Wednesday, April 13, 2022

1774 Estate Inventory of William Irby including his Enslaved and Purchasers in Halifax County Virginia

William Irby was born 1709 Henrico County, VA and died 1774 Halifax County, VA.  He was the son of Dr. Joshua Irby (1675-1746) and Elizabeth Jane Ludson d 1746.

William Irby  -  Inventory & Appraisement  -  3 March 1774
Will Book 1 1773-1783 Halifax County, Virginia   Page 23 #110

Among items listed: 
20 Slaves: man Dick, Ralph, Lewis, Peter, Pompey, Ned, James, Paul, Tom, Jack, Woman Martin, Cloe, Squash, Jenny, Frank & child, Jane, girl Beck, Peg, Sall

64 head neat cattle, household goods, 6 rush bottom chairs, 6 leather chairs, 1 case & a dozen bottles, 2 candlesticks & snuffers, 1 paper case, 1 looking glass & hat brush, plantation tools, 2 stone chamber pots, 7 beds & furniture, 1 black horse Britton, I white horse Buck, 1 grey hors Scott, 1 bad do. Evans, 1 grey Taff, 68 hd of hoggs,, 1 womans old saddle, 6 Latin books, 24 gall jugs full of Linseed oyl, 1 mans old saddle, 9 Delph bowls & 7 China ditto, 9 Queens China cups & saucers & tea pot, 11 flowered do. do. & 2 teapots, 11 greenstone plates, 2 candle moulds, 7 pr. Osnabrigs & 1 pr. cotton sheets.

Dated  3 March 1774
Total:  1045.5.5 sterling
Signed:  Wm. Thompson, Nathl. Cocke

Account of Sales
Will Book 1 1773-1783 Halifax County, Virginia  Page 23  #113

Names of purchasers:
Names of purchasers:  John Ashlock, Michael Brewis, William Boyd, Benja. Boxley, George Boyd, John Brewis, Wm. Boyd (son of Patrick), George Camp, Mayo Carrington, John Chandler, Thomas Carrington, William Chandler, Robert Durham, Ransome Durham, Fulker Fulkerson, Benja. Fambrow, James Hill, Benja. Hall, Simon Holt, Harrison Irby, John Irby, Susanna Irby, Lucy Irby, Moses Johnson, Jno. Boyd, Thomas Lovelace, James Martin, John Milner, John Milam, Thomas Pass, Richard Pass, Reuben Ragland, Jeremiah Stevens, John Orrell Tunstall, Thomas Tunstall, John Thomson, Nathaniel Terry, George Vaughan, William Wright, Adam Winders, William Terry, Robert Wooding, Anthony Irby, Charles Irby.

Executed Per Harrison Irby, Executor
Total:  476.12.7 1/2 sterling
 

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