The Estate of John Crawford



The Estate of John Crawford of Providence, Rhode Island


The Estate of John Crawford
 
      An Inventory of the moveable Esstate of Capt. John Crawford of Providence that Came to our veiw
           Who departed this Life ye: 18th of march: 1718/19
                                                                                       £lb  s  d 
      Item To his wareing apparrill                                                	£04i  - 02 - 09 
      To bed bedstead and furniture     16lb   bookes   8lb-10-0     	                £024 - 10 - 00 
      To 2 Canes sword & belt: paeire of Pistols                           	        £006 - 03 - 06 
      To a Trunk Looking glass warming pan bottles                         }
        wick yearne                                                        }        	£002 - 04 - 08 
      To a Chest of Drawers & 19: Chaiers                                    	        £009 - 14 - 00 
      To an ovell Table Cradle and furniture                                  	£004 - 08 - 00 
      To: 5: Candle sticks Joynt stoole and brush                         	        £000 - 19 - 00 
      To Earthron and glass weaier                                              	£001 - 05 - 00 
      To puter sugar knives & forks & saltr seller                        	        £009 - 15 - 00 
      To a Desk Puter glass bottles spoones & peperbox          	                £002 - 02 - 00 
      To a Quadrent & scale                                                         	£001 - 10 - 00 
      To table Lining: 65/ frying pan belloes Candlebox              	                £003 - 17 - 00 
      To hand Irons box & heators fire tongs Gridiron Cup                  }
        Iron tramels Chafin dish & frer shovell                            }          £003 - 10 - 00 
      To: 2: Iron potts: 2: Iron Cittles: 2: ditto brass                   }
        one skillit driping pan & flesh fork                               } 	        £006 - 05 - 00 
      To wooden weaier Earthron waeier &c: In ye kiching          	                £00i - i0 - 00 
      To a saddle bridles halters & baggs                                   	        £003 - 06 - 00 
      To Corn Table and bench                                                    	£000 - 15 - 00 
      To paiels shovel & 1/2 bushel                                            	£000 - 08 - 06 
      To an Campine bedsteed and furniture                               	        £012 - 00 - 00 
      To an Trunck Carpitt :2: dishes & bottles                            	        £001 - 18 - 00 
      To Earthron weaier glass weaier & an flask                       	        £000 - 08 - 00 
      To an bedd and furniture                                                      	£022 - 00 - 00 
      To silver spoones Porrengers Cupps pepper boxes                      }
        & grator                                                           } 	        £030 - 10 - 00 
      To an Chest of Drawers Carpett and Looking glass            	                £008 - 10 - 00 
      To :2: Jappand Tables: one Ovell Table & Iron bach          	                £014 - 00 - 00 
      To holland and Cotten sheetes bolster Case &                         }
        pillowbeers                                                        }   	£010 - 07 - 00 
      To windo Curtins Joynt stoole & baskett                              	        £002 - 06 - 06 
      To Desks Trunkes & bottles                                                	£001 - 18 - 00 
      To Cheese and butter                                                          	£003:- ii - 00 
      To bottles wine glasses & brandy                                       	        £004:- 02 - 00 
      To boxes Chest Tray Rye & wheete                                     	        £001 - 05 - 00 
      To sives baskeet Pillion & Clooth & boottles                      	        £001 - 07 - 06 
      To one Beed and furniture: 6/10                                          	£006 - 10 - 00 
      To one side saddle bridle and whip 			                        £010 - 06 - 00 
      To one hammack feathors and old Lumber 		                                £002 - 08 - 00 
      To a flock bedd. 1 old saile and sum Lumber 		                        £003 - 19 - 00 
      To mault Cuttlace: Lathes sithe and Tacklin 		                        £000 - 14 - 00 
      To silver and Gold 					                        £014 - 19 - 08 
      To Tobaco 					                                £024 - 00 - 00 
      To hides Pork and Beefe :35:7: 0 - To hogs Lard                      }
        & flower -5: 2: 11:                                                } 	         040 - 09 - 11: 
      To Trunk tub Corn bran meate & Lumber 		                                 006 - 19 - 00 
      To old and new Cask a Crowand Clabords    		                         002 - 03 - 00 
      To hay fork ax and adds 				                         000 - 04 - 00 
      To Grind stones Clabords shingles hhds & narrow hoe &c  	                 016 - 09 - 06 
      To :6: horses & :1: meaier :1: Cow and :1: Colt 		                 150 - 05 - 00 
      To :1: pig shingles boards hhd staves and Jyce 		                         006 - 13 - 00 
      To :2: boats in theire now Condition 			                         010 - 00 - 00 
      To :1: New sloope upon the stocks almost finished 	                         082 - 00 - 00 
      To :5: pipes of wine B £ i8 				                         090 - 00 - 00 
      To: 14 bbs sider :7 £ molasses: £16:-10s-1 barl   	            }
        beef: lb2 = s15 - 0                                               } 	         026 - 05 - 00 
      To :1: firkin butter: 2-5-4: bay wax :1:5 0 		                         003 - 10 - 04 
      To Coperas Candles and Tallow 			                                 007 - 00 - 00 
      To slush soap pork and beefe 			                                 012 - 07 - 06 
      To suger old hhds and barrils 			                                 002 - 02 - 00 
      To pot hogs Lard Ringbolts mast tarr and other bolts 	                         002 - 17 - 00 
      To brandy wine syder and old Cask 			                         038 - 00 - 00 
      To China and Glass ware and i doore lock 		                         003 - 03 - 00 
      To :1: Coonoe wheele barrows and :1: spitt 		                         001 - 10 - 00 
      To Lumber on bord the sloope Indian king 		                         039 - 07: 06 
      To the sd sloope and appurtinanses as shee now is 	                         210 - 00 - 00 
      To old water hogs heads and triming 			                         003 - 10 - 00 
      To one pocket booke with a silver Clasp & pensil 		                 000 - 10 - 00 
      To money due by Bonds 				                                 037:- 07 - 04 
      To Paper money and Case 				                         015 - 19 - 06 
      To money due by noates 				                                 081 - 02 - 04 
      To Broomes Railes and oyster tongs 			                         003 - 12 - 00 
      To money due by Bond 				                                 010 - 08 - 04 
      To hhds Glass bottles and bowles 			                         002 - 00 - 00 
      To firs augres bellows Cards muggs Iron pot &	                   }
        earthron | Pots |                                                } 	         005 - 09 - 00 
      To Earthron and wooden ware powder hopps and hemp 	                         018 - 00 - 00 
      To :1: Jacket: weights & scales stilliards             	           }
        and 1 pad lock                                                   }     	 003 - 00 - 00 
      To: small Goods in a drawer in the shopp 		                         006 - 17 - 02 
      To Indigo: 42lb: To Glass ware 2:16 			                         044:- 16 - 00 
      To puter Tunnels Candle sticks Gimblits & tobacoboxes 	                         009 - 16 - 01 
      To Looking Glasses Axes brushes treacle manna	                   }
        belts & knives                                                   } 	         009 - 19 - 06 
      To stript holland muslin Calico bengall tape  	                   }
        Camrick kenting                                           	   } 	         051 - 00 - 00 
      To Knives books holland and Cherry derry 		                         035 - 10 - 00 
      To Linen and bed ticking 				                         015 - 10 - 00 
      To silk stockings Edging Laces pins silk                           }
        fereting Com|b|es and Gloves                                     } 	         020 - 00 - 00 
      To Diaper holland and swanskin 			                                 012 - i5 - 00 
      To Alamode & persian silck & handkercheifs 		                         052 - 09 - 00 
      To Romaul Lining buttens and moheaire 		                                 021 - 00 - 00 
      To Cantaloones Crape and Caleminco 			                         008:- 14 - 00 
      To Checks Drugget Camblet and Bays 			                        0017 - 05 - 00 
      To broad Cloath poplin and silck Crape 			                         027 - 00 - 00 
      To shalloone Ticking shott Lead and starch 		                         008 - 16 - 08 
      To Beeswax Ginger and allom 			                                 005 - 05 - 00 
      To paper money £ 1: 11: 0 				                         001 - 11 - 00 
      To nailes pewter Jug Gun flints suger halters 		                         002 - 13 - 06 
      To :1: small anchor 				                                 001 - 05 - 00 
      To :10 lb Cotten yarn 				                                 002 - 00 - 00 
        sum total Errors Excepted 			                                £1614 - 02 - 11 
      
                  Taken by us the subscribers ye 26th march 1719
                              William Hopkins
                              Richard Browne
                              William Turpin
            Recorded Pr mee Richard Waterman Clerke of the Councill 
      
      
      on the back side of the Inventory It was written as followeth
      The within Inventory was att a Towne Councill held att Providence
      this 27th day of march anno Dom: i719
      
      
      Examined approved and allowed
      Attest Pr Richard Waterman Clerke of the Councill
      Recorded Pr me Richard Waterman Clerke
      
Where as Capt. John Crawford of Providence in the Colony of Rhoad Island and Providence plantations In New England: mariner who departed this Life the Eighteenth of march anno Dom 1718/19 Left a Considerable Esstate behind him which by the Law of this Colony fell into the Care of the Towne Councill of Providence afore said: and where as his Relick widdow mris Amey Crawford hath desired to have administration of the sd Esstate of her, deceased, husband: Granted unto her and hath also Exhebited an Inventory of sd Esstate to the Towne Councill of Providence afore sd which was by them accepted approved and allowed: and hath also Given in bond with surety for her true and faithfull performance of her sd administration. These are there fore to order and fully Impower you the said Amey Crawford of Providence above sd to take into your Care and Custody all and singulior the moveable Goods Chattles and Creadits which belonged to your sd, deceased, husband att the time of his death: and on the same to Administer In order to discharge his debts and the bringing up of his Children: and to act and doe in all Cases Relateing the premises as Neede shall Require as far forth as the Law Impowereth an administratrix to doe. Given att a Towne Councill held att Providence above said this 20th day of Aprill In the fifth yeare of his majestyes Reign George King of Brittan &c: anno Dom 1719 Signed and sealled by order of the Councill and on theire behalfes Pr mee Richard Waterman Clerke of the Councill Recorded Pr mee Richard Waterman Clerke Here followeth account of the apprisement of the Lands and Reaile Esstate of Capt John Crawford deceased made by Mr Thomas Olney mr William Turpin and mr Joseph Browne: being Ingaged for that purpose Imprimis: To his Lotts of Land Dwelling house Warehouse } stable and wharfe all the above said Houses stands neere to } geather upon the above said Land Wharfe: on the west side } of the above said Towne streete; and ajoyneing to the Said } street } lb s d 400-00-00 Item to his Lott called Prays Lott 160-00-00 Item to one forty foot Lott Down towne 060-00-00 Item To :20: acres of Land Lieing upon Waybauset plaine 050-00-00 Item To :95: acres of Land Lieing at Mashantatuck } & Rights there: } 300-00-00 Item To :92: acres of Land Lieing neere to Capt Harris :is: 260-00-00 Item To :98: acres of Land Lieing neere Secotunkonuck hill 100-00-00 Item To his meadow Called Mantons Meadow and the upland } of his adjoyneing to said meadow } 100-00-00 Item To :60: acres of Land Lieing by Moswansicut pond 075-00-00 Item To :150: acres of Land Lieing neere Chapomiscock hill 150-00-00 Item To :2: halfe Lotts upon the Last devision of house } Lotts a Londg by the Tow streete Lieing upon } stompers hill } 010-00-00 The sum Totall 1665-00-00 The above said apprisement was taken on the fourth day of May Anno Domini :1724: by us Voated and accepted } Thomas Olney Att a Towne Councill held att Providence } William Turpin this 18th day of May Anno Dom:1724 } Joseph Browne Attest Richard Waterman Clerke Where as Mris Amy Gibbs Who was the Relict widdow of Capt John Crawford, deceased, and administratrix to his Esstate : hath this day brought an account of her proceeding in her sd administration and the Councill haveing Porused and Examined the seavorall perticuliors in said account; doe find after all due debts and the Widdows thirds are deducted: there Remaines Good to the Children of the said, deceased; John Crawford: s: personall Esstate the sum of : lb - s - d :751:- 7 - 8 voated and past Att a Town Councill held att Providence ye 18th day of may Anno Dom: 1724 Attest Richard Waterman Clerk



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