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Estate Inventory of Henry Walker, Lancaster, PA, 1766 |
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| Estate Inventory of Henry Walker, Lancaster, PA, 1766. |
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From: Ancestry
Henry Walker of Lancaster Co., PA, died intestate ca. 1766. His inventory is on file in the Lancaster County Historical Society:
"October 29th 1766
A List of the Goods and Chattles belonging to the Estate of Henry Walker Gente Deced xxx before us the under Named Subscribers
- 1 Branch Heffer . . . 2-5-0
- 1 Brown Cow . . . 2-10-0
- 1 Brown Heffer . . . 1-10-0
- 1 Spotted Cow . . . 2-10-0
- 1 Reed Yearling heffer . . . 1-2-6
- 1 Soral Horse . . . 7-10-0
- to Ry in the Sheaf . . . 1-17-6
- to hea [hay?] . . . 4-10-0
- to a Cart . . . 2-5-0
- to Body Cloas [clothes?] . . . 2-0-0
- to a Dry hide . . . 0-5-0
- to Hogsheads . . . 0-10-1
- to Leather . . . 0-5-0
- to a trunk and Chest . . . 0-10-0
- to two Chgs [?] 1 bras crook . . . 0-7-6
- to a drawar and furniture . . . 1-1-9
- to spoon mowles [molds] . . . 0-5-0
- to pot Rack and tongs . . . 0-7-6
- to a tea Cettle [kettle] . . . 0-5-0
- to a Spead 3 axes small Rings and fork . . . 0-14-8
- to a Sadle and Bridle . . . 0-15-0
- to a Conicram [??] . . . 0-0-9
- to a Conk Shell [conch shell?] . . . 1-5-0
- to Sheep four heads . . . 1-5-0
- To one Brown mare four years old . . . 8-10-0
- to one mare and Colt . . . 4-0-0
- to a grea [gray?] colt . . . 8-0-0
- to and coton many-- Bags? [illegible] . . . 2-0-0
- Henry tomas and James Walker . . . 12-0-0
- paid to Joseph Simons for Robert Walker . . . 1-19-11
- to Cash on hand . . . 19-14-6
- to a chain ? and peal . . . 0-5-6
- [signed] Robt. Wallace James Wilson
Exhibited into the Registers Office at Lancaster this 19th Day of November 1766.
Agnes (her mark) Walker
John Walker Junr., Administors
Sworn before me by the Admors. Exd Die.
Edw.d Shippen"
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS
Administration Bond Book 1, page 478:
Benjamin Cher__, Register General for the Probate of Wills, granting
Letters of Administration in and for the Province of Pennsylvania and
Counties of Newcastle Kent and Sussex on Delaware
To Agnes Walker Widow & John Walker junr. Eldest Son of Henry Walker late of Derry Township in the County of Lancaster yeoman deceased GREETING.
WHEREAS the said Henry Walker lately died intestate (as is affirmed) he having, whilst he lived, and at the time of his Death, divers Goods, Chattles and Credits within the said Province and Counties by Means whereof the full Disposition and Power of granting the Administration of all and singular the Goods, Chattles and Credits of the said Decedent, and also auditing the Accounts Calculation and Reckoning of the said Administration, and a final dissmission from the same to me is manifestly known to belong.
I desiring, that the Goods Chattles and Credits of the said Decedent may be well and truly administered, converted and disposed of to pious Uses, Do hereby grant unto you the said
- Agnes Walker &
- John Walker
(in whose Fidelity in this behalf I very much confide) full Power by the Tenor or these Presents, to administer the Goods, Chattles and Credits of the said Decedent within the said Province and Counties: And also to Ask, collect, sue for levy, Recover and receive the Credited
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