| The inventory of the goods of Peter
Brown(e), deceased 1633 |
| Peter Brown(e) died intestate* |
| *without a will |
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Note: inventories are valued in pounds (L),
shillings (s) and pence (d). There were 12 pence (or
pennies) to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound.
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L |
s |
d |
| Inpr Corne 130 bushels |
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32 |
16 |
00 |
| it Six melch goats prised at |
|
18 |
00 |
00 |
| it ffive young lambs |
|
07 |
10 |
00 |
| it 2 wether lambs & a Ram |
|
02 |
00 |
00 |
| it 4 Barrow hoggs at |
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9 |
15 |
00 |
| it 3 sowes at |
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2 |
10 |
00 |
| it 4 barrow Shotes |
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4 |
00 |
00 |
| it 2 young sowes & a Bore |
|
3 |
00 |
00 |
| it 1 heyfer at |
|
16 |
00 |
00 |
| it 1 fowling peece |
|
1 |
10 |
00 |
| it 1 mortar & pestle |
|
00 |
15 |
00 |
| 3 wedges at |
|
00 |
10 |
00 |
| it 1 felling axe |
|
00 |
2 |
6 |
| it 1 other felling axe |
|
00 |
2 |
00 |
| it 1 handsaw |
|
00 |
1 |
6 |
| it 2 awgers & 1 chisell |
|
00 |
1 |
6 |
| it 1 how at |
|
00 |
1 |
00 |
| it 1 sute of Cloathes & 1 Cloake |
|
00 |
3 |
00 |
| it 1 flock bed in a fetherbed tick |
|
00 |
16 |
00 |
| it 1 bolster ticke |
|
00 |
04 |
00 |
| it 1 Coverlet & a blew blancket |
|
01 |
11 |
00 |
| it 1 old blanket & one old pillow |
|
00 |
08 |
00 |
| it 2 pr of sheets at 18 |
|
00 |
18 |
00 |
| it 1 Iron pott |
|
00 |
03 |
00 |
| it 1 pr of pott hangers |
|
00 |
02 |
00 |
| it 1 Iron kettle at |
|
00 |
12 |
00 |
| it 1 pr of Cob Irons at |
|
00 |
02 |
0- |
| it 2 Reape hookes at |
|
00 |
01 |
0- |
| it 1 Twart Saw |
|
00 |
03 |
00 |
| it 5 peecs of pewter at |
|
00 |
09 |
00 |
| it 2 brass Candlesticks at |
|
00 |
03 |
00 |
| it 1 quart pott of latten |
|
00 |
08 |
00 |
| it 1 latten pan & a dripping pan |
|
00 |
04 |
00 |
| it 1 brasse skellet |
|
00 |
01 |
00 |
| it 2 old brasse kettles at |
|
00 |
04 |
00 |
| it 1 chamber pot |
|
00 |
01 |
00 |
| it 1 pewter cupp |
|
00 |
00 |
06 |
| it 3 old chestes at |
|
00 |
07 |
00 |
| it 1 boxe at |
|
00 |
06 |
00 |
| it 1 Cradle |
|
00 |
03 |
00 |
| it an hogshead, a barrell, & an harness bar |
|
00 |
10 |
00 |
| it 1 brush |
|
00 |
00 |
02 |
| it 1 Butt |
|
00 |
05 |
00 |
| it 1 bedsteed |
|
00 |
10 |
00 |
| it 1 pillowbeer of blew stuffe |
|
00 |
01 |
04 |
| it 2 pr of Irish Stockins |
|
00 |
03 |
00 |
| it 2 pr of shoes |
|
00 |
08 |
00 |
| it 1 Coate |
|
00 |
08 |
00 |
| it 12 oz of shott |
|
00 |
02 |
00 |
| it 1 Iron pot & pot hangers & pot hookes |
|
00 |
10 |
00 |
| it 2 brasse kettles at |
|
00 |
04 |
00 |
| it 1 ffrying panne at |
|
00 |
02 |
05 |
| it 1 Gredyron & a trevet |
|
00 |
02 |
00 |
| it 1 Brush |
|
00 |
14 |
00 |
| it 1 ffetherbed & bolster & 3 pillowes |
|
02 |
00 |
00 |
| it 1 Chest |
|
00 |
04 |
00 |
| it 1 box |
|
00 |
00 |
08 |
| it 1 Smoothing yron |
|
00 |
01 |
00 |
| it 1 Spade |
|
00 |
02 |
00 |
| it 1 Axe |
|
00 |
01 |
06 |
| it 1 howe |
|
00 |
01 |
00 |
| it 1 Bible |
|
00 |
03 |
00 |
| it 4 pr of pillowbeers |
|
00 |
16 |
00 |
| it 1 pillow |
|
00 |
02 |
00 |
| it 6 table napkins |
|
00 |
02 |
00 |
| it owing him by Joh. Jenny |
|
01 |
00 |
00 |
| it pr Jonath. Brewster 1 bushel of Corne |
|
00 |
05 |
00 |
| it pr goodman Rowly 1 bush. Corne |
|
00 |
05 |
00 |
| it pr goodman Rowly more |
|
00 |
03 |
00 |
| it pr Edw: Bangs |
|
00 |
03 |
00 |
| it pr H. Howland 9 oz of shott |
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| it pr Expr Michaell 1 oz of powder |
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Peter Brown debtor to John Browne
eleaven bushels of Corne & a peck |
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| it more to Joh. Browne |
|
00 |
01 |
00 |
| it more to Joh. Browne |
|
00 |
08 |
00 |
| it to Will Palmer |
|
00 |
14 |
04 |
| it more to Joh. Browne |
|
00 |
02 |
08 |
| it to mr Gilson 2/8 in beaver at 6/8 |
|
00 |
26 |
00 |
| it to one at Massachusetts 24 bushels of Corne |
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06 |
00 |
00 |
| it to mr Heeks 5 bushels of Corne |
|
01 |
05 |
00 |
| it to mr Weston a bush. & 1/2 of Corn |
|
00 |
07 |
06 |
| it to Tho. Clark 1 bush of Corn & 6d |
|
00 |
05 |
06 |
| it to Josiah Wynslow 1/2 bush Corn |
|
00 |
02 |
06 |
| it to mr ffog |
|
00 |
00 |
06 |
| it John Dunham |
|
00 |
04 |
00 |
| it to ffr. Sprague 5 pecks of Corne |
|
00 |
06 |
03 |
| it to Joh Cooke 2 pecks of Corne |
|
00 |
02 |
06 |
| it to mr Collier for 1/2 bushell of pease |
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| it to mrs ffuller for 1 peck malt & purgac |
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| it to the Surgion for letting her man bloud |
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| it to Kanelm Wynslow for a Coffin |
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00 |
12 |
00 |
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| The disposition of Peter Brown's
estate |
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11 November 1633 : "At a Court of Assistants held the 11th of November, in the
ninth Yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God King of
Engl., Scotl., France, & Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c.
"It was ordered, that whereas Peter Browne dyed without will, having divers children
by divers wiues, his estate amounting to an hundred pownd, or thereabout, it is ordered,
that Mary, his wife, who is allowed the administratix of the said Peter, forthwith pay
downe fifteen pownd for the use of Mary Browne, daughter of the said Peter, to Mr. Joh.
Done, of Plymoth aforesaid, wth whom the said Court haue placed the said Mary for nine
years ; at the end whereof the said John is to make good the said fifteen pownd to her or
her heires, if in case she die. Also, it is further ordered, that the said widow
Mary Browne pay or cause to be paid into the hand of Mr Will Gilson the full sum of
fifteen pownd, for the use of Priscilla Browne, another of the daughters of the said
Peter, the Court having placed the said Priscilla wth the said Will for 12 yeares, at
thend whereof the said Will is to make good the same unto her, as her fathers legacy as
aforesaid; & to that end the said John & Will either stand bound for other for
pformance of the severall paymnts, as also for such other pformance of meat, drinke,
cloathing, &c, during the said terme as is meet.
"And for the rest of the estate, the widow having two children by the said Peter,
together wth her owne 3d, it is allowed her for bringing up the said children, provided
that shee discharge wtsoever debt shall be proved to be owing by the said Peter & the
legaices given by the Court. For pformance whereof shee & Mr Will Brewster bownd
in two hundred pownd."
Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 1, p. 18-19.
For biographical information about Peter
Brown(e), click HERE |
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