At a Meeting of the Overseers of the Poor at the Poorhouse on May 5th, 1804 a count of the inhabitants was taken. The people listed below were living at the Poorhouse at this time.
Betty Johnson
Kessey McCredy [McCready]
Tabi Booth
John Collona
Peggy McCredy [McCready]
Susannah Johnson
James Taylor
Jinney Crouch
Betty Scott
Leah Dix
William Melson
Elisha (by Matthews) [Black]
Zorobabel Riggs
Dinah (Black woman)
Comfort Potter
Polley Allen
Patience Bisick
Major Davis
William Oldham
Richd Davis
Betty Davis
Susannah Husk
Sidney Taylor
Ephriam Broadwater
Ephria Hall
Peggy Glading
Thomas Glading
James Glading
Tabitha Ross
Parker Collins
Betty Thorns
Henry Fletcher
Sippep (free Negro)
Easther Hickman
Elijah Ross
Susannah Wise
Amey (black woman)
Richard Bloxum [Bloxom]
Polley Bloxum [Bloxom]
Easter Simpson
An Inventory of the property of the Poorhouse:
26 Bed Frams |
Some in good order, others out of repair. |
23 Beds |
About 1/3 half worn 2/3 old & indifferent |
92 Blankets |
Mostly much worn & some nearly worn out |
9 Sheets |
Old & indifferent |
9 pr Fire Dogs |
Good except one pair |
2 pr Fire Tongs |
One pr good the other worn |
2 old Shovels |
1 broken the other indifferent |
6 Iron Potts |
5 good, 1 has a hole in it |
4 pr pott hooks |
Meddling good |
1 Dutch Oven |
Lid Cracked |
i Kettle |
Cracked |
2 frying pan |
1 new, the other old |
6 Spinning wheels |
4 new, 2 old |
10 Chains |
Meddling good |
1 Horse |
Six years old in good order |
1 Yoke of Oxen |
Eight years old in good order |
1 Wain & Yoke |
In good order, shod wheels |
2 Weeing Hoes |
Pretty good |
1 Hilling Hoe |
Good |
1 Plough |
Out of repair |
1 Harrow |
Middling Order |
1 ploug Harness |
Same |
4 Logwood Axes |
3 old, 1 Meddling |
1 pr Iron Wedges |
Good |
1 Cow & Calf |
Good |
1 Large Barrow |
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1 Large Sow |
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1 Sow & 7 pigs |
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3 1/2 pint tumblers |
Good |
2 Queens ware pitchers |
Same |
11 Queens Small plates |
Same |
5 Pewter Dishes |
Half worn |
2 Pewter Basons |
1 good the other half worn |
6 Earthen platters |
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1 Black Bowl & pint cup |
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1 Tin funnel |
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2 pr Wool cards |
One pr some what worn the other worn out |
2 Decanters |
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2 iron Candlesticks |
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1 pr Snuffers |
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17 Chamber pots, black |
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1 Iron Tea Kettle |
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1 Oznaburgh Wallet |
Good |
3 flat Irons |
2 smal, 1 large good |
1 bridle |
Old |
1 Reel |
Good |
2 Iron Skillets |
1 good 1 cracked |
6 Bucketts |
Some small, some large, pretty good |
4 Black porringers |
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1 black jug |
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143/4 lbs Coffee, Ground |
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11 3/4 lb Brown Sugar, Ground |
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1 Loaf Lump Sugar |
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1 pr Steeyards |
Good |
1 3/4 Yds Oznaburgh |
New |
12 Yds Bocken Baize |
New |
8 Yds Forrest Cloth |
New |
5 Yds Dowlas |
New |
12 pane window glass |
same 7 by 9 |
15 pane window glass |
same 8 by 10 |
2 1/2 lbs flax |
Hackled |
7 2/4 Tow thread |
Unboiled |
1 lb Cotton |
Picked |
8 1/2 Course tow |
Unspun |
1 tin scales & weights |
Good |
1 1/2 Bushels peas |
Blackeyed |
40 bushels corn |
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30 plates Pewter |
Half worn |
5 Pewter Dishes |
Half worn |
2 Pewter Dishes |
Worn out |
25 Iron spoons |
Good |
9 Pewter Basons |
Half worn |
5 tin porringers |
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16 Black cups & porringers |
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1 Spider |
Good |
2 long pine tables |
In good order |
2 long benches |
In good order |
2 short benches |
In good order |
2 Meal Baggs |
Old & indifferent |
3 Washing tubs |
2 new & 1 old |
4 Bucketts |
1 New, 3 old |
2 Half Bushels |
Old |
1 Grindstone |
Large and good |
1 spade |
Good |
6 powder tubs |
Good |
2 large Tubs |
1 full the other 1/3 full of Lard |
1 meal Tub |
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1 Barel with 14 Gallons of Brandy |
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1 Barel with aa few Gallons of Molasses |
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1 Barel with a little vinagar |
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1 Stone Pickle pott |
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1 fat pot |
Full of Lard |
1 Meal Tray |
Large & good |
2 Coffee Mills |
1 good, 1 worn out |
18 dozen Candles |
Tallow |
4 pieces of dried Beef |
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1/2 bushel Salt |
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39 Middlings of Bacon |
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8 Jowls of Bacon |
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35 Gallons of Vinegar |
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127 Joints of Bacon |
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92 Sleins tow thread |
Boiled |
1 Wheelbarrow |
In good order |
2 3/4 lbs mixed cotton |
Spun & twisted for Stockens |
6 Knives & forks |
Preety good |
1 Carving Knife & fork |
Good Knife & old fork |
2 pr Scissars |
Meddling good |
3 pot racks |
Good |
1 drawing knife & Chizzel |
Good |
1 pr Cotton Cards |
More than half worn |
1 Medicine press |
Good |
1 pr Cotton Cards |
More than half worn |
1 hand saw |
Good |
1 hammer |
Middling |
Cider trough basket |
Good |