Samuel Gilliland’s Estate Sale (April 1800)

Kate’s notes: The following is a transcription taken from a microfilm copy held in the archive of The Library of Virginia in Richmond, which I obtained via an interlibrary loan. This particular record is among those of Washington County, VA Wills and Administrations 1770-1800. This is the second document regarding the estate of Samuel Gilliland; the first was an appraisal of his estate whilst this document is an inventory of the actual estate sale.

The microfilm itself is quite old and over time has become badly scratched and deteriorated, so the condition of the original documents is difficult to determine. The inventory of the estate sale was in worse condition than that of the appraisal. I have done my best to transcribe the contents but in those instances where I question my interpretation of a particular word I have enclosed the word in brackets. Brackets enclosing an empty space simply mean I could not decipher the word with any certainty at all.

Spellings, capitalizations, etc are as they appear in the original document. Also note the appearance of the names Edmiston and Edmonston at the end of the document-- these families figure prominently in Gilliland family history of early Virginia.

(Dated April 1800)
An inventory of the sales of the estate of Samuel Gilliland

A list of property sold                          	Dols   	Cents

Robert Edmiston one saddle, Martingale 	6	 
[      ]
Thomas Edmiston one bed and furniture 	15	 
John Evans one  [counter pin] 	[  ]	 7
     Do           one bed quilt 	3	  
Edward Austin one bed quilt 	4	1[ ]
James Gilliland one bed quilt 	3	50
Benj. McCord one bed blanket 	2	50
David Craig one [   ]	1	[ ]3
Joseph Gilliland one sheet 	1	58
      Do................... Do 	1	58
John Evans one sheet 		75	 
Saml Meek two volumes Goldsmith 	2	 
      Do one V. [   ] [Revolution]	1	  
Robt Edmiston one Dictionary [  ] [  ] [  ] [  ] 	1	45
Saml Meek three small  [hooks] 		75	 
James Trimble 2 small      Do 		93	 
John Evans two pillow cases 		50	 
David Craig 2 Do 		62	 
       Do................... Do 		50	 
Joseph Gilliland 2 Do 		42	 
David [Casson] one table cloth and towel	1	58
Robt Edmiston one set of knives & forks	1	[ ]2
James Trimble 10 spoons		93	 
Thomas Edmiston one set knives & forks	2	34
Samuel Meek 7 knives and seven forks	[ ]	[ ]3
       Do.................... Do	1	 
James Trimble threads	1	55
Welcome Martin one Bolt of ribbon & [   ]		83	 
Saml [Pariner]  2 pr scissors & [   ]		42	 
Benj McCord one bag pepper 		83	  
James Gilliland Bunch of cotton yard	2	55
James Snodgrass 5 [   ] [   ]		67	 
Robt Edmiston  [   ] [   ]		83	 
Mrs M. Glenn Remnant  [   ]		64	 
Batholomew [Neil] to sundries	1	17
       Do   4 brushes		67	 
James Edmiston one case of bottles	7	17
James Trimble one trunk	1	[34]
Saml [Pariner] one Do	[1]	[67]
David Carson Snr  one [   ]	5	 
Mrs M. Glenn to [hinges]		75	 
Saml [Pariner]  one [   ] 		[34]	  
James Glenn one strainer		[50]	  
                                                                                     	[--9]	 75

Attest, 
D. Craig

At a court held for Washington county the 19th day of August 1800

An inventory of the sales of the estate of Samuel Gilliland dec’d was exhibited into court as ordered to be recorded.