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Estate Inventory

The inventory of enslaved humans and items of the Lane house in 1795 is as follows, broken up into a more readable format. For the original transcription, please see the bottom of this page.

32 enslaved individuals, including:
Austin, Peter, Affie, Clancey, Jimboy, Jeffrey, Cloe, Virgil, Winter, Rose, Sam, Phile, Salley, Naney, Frederick, Moses, Kissey, David, Briton, Judy, Ben, Silvey, Bukey, Will, Old Ned, Old Rose, Vilet, Hasty, Young Ned, Archer, Cate, and Suckey

A number of animals and animal-related products:

  • 6 Bee hives and one honey jar
  • 6 Horses, 3 ladies saddles, 2 mens saddles, 1 pr saddle bags, old bridles, 1 pr Horse [phlems] (transcription unclear)
  • 13 Cows & Calves, and 25 Cattle (steers), 4 pairs of harnesses, 11 sleys, 1 yoke of oxen & cart, 1 old riding chair & harness, and leather being tanned, 3 churns, and 12 butter potts
  • 35 Sheep, 1 pr sheep shaves
  • 50 Hogs/Pigs
  • 1 pair of shears and shovel

Blacksmithing and Woodcutting Tools:

  • 1 pr. Bellows,1 anvil, 1 vice, 2 small hammers, 1 iron, 2 pairs of smiths tongs, 2 grind stones, 1 pairs of spoon molds
  • 1 old hand saw, 1 whip saw

Glass:

  • A “small quantity” of glass

Furniture:

  • 9 Beds & Furniture, 10 Bedsteads and Cords, 2 small Beds and Steds, 9 bed hides
  • 1 cradle
  • 2 Walnut Desks
  • 6 Walnut Chairs, 18 Winsor chairs
  • 2 large walnut Tables, 1 small table, 1 small dressing table, 3 large pine tables, 7 small pine tables, 2 large pine chests, 6 brass candlesticks, 2 iron candlesticks, 6 pairs of Snuffers, 3 dozen candles, 1 walnut candlestand, 1 large looking glass (mirror), 2 small looking glasses (mirrors), 3 large trunks, 2 small trunks

Smaller Furniture & Household Goods:

  • 1 water pitcher
  • 4 chamber pots
  • 2 razors
  • 1 “lanthurn” (lantern)
  • 1 pewter ink holder
  • 1 knife box
  • 1 safe
  • 3 old cases, 3 cases bottles
  • Wax
  • 2 brushes, 1 comb, 1 buckle brush,
  • Small [ ] book
  • 2 umberalass (Umbrellas)

Tableware/Small Kitchen Utensils:

  • A “quantity” of Earthen & Chiney (China) ware “suitable for a buffet”
  • 22 pewter plates and spoons and a small quantity of old pewter
  • 12 silver tea spoons
  • 1 silver punch ladle,
  • 4 cases knives and forks
  • A 5 lb loaf sugar and 2 pairs of silver sugar tongs, 1 tin sugar box
  • A large Bell metal Tea Kettle, 3 small kettles, 1 brass kettle, and 1 tea canister
  • 1 coffee mill, 3 tin coffee pots, 1 brass coffee pot
  • 1 spice mortar
  • 1 caster (likely a small bottle or sugar holder)

Pots & Pans, Cooking& Kitchen Equipment:

  • 4 flat irons, 7 iron pots, 3 dutch ovens, 1 iron skillet, 1 gridiron, 2 frying pans, 1 iron Jack
  • 3 iron pot racks, 3 iron pothooks, 1 trivet
  • 1 quart & gill pot (holds liquid)
  • 1 water can
  • 2 funnels, 2 sifters
  • 3 tubs, 2 pails
  • 5 piggins (tub with attached handle)
  • 2 trays
  • 4 pewter basons, 3 pewter diskes
  • A parcel of barrels stands
  • A chafing dish
  • 12 barrels of soap
  • 2 jugs
  • A bakering hoe (likely a pan or pot/coal scrapper)
  • 3 [powering] tubs (where meat is salted)
  • 1 pr. Stilliards (portable scale)
  • 3 pairs of tongs

Spinning & Weaving Equipment:

  • 1 loom and warping bars, 1 Real & Warping bars
  • 4 cotton wheels
  • 6 linen wheels
  • 1 hackle

Hand Irons

  • 1 pair of hand irons

Plus (click or tap to expand) + Original Transcription of the 1795 Inventory of the Estate:

Transcription of the Inventory of the Estate of Joel Lane, Esq. Dec’d [Spelling as in the original]

32 Negroes named as follows (to wit) Austin, Peter, Affie, Clancey, Jimboy, Jeffrey, Cloe, Virgil, Winter, Rose, Sam, Phile, Salley, Naney, Frederick, Moses, Kissey, David, Briton, Judy, Ben, Silvey, Bukey, Will, Old Ned, Old Rose, Vilet, Hasty, Young Ned, Archer, Cate & Suckey—6 head of horse, 13 cows & calves, 25 head of our Cattle, 35 head of Sheep, 50 head of hoggs on the Plantation, 9 Beds & Furniture, 10 Bedsteads and Cords, 2 small Beds and Steds, 2 Walnut Desks, 6 Walnut Chairs, 2 large walnut Tables, 1 small table, 1 small dressing table, 18 Winsor chairs, 1 walnut candlestand, a Quantity of Earthen & Chiney ware, suitable for a Bofatt & 1 Large Looking glass, 2 small look glass, 3 large trunks, 2 small trunks, 6 brass candlesticks, 2 iron candlesticks, 6 pr. Snuffers, a large Bell mettal Tea Kittle, 3 small kittle, 1 brass kittle, 1 coffee mill, 4 pewter basons, 3 pewter diskes, 22 pewter plates and spoons and a small quantity of old pewter, 4 flat irons, 7 iron potts, 3 dutch ovens, 1 iron skillet, 1 grid iron, 2 frying pans, 1 iron Jack, 3 iron pott racks, 3 iron potthooks, 3 tin coffe potts, 1 brass coffee pot, 1 pr sheep shaves, 7 small pine tables, 2 large pine chests, a parcel of barrels stands etc., chafing dish, 12 barrel soap, 1 spice mortar, 3 churns, 12 butter potts, 2 jugs, 1 old hand saw, 1 whip saw, 1 water can, 3 ladies saddles, 2 mens saddles, 1 quart & gill Pott, 1 loom and warping bars, 4 pr harnesses, 11 sleys, 4 cotton wheels, 6 linen wheels, 1 hackle, 1 trivett, 1 lanthurn, 2 funnels, 3 tubs, 2 pails, a bakering hoe, 5 piggins, 2 trays, 2 sifters, 1 [ ], 1 Real & Warping bars, 1 cradle, 3 [powering] tubs, 6 bee hives, 1 pr. Stilliards, 1 yoke of oxen & cart, 1 old riding chair & harness 1 pr. Bellows, 1 anvill 1 vice 2 small hammers, 1 [ ] iron, 2 pr. Smiths tongs, 2 grind stones, 3 old cases, 1 tin sugar box, 3 cases bottles, a small quantity of glass, wax, 2 brushes, 3 pr. Tongs, 1 pr. Shears and shovel, 1 pr. Spoon molds, 12 silver tea spoons, 1 silver punch ladle, 2 pr. Silver sugar tongs, 1 comb, 1 buckle brush, 4 cases knives and forks, 1 pr saddle baggs, 2 umberalass, small [ ] book, one knife box, one honey jarr, one safe, 1 pr Horse [phlems] 1 pewter ink holder, 1 pr Hand irons, 1 tea canister, 1 caster, 1 water pitcher, 3 dozen candles, 4 chamber potts, a parcel of leather the quantity not known it being in Tan, 9 bed hides, 5 lb loaf sugar, 4 old bridles, 3 large pine tables, 2 rasors, judgements, bonds, and open accounts to the amount of _____________

Henry Lane. Esq.

Wake County, June Term, 1795
The within inventory was duly proven in Open Court and ordered to be recorded.
H. Lane C. C.

Recorded in the Clerks Office in the County of Wake in Book D and page 138 this 9th day of June 1797. H. Lane, C.C.