Prince William County Will Book G, pp. 26-29: In obediance to an order of court the 5th of Oct 1778, We the subscribers have inventored and appraisd the Estate of George FOSTER Decd in the following manner three Cows and Calves, £30 two Do & Yearlings, £20 one heifer, £8 Nine hogs, £11.5s. one mare and colt, £3 one horse colt, £3 one mare colt, £12 one bey mare, £20 one Do Do, £20 Carried over, £127.5s. Amount brought up, £127.5 one wooling Wheel, 3s. one table, £1.5 one chest, £1.5 one stay, 2s. 2 meal sifter, 15s. one small trunk, 12s. one meal tub, 2s. 6d. one parcell of old wool cards, 2s. 6d. 6 bottles, 12s. one flask bottle, 2s. 6d. one stoane mogg, 1s. 3d. 2 bowls, £1 2 drinking glasses & tumblers, 12s. one cruet, 6s. one cannester and chamber pott, 2s. 2 juggs, 1s. 3d. 2 rasers, 6s. a parcell of gimblets, 6s. one...table, 18s. one armd chair, 18s. seven old chairs, £1 looking glass, £1 To one candlebox, 5s. one chest, £1.10s. parcell old iron, 12s. 2 gun barrell and locke, £1.10s. one brass locke, 2s. 6d. one great coat, 10s. one chisel, 2s. 6d. a parcell of books, 12s. one sugar box, 2s. 6d. one brass candlestick, 1s. one gun, £2 Do Do, £2 two old chests, 5s. 3 tubs, 6s. parcell shoemakers tools, 18s. 2 fatt potts, 2s. 6d. basketts and riddle, 5s. Carried up, £149.17s. p.28 Amount brought up, £149.17 a parcell of coopers tools, £1.10s. a parcell of old hoes, £1.4s. a parcell of hoes, £2.6s. a parcel of old iron, £1.8s.6d. five ploughs, £1.5s. one syth, 10s. 3 old Do, 3s. a parcell of sickles, 2s.6d. 3 bells, 9s. one narrow axx, 6s. 3 old Do, 15s. plow and cotter, £1.10s. 2 Do, 12s. a pott, 15s. one mans saddle, 12s. a parcell of casks, £6 one mares hide, 5s. 2 butter potts & candlemolds, 12s. a parcell of pewter, £1.15s. a parcell of Do, £4 a parcell of tinn, 10s. ladle flesh hooks & slue, 12s. 2 frying panns, £2 a parcell of trays, 8s. knives and forks, 5s. Box iron and heaters, 5s. Fire tongs & shovel, 12s. 2 wedges, 8s. 2 potts and hooks, £3 1 gridle, 8s. one iron pott rack, £1 2 old bridles, 8s. spice mortar, 1s. a parcell of vessels, 18s. 13 head of sheep, £13 6 large hoggs @ 60/, £18 Amount carried over, £217.6 p. 29 Amount brought over, £217.6 7 small hogs @ 30/, £10.10 one iron pott and hooks, £1.4 a parcell of carpenters tools &c., £1.10 one heifer, £9 3 small juggs @ 2/, 6s. a p. of old shares, 2s. one chest, £1.4 one quill wheel, 5s. £241.7s. November the 20th, 1778. We the subscribers have valued the Estate of George Foster Decd in current money agreeable to this inventory returned by us Joseph Florence Redmon Grigsby James Foster
At a court held for Prince William County the 7 Dec. 1778. This inventory & appraisment of the Estate of George Foster Dcd was returned to the court and admitted to record. Just. Robert Graham
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- Note: Prince William County Tithables, 1747: Foster George, Dettingen Parish, Prince William County.
Order Book Abstracts of Prince William County, Virginia, 1753-1757: 24 May 1755, to George Foster, patroller, 17 lbs tobacco.
27 Oct 1755, William Foster acknowledged a Deed of Gift to George.
Prince William County Order Book, 1759-1761, p. 36: 25 Feb 1760, George Foster is appointed surveyor of the road in the room of Thomas Redman, and ordered that he open and clear the same according to a former order of this court.
Prince William County Deed Book Q, 1763-1768, pp. 252-256: This indenture made the 3 Feb. 1765 between George FOSTER planter of the County of Prince William and James DOUGLASS merchant ...£47 1s. 5 1/2 d. for 100 acres in Dettingen Parish held by deed of Feoffment from his father William FOSTER Senr 10 May 1757, beginning at the oak at the corner of French Tract standing at the mouth of Fanfatt Branch, thence up said branch till opposite Robert FOSTER's, thence Spring Branch...at a court held for Prince William County 7 Feb 1765.
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