Transcription Tuesday
Brown/Sanford
By Don Taylor
This week, for “Transcription Tuesday,” I am looking at the second part of the Inventory Papers of the Probate of Ezra Clugston Sanford (1763-1813)[i]. The Papers are images 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the 19 images contained in the probate file. Ezra and Mercy (Gay) Sanford are my 5th great-grandparents and are among my few known New England ancestors.
Image 397 – Inventory of estate (title)
Inventory of the estate of Ezra Sanford of Pawnal – Rec? Aug 2nd 1813Recorded Book, 5th Pages 354.526 by I. E. Robinson Reg.
Image 398 – Inventory of estate (description)
At a probate court held on Aug 2nd 1813.
The forgoing inventory was ??? approved & ordered to be recorded by Jonah Wright, P. Judge.
Image 400 – Inventory of estate (Page 1)
Page 1st
An Inventory of the estate of Ezra Sanford Late of Pownal Deceased taken the 12th day of July 1813. [ii]
| 1 – 48 | Acres Land | 2682 |
| 1 | Cow called Hill Clean | 15 |
| 1 | ?yned Black Cow | 17 |
| 1 | Brindet Cow | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cow | 17 |
| 1 | ??end Cow | 15 |
| 3 | Two year old ?teass | 30 |
| 2 | Two year old heffers? | 20 |
| 5 | One year old ??? | 27.50 |
| 5 | ???? | 15 |
| 1 | Mare | 25 |
| 2 | Young horses | 30 |
| 40 | Sheap [sic] | 40 |
| 5 | goats 90 / 1 old lone 36/ | 21 |
| 1 | Waggon | 30 |
| 1 | Wood shed | 75 |
| PLUS 25 Lines | of additional personal property[iii] | |
| Carry over to page 2nd | $3-176-12 |
Image 399 – Inventory of estate (Page 2)
| Broat over from Page 1st | $3-176-12 | |
| PLUS 37 Lines | Of additional personal property[iv] | |
| Pownal July the 12th 1813 | $3-383-42 |
We your commissioners certify the above and forgoing is a true inventory of the estate of Ezra Sanford late of Pownal deceased sworn unto us by the Administrators of said estate attest
Obidiah Dunham — } Commissioners
Isaac Kimbill — }
Facts I learned
I learned that Ezra was pretty well to do. Although he only had 49 acres of land, he had five cows, 3 horses, 40 sheep, and lots of personal property, altogether totaling to over $3,300.
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Endnotes
[i] Author: Vermont. Probate Court (Bennington District); Probate Place: Bennington, Vermont – Ancestry.com. Vermont, Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
[ii] The original document is handwritten with lines linking the individual items to the value. Rather then using lines like the originally, I’ve created a table to better display the information. I have also truncated the table to include his land and livestock leaving his personal property off.
[iii] Ibid.
[iv] Ibid.
