Inventory of Tho's Piersons Estate
filed ye 27th 9th 1722 [27th of November, 1722]
The Inventorey of Thomas Pierson goods and chatels
of the township of Caln
deseased the twenty ninth of September 1722
| [pounds] | [shillings] | [pence] |
To A bond from John Mendenhall amounting to | 20 | 4 | 0 |
To A bond from Aaron Mendenhall amounting to | 15 | 2 | 3 |
To A bond from Jacob Way amounting to | 7 | 0 | 4 |
To A bond from John Spruce amounting to | 5 | 4 | 0 |
To too bills from John Whiteside amounting to | 2 | 11 | 6 |
To Michal Harlton Juneyor for one hors | 3 | 10 | 0 |
To William Buffington | 0 | 3 | 0 |
To wearing cloes [clothes] | 5 | 6 | 0 |
To a Chest | 0 | 10 | 0 |
To a beed [bed] and what belongs their to | 5 | 0 | 0 |
To a Chest and too sChers [chairs] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
To too [two] pare of Sheers [shears] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
To a pare of stelerds [steelyard, a counterbalance type of weight] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
To a sadel [saddle] and bags | 0 | 10 | 0 |
To a ould putor pot and a pare of tongs | 0 | 3 | 0 |
To Sorveing [surveying] Instrements and what belongs theirto | 1 | 0 | 0 |
To a ould Cane | 0 | 5 | 0 |
To a Casement [i.e., a hinged window pane] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
To a Scripts [i.e., documents] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
To a sliver [silver] inkhorn | 0 | 10 | 0 |
To three pare of spectteles [spectacles] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
To books | 1 | 0 | 0 |
To rezzors [razors] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
To a mare and colt | 4 | 0 | 0 |
To botels [bottles] | 0 | 1 | 9 |
To too [two] ould bags | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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[TOTAL] | 74 | 15 | 10 |
[Declared?] by us this nineteen day of November 1722
NOTES:
There are a lot of misspelled words, but I think I figured
them out. Thomas Pierson's executor was his son-in-law,
John Mendenhall. I kind of expected more than one pound
worth of surveying equipment. I was impressed with his 3
pair of spectacles in particular. All that surveying no doubt
strained the ole eyesight!
Adman Bond of
John Mendenhall fil'd the
4th 8mth 1722
Thos Pierson
Know all men by these presents That Wee John Mendenhall junr of the Township
of Caln in the County of Chester and province of the Pensilvania yeoman
Thomas Barnard of the Township of Chichester in the County and province
afsd Carpenter and Jacob Raman of the Township of Chester in the County and
province afsd Cordwainer are held and firmly bound unto Peter Evans Regst
General? for the probate of will & Granting Letters of Adman in and for the
province afsd for Eighty Pounds - - - of lawfull silver money of
America To be payd to the sd Peter Evans his Estrp? Administrators or assigns
To which payment well and truly to be made we bind our selves our selves
our heirs Estrp? and Admstr and every of them joyntly and severally firmly
by these presents Sealed with afsd Seale Dated the fourth Day of October Ano
Dom 1722 ----
The Condicon of this obligacon is such That if ye above bounden John
Mendenhall Administrotor of all and Singular the Goods Chattles and Creditts
of Thomas Peirson Deced Do make or Cause to be made a true and perfect
Inventory of all & Singular the Goods Chattles and Creditts of the said
Decedt which have or Shall Come to the hands possession or knowledge of the
said John Mendenhall or into the hands and possession of any other person or
persons for him and the Same So made Exhibitt or Cause to be Exhibitted into
the Regstry office for the County of Chester on or before the fourth Day of
November next Ensueing and the same Goods Chattles and Creditts of the said
Decedt at the time of his Death or which at any time after Shall come to the
hands or possession of the sd John Mendenhall or into the hands and
possession of any other person or persons for him Do well and truly
administer according to Law and farther do make or Cause to be made a true
and Just Acccount of thy said administracon on or before the fourth day of
October which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
twenty three And all the rest of residue of the said Chattles and Creditts
which Shall be found remaining upon the said administrators account the Same
being first Examined and allowed of by the orphans Court of the County of
Chester Shall deliver and pay unto such person and persons respectively of
the said Court by its ____ or Sentence persuant? to law? Shall himself? and
appoint bond? if it shall hereafter appear that any last will and testament
was made by the Decedt and ye Executor or Executors therein named Do Exhibitt
into the Regts office for the said County making request to have it allowed
and approved of Accordingly If the said John Mendenhall being thereunto
requested Do render up and deliver the said Letter of Adman Approbacon of
such Testament being first had and made at the said office then this
obligacon to be void or else to be and remain in full force and vertue? with
Effect er?
Sealed and Delivered | John Mendenhall |
in the presence of ---
Peter Dicks | Thomas Barnard |
Jo: Parker | Jacob Ramen |
John Mendenhall's Acct
upon Thos Piersons Estate ---
filed ye 27th 9mth 1723
The Account of John Mendenhall Admistr of the Estate of Thomas Pierson late
of Calne -- Deced and of the adman? by him as well as of such Goods Chattles
and Creditts of the said Decedt as he hath receivd as also what Debts -- of
the said Decedt he hath payd and money accordingly? laid out and Expended? in
and about Administering the Estate of the said Decedt
as followeth Chester 1722
The said Accountant Chargeth himself with all and Singular the Goods Rights
and Creditts of the said Decedt ________ in an Inventory thereof Exhibitted
into the Regstry office for the County of Chester amounting to - -
- - - 74 . 15 . 10
John Mendenhall Adminstr of the above sd Thomas Pierson upon his Solemn
affirmation according to Law Declareth and Sayeth that the above account is
a true amount of his administracon upon the aforsd Estate
Affirmed at Chester ye 27th 9mth 1722
Coramis? Parker DRegstry | John Mendenhall |
The said Accountant Craveth? allowance of the Severale Sums of money
hereafter invested? by him payd and Expended in and about administering the
Estate of the said Decedt as followeth ---
| [pounds] | [shillings] | [pence] |
By Cash to a Coffin | 1 | 10 | 0 |
By Cash to William Sinclair for Digging the Grave | 0 | 4 | 6 |
By Cash to Joseph Taylor for Rum? and Sugar | 6 | 0 | 12 |
By Cash to Beer? and Provisions as preceipts [i.e., prescribed] | 1 | 4 | 6 |
By Cash for Two Months Diet as afsd agreement | 2 | 0 | 0 |
By Cash for Attending the Testator in his Illness Nine months
at 20 S [shillings] per Week | 36 | 0 | 0 |
By Cash pd _____ Parker for Granting letter of Adman filing
Inventory and Copy | 1 | 0 | 6 |
By Cash pd George Mendenhall for Cooperidge | 0 | 4 | 7 |
By Cash for Drawing this acct filing and Copy | 0 | 18 | 0 1/2 |
By Cash to my Commission for Greiving? [i.e., general financial burden?] | 3 | 14 | 9 |
and paying of 74p 15s - at - 3 1/2? sd Court
By his? omission for Attendance 3 weeks more at 20 S per afsd | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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TOTAL | 50 | 8 | 10 1/2 |
NOTE:
To all Thomas Pierson descendants (father-in-law of John Mendenhall, son of
the immigrant John), I found this estate record on microfilm at the Chester
County Historical Society in West Chester, PA. I typed from those original records
what you see here. They are quoted as I found them, except for my corrected
spellings and comments in brackets. From the record of John Mendenhall's
account, it appears that Thomas Pierson spent his illness with his daughter
Susanna and husband (John Mendenhall) during the last nine months of
his life.--Dan McEver
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