06
pair of sheers 6# 6-00-00
two cows 5# 10s two yearling 1# 16s 7-06-00
one gun. sword. powder horn 1# 13s stubing hoe?s 1-19-00
one chaine & piece of a broaken chaine 0-10-00
one drawing knife goudge & chisel 5s spade 2s 0-07-00
a bolt. hamer and one old sickle 0-04-10
one coat 1-15-00
one great spinning wheal 0-05-00
one small dutch wheale 0-08-00
to one new dutch wheale 0-18-00
to debts due to ye esteate 0-03-071/2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And Hamton
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Olliver
? 30-12-051/2

(fourth page)

the Debts due from ye Esteate of sd Deceased besides Legacyes is ? 21-9-4
the Debts paid Due from the Esteate of his Deceased father . . . . . 7-18-3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? 29-7-7

paid by Mary Terrill in he [sic] life time that was due from ye Effects of her Deceased husband Thomas Terrill the sum of 38-9-11 as was what her Executor hath [__] paid

(fifth page)


March ye 4th 1729/30

The accompt of John Terrill of Elizabeth town in ye county of Essex

and province of East New Jersey Executor-& Administrator of all and

singular the goods and chattles of the widow Mary Terrill late of

The afore sd Elizabeth Deceased as well of and for such and so much

of the same goods and chattles as came to his hands as of and for his

payments and Disbursements out of the same as followeth vis

The said accomptant chargeth himself with all and singular the

goods and chattles of the sd Deceased, specified in an inventory thereof

made and Exhibited into the Registry of the prerogative court of the

province of New Jersey amounting as by the said inventory apears

to the sum of . ?.86-12-81/2

Here the accomptant prayeth alowance for certain Debts w'ch

he hath payed and Discharged that was Due from ye Esteate of the widow

Mary Terrill Deceased to vis as followeth

to proving ye will 3-4-2 The accomptant prayeth aloweth
to David Oliver 0-5-0 for certain Debts which he hath payed
to Andrew Hamton Junr 0-16-0 and Discharded [sic] that was due from ye
Conradus Winans 0-01-6 Estate of his Deceased father Thomas
John Porter 0-15-0 Terrill as followeth vis
to Mr. Edward Vaughn 1-15-9 to Mary Ogden 0-3-9
William Gainweight 0-06-0 to John Porter 1-0-9
Abhraim Hedfield 0-01-6 to Mr Edward Vogh 2-0-0
William Winans Junr 1-08-0 Jeremiah Bird 1-4-6
Jane Tongvelue 5-04-9 John Osborn 1-0-6
Peter Tremble 0-15-9 Ephraim Terrill 2-0-0
Thomas Clark 1-11-6 aledged to be due by George [Dresy]? 0-8-9
Ebnesr Johnson 0-13-6
James Hamton 0-06-0 ?7-18-3
Andrew Hamton Sen 0-10-9 The accomptant prayeth
Ichabod Burnet 0-04-6 alowance in the behalfe of his Deceased
17-19-4 Mother Mary Terrill abovesd which
for his trouble 03-10-6 he in her lifetime payed and discharged
from ye Esteate of her Deceased husband Thomas Terrill that was due from
his Esteate as followeth vis
to proving ye will & charges [acreuing?] ?4-8-0 Cradus Winans will [____] 0-[13]?-8
Doctr Burnit 1-8-0 Jeremiah Bird 6-[8]?-0
Andrew Hamton Senr 1-4-0 Robert Ogden 0-11-7
William [Wilfrarison?] 3-7-9 Jacob Dehart 4-00-1
Abhraim Hedfield 1-9-6 bond to [Homer?] Johnson 11-[?]-[0]
Daniel Sayre 0-6-0 22-09-4
Jane [Tongileant?] 0-17-9 14-10-2
Joseph Watkins 1-03-2 ? 36-19-6
John Blanchard Senr & Junr 0-07-0 to William Dag[noskey?] 0-[18]?-9
14-10-2 [37]?-00-[10]?

(sixth page)


The accomptant prayeth alowence for certain Debts

Inventoryed in ye Estate of his Deceased father which

prove insolvent to ye value of ? 1-10-0

Notes: 1.) Much of this was hard to read. Referring back to the microfilm helped somewhat. 2.) Not all of the tallies add up correctly.