Ralph Blankenship Inventory

On the said deceased estate in due form to be administered by Martha Blankinship, Charles Clay, and Richard Blankenship. Henrico County Order book, April 15, 1714, page 277
3 ews and 3 lambs and one weather 1-10-0 (A "wether" is a castrated lam b. The term is still commonly in use today in Cumberland, England to denote a store lamb, or one being fattened for market.)
1-10-0 (Total value = 1 pound and 10 shillings and no pence,. About $750 in current U.S. dollar value.)
1 cow and 2 hefers 3-0-0 (Or 3 Pounds which equals about $1,500 in current U.S. Dollars)
2 cows 2-10-0 (Or 2 pounds and 10 shillings which equals $1,250 in current U.S. Dollars.)
2 calves 1-06-0 (Or 1 pound and 6 shillings which equals $650 in current U.S. Dollars.)
1 lum and flay 0-09-0 (LUM AND FLAY= Loom and fly, [hand loom and shuttle])
2 spinning wheels 0-06-0
1 gun and sword 0-12-0
1 cupboard 0-04-0
2 sifters 0-01-6
1 chest 0-06-0
a parcel of old iron 0-04-0
a parcel of old worked iron at
3-pence per pd. 0-08-0
28 pounds of brass at
5-pence per pd. 0-11-0
2 old pots 74 pds.at 2 d. per pound 0-12-4
28 pounds of old puter at (puter = pewter)
5-pence per pound 0-11-8
1 brass spit moter and pesel (pesel = pestle??)
and candlestock 0-06-0
a parsell of earthenwayr 0-03-0 (earthenware = pottery?)
1 mayr 1-12-0 (mayr = mare horse)
1 old razor and a piece of a hone 0-0-6
1 old bed and civering 2-10-0 (civering = covering)
ditto 1 old and civering 2-05-0
2 old axes 0-12-0
1 old flack bed and civering 0-12-0
4 sows and 13 pidgs 1-03-0
1004 pds of tobacco at
1 penny per pound 4 05 4 (Value = $2000 at todays prices)
a parcell of old lumber 0–10-0
(Appraisers) James Aiken, Robert Hudson and Wm Ligon.

Ralph Blankenship Jr Inventory

DEATH INVENTORY OF:
Ralph Blankenship, Jr. (1695-1754)
APPRAISALS
Values in Pounds | Shillings | pence
praised = appraised?
7 Head of Cattle praised 6 | 10
3 Chears Prasied to | 4 (Chears = sheep shears ???)
1 Saddle and Bridle Praised to | 10
1 Chest and Table Praised to | 11
1 Gun and Baginnit and Cortoch box praised 1 | 5 [Cartouche box. Possibly for moulding lead shot or filling cartridges ]
1 Bed and Bedsled hive Cord and Furn. (bedsled = movable bed frame?)
1 Spinning wheal and spinole & 1 pr. cards | 8 (Spinning wheel and spindle?)
1 ax and sickle praised to | 3 | 6
1 Pot and huks praised to | 4 | (pot and hooks)
3 Narrow Hoes & Hanow ho & groubing ho | 9 |(hanow = handle; groubing ho = grubbing hoe)
1 Coller & Harnes & Traces praised to | 1 |3 (collar and harness)
1 Smouthing Iron & Heaters | 5 | (smoothing iron and heaters for ironing)
2 Dishes & 3 plates 1 bason & Posenger and (Bason = Basin??)
6 spoons |8 |
5 Knives and 7 forks &1 candlestick | 2 |6
2 Han sifters,1 lan sifter | 3 | (hand sifter?)
3 uiels? & looking glafs & whiting Needels | 2 | 6 (awls and looking glass and whiting needles?)
4 Quart Bottles & jug 1 pepper box & 1 Razor &
1 quart mugg praised to | 3 | [Drinking mug?]
1 frying pan praised to | 2 | 6
2 palls 7 1 Tray praised to | 2 |6 (palls = pails?) (Tray = Old English TREOW = grain measurer)
5 Baskets praised to | 1 |3
1 Bee Hive praised to |3 | 0
a parcel of Cotton praised to | 6|6
1 Sack Bag praised to | 2| 6
1 Horse praised to 4| 0|0
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23 pounds| 10 shillings | 00 Pence