An Inventory of the Estate of John Corbett late of Bellingham in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Physician. Deceased, appraised upon Oath by us the Subscribers, July appointed to that Service by the Honble William Heath Esqr Judge of Probate of Wills &c for the said County of Norfolk –
- The Homestead of said deceased, situated in said Bellingham, containing Four Hundred & Six Acres with the Buildings, thereon — — — — — £982..S18..D0100 Acres of Land at Uxbridge in the County of Worcester 330..0..0
- 60 Acres of Land at Mendon, County of Worcester called the Post Place 420..0..0
- 86 Acres of Land in said Mendon near Moses Daniels 215..0..0
- 19 Acres in said Mendon, on candlewood Hill, so called. 19..0..0
- 6 Acres in said Mendon, called burnt Swamp 3..0..0
- 177 Acres of Land in Milford in said County of Worcester called the North Purchase 531..0..0
- 95 Acres in said Milford on Bear Hill 427..10..0
- 34 Acres called bear meadow in sd Milford 136..0..0
- 128 Do – in great Meadow, in sd Milford 608..0..0
- 1 Acre in Milford near O. Daniels 2..8..0
- Pot Ash Spot near Z. Sumner in Milford ..18..0
- 51 Acres of Land called mill plain in Milford 76..10..0
- 10 Acres in said Milford, called the 10 Acre plain 15..0..0
- 22 Do in sd Milford – woodland & Meadow 62..0..0
- 22 Do in sd Milford near S. Penniman 77..0..0
- 4 Acre in sd Milford called Ellis Meadow 24..0..0
- 17 Do in Bellingham aforesaid called Sprague Swamp 34..0..0
- 146 Acres of Land in Bellingham (called Pope Jone) 109..10..0
- 12 Do in said Bellingham – called Iron Minds 21..12..0
- 15 Do in Do – called Squash Bottom 13..10..0
- 86 Acres Do in sd Bellingham (Saddle back Hill) 103..4..0
- 1 Do Cedar Swamp in sd Bellingham 1..0..0
£4213..0..0
Personal Estate
8 Beds & Bedding £13..0..0
{2 Cases of Draws 48/ Chest 3/6 Do 2/6 Trunks 1/ 2 looking Glasses 6/ Crockery 2/ Cords, 10 Tongs & bellows1/ Reeds 4/ (Hand?) and Desk 5/6 (hose?) 1/. 12 Chairs 6/2 Wheels 4/6 Pails time Piece & Trays 4/6} 4..10..4
Carried over £17..10..4
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Personal Estate brought over £17..10..4
8 Iron Pots 1..10..6
Stewpan 4 . 5/ Dish kittle & Tea Kittle 2/Skillets & (Spiders?) 2/ pan 2/8 brassKittle 2/8 Iron Do 1/ 6 – Flats – 1/6} } 0..17..4
{Andirons 10/Ladle 2/ Steelyards 3pair 7/2 Hatchells – 2/6 – (June?) Shovel & Tongs 3/ Knives & Forks 1 /6 – Warming Pan – 3/6 -} 1-9-8
Pewter & Tin 2..3..5
{1 Cow 4£13 – Do 3£18: Do 3£18 – Do 2£8 [-] Half a Cow 2£(&?) Six pence – 1 Heifer 1£18 [-] 1pr Steers 10£ 1Do – 4£10 1 Steer 15/-} 34..0..6
4 Barrels Cyder 1£8 – 40 Bushs Corn – 6£ Broad Ax 4/ Hammer & Hatchett 2/4 – 5 Augers 9/2 Adze & Square (3?) – Saw & Shave -2/ } 0..19..4
1 Chaise – 13£ Cart wheels & Clevis 2£8 Plough 15(?) Plough 1£ Do 5/ Chain 2/8 Do 1/ 6 – Do 7/- Do 6/ Do 1/6 Scraper Wheel ⅙ half Bushel Measure 1/4 Hay & (Jackling?) 1£} 19..8..0
Old slay 1/6 – Old Carriage 3/ Hay Cart 10/ Sled 2/ Harrow 7/6 Grindstones 2/6 Shavels & (Forks?) 3/ Basket ⅙ (winnowing?) Mill 3/ Horsetackling (4?) Iron Bar of old Iron 1£8..6 Cartsloops?) (?) Cart Boxes 9/(?) Old Saddles 8/6} 4..14..0
Wearing apparel & Linen 3..4..4
Fire arms, Swords & Powder Horns &c 0..17..4
Mill Stones & Irons for a Grist Mill & for a Saw Mill 18..0..0
1 Silver Spoon 9..9
Phials Druggs & Medicines 2..3..4
Books & Pamphlets 3..0..0
£117..15..10
Bellingham 20th August 1794
Aaron Holbrook
Darius Holbrook Appraisers
Joshua (Ballard?)
Norfolk Ss. Septr 2, 1794
Thru the foregoing inventory was returned by the Administrator of the estate sworn to in Court and allowed.
Heath Judge Prob
Saml (Haven?) Regr
Norfolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1793-1877. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) Transcribed by Susan Elliott, 8 March 2022.
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