Will & Inventory of Elisha Brown Burriville, RI Page submitted by Sheryl Romasco Transcribed from SAMPUBCO copy by Sheryl Romasco Providence RI Will book Vol. BUR-1 Page 191 .......In the Name of God Amen, I Elisha Brown of Burrillville in the county of Providence & State of Rhode Island Providence Plantation yeoman, Being weak in body and advanced into age but of a disposing mind & memory, Thanks be given to God, and believing it is appointed for all men once to die and calling to mind the mortality of my body. Do make this my Last Will & Testament. That is to say Principally & first of all I recommand my Soul into the hands of God that gave a hoping through the minits of Jesus my Redeemer to Rise in salvation. And my Body to the Earth to be Entered at the discretion of my Executors Hereafter named. And as to such worldly Estate as hath pleased God to bless me with. I gave & dispose of the same in the manner & form following to with First, I give and devise my three sons, vis: Amasa Brown Smith Brown & Otis Brown upon conditions they do maintain and support me during my natural life in a comfortable manner, and also that they the said Amasa Smith & Otis afforesaid shall and do pay out all the legacies here in mentioned together with all my just debts and funeral charges on which condition I give unto them the said Amasa, Brown Smith Brown & Otis Brown and unto their heirs & assignes forever All my homestead farm where on I now live together with the dwelling house & other buildings and improvements there on standing to be equally divided between them and the division to be made when the said Otis Brown the youngest son attains the age of twenty one years, And my Will & meaning is that of either of my three sons afforesaid Amasa Brown, Smith Brown or Otis Brown should depart this life and neither of them leaves no lawful issue from his body that the surviving brother or brothers of the three afforesaid mentioned should have his share or shares afforesaid in said lands & buildings and also I give further unto them the afore named Amasa Brown Smith Brown & Otis Brown and unto their heirs & Assigns forever all my farming tools indone(?) moveables of every kind & nature including my money and securities for money & lives stock as Also my wearing apparel that I shall die ----ed(?) of my grocerys(?) & o----sion(?) on hand: Secondly I give and bequeath to my son Jesse Brown one thousand dollars providing he returns to his native country & in his own person demands the legacy afforesaid My meaning is that if the afforesaid legacy is not called as afforesaid the said legacy to remain in the hands of the said Amasa Brown Smith Brown & Otis Browns their own proper estate: and my will & meaning is that if either of the three sons should not live and leave no lawful issue from his body that the surviving brother or brothers should have his share or shares in the personal estate afforesaid Thirdly I give and bequeath to my son George Brown twenty five dollars. Fourthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Arrilla Wood the wife of John W. Wood eight hundred dollars. Fifthly I give & bequeath to my daughter Olive Richardson the wife of Dexter Richardson five dollars Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my affore named three sons Amasa Brown, Smith Brown and Otis Brown my sole executors of this my last Will and Testament. Here by reworking and annulling all other and former wills by me made and establishing and confirming this and this only as my last will and testament establishing whereof I do here unto let my hands & seal the sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and seventeen & in the forty first of American Independence Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared By the said Elisha Brown as & for his last will and Testament In the presence of us who at the same time & at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other here unto Set our names as witnesses to the same Russell Aldrich Sarah Smith Duty Smith At a court of probate held in within & for the Town of Burrillville in the County of Providence on the 12th day of July at 1817 Whereas a certain instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Elisha Brorwn late of Burrillville yeoman deceased was presented to this court for probate and Russell Aldrich Sarah Smith and Duty Smith in the presence of the said Elisha Brown & in the presence of each other saw and heard him the said Elisha Brown sign seal publish pronounce and declare the said instrument to be his last will and testament and of sane mind the heirs being chiefly present but no person appearing to oppose the probate of the said instrument & the court having examined the said instrument and the evidence relating to the execution thereof do consider that the said instrument is proved: where upon the said Court do approve and allow of the said instrument & do order & ____ the same to be recorded as & for the last will and testament of the said Elisha Borwn ..........By order of the said Court of B. Paine P. Clk Recorded by B. Paine P. Clk State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantation By the Court of Probate to who are authorized by law for the Probate of Wills & to grant letters of Affirmation on the estates of persons deceased having goods, chattel, rights of credits in the Town of Burrillville in the County of Providence in the state aforesaid To all to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that upon the day of this date here of the instrument here unto annexed purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Elisha Brown late of said Burrillville, yeoman deceased; was presented to the said court & proved & there upon the said Court by Venture of their authority aforesaid do commit Administration of the said last Will & Testament in all matters concerning the same & of this estate of which the said Elisha Brown died lived and possessed in the said town unto Amasa Brown & Smith Brown two of the Executors there in Named (Otis Brown there in named not being of lawful age) will & faithfully to execute the same & to administer the Estate of the said deceased according there unto who excepted of the said trust and gave bond as Law directs to return upon oath a true & perfect inventory of the said estate unto the said Court within three months: and also to render an account of their proceedings there on upon oath to the said Court within one year of the date hereof In testimony where of I B. Paine Clerk of the said Court by order & in behalf of the said court have here unto let my hand & the seal of the said court the 12th day of July in the year 1817. ........B. Paine P. Clk Recorded by B. Paine P. Clk An inventory of all & singular the goods, chattels rights and credits of Elisha Brown of Burrillville in the county of Providence & State of Rhode Island & c. yeoman _______ who departed this Life the ninth day of July in the year of our Lord AD 1817   Dollars/Cents? To wearing apparel 25 -- To a part of the apparel formerly belonging to 10 -- .......Solomon Lapham _____ To Bed & Stead & c. furniture in bedroom below 22 -- To Bed & Stead & c, furniture below next room 12 -- To Bed & Stead & c. furniture upstair north & c: 30 -- .......West bedroom & furniture   To bed upstairs East of the other & furniture 15 -- To bed upstairs next room & furniture 10 -- To bed upstairs next room & furniture 10 -- To flock bed in the East chamber & furniture 7 -- To flock bed in the garret & furniture 3 -- To 11 Woollen blankets Some worn 13 75 To 25 yards of blanketing in the webb at 2 ___ per yard 8 33 To 21 yards of Course to & linnen Cazy Cloth So ___ per yard 4 20 To 10 old flannel sheets at 50 cents each 5 -- To 7 new cotton & wool sheets at 1 dollar each 7 -- To 3 sets of old white curtains much worn 7 -- To 40 yards of course woolen yarn on the beam in 6 67 .......The webb & filling answerable   To 17 old flannel sheets much worn 4 25 To 37 old pillow cases much worn 2 -- To 16 yards of course to & linnen Cloth underbeds 2 00 To 3 tablecloths & c. 8 small towels 2 50 To 4 meal bags at 50 cents each 2 00 To 30 yards toe cloth for sheeting 5 33 To 19 yards cotton cloth 2 37 To small quantity of linen yarn for warp & filling 1 50 .......With it   To about 60 W.H. course broken flies wool fine 15 -- .......Pick ___ out of the same   To about 20 W.H. of flax rather poor 2 50 To old linen Wheel $1 Wooleen Wheel $1.50 2 50 Two old desks at $2 each 4 -- Red chest one dollar 5 old chests s dollars 3 -- Cases of draws $2 old ditto 75 cents 2 75 Two large ____ round tables rather poor 2 -- Two small round tables some broken 1 -- Two ____ of an inferior quality at 16 cents each 32 ½ dozen best chairs 50 cents each 3 00 Nine ditto 1 50 Two ditto 25 cents each 50 Seven ditto verry poor 50 Old meal chest 25 Old chess tubs & trays & cheever & milk pail & 3 50 .......Milk pans   Bread tray water pails & other pails of little value 50 Large Morter 25 cts small ditto 12 ½ cts 37 ½ Ceder tub with cover 50 Sundry old baskets 1 -- Two small looking glasses at 2 ___ each 66 Old gun With the equipage 3 -- Small riffle & c 6 -- Crockery ware pitchers plates & c. furniture 1 50 Glass ware of different kinds 75 Pewter of different kinds 3 50 Tin ware of different kinds 50 Knives & forks of different kinds 50 Wooden Clock of small value 1 -- Four iron pots at 50 cents each 2 00 Five iron kettles at 40 cents each 2 -- Tea kettle 50 Iron Bason 30 Two iron spiders at 20 cents each 40 Bake kettle with out cover 25 cents 25 Frying pan rather poor 25 Old shovel & tongs 50 Small ditto 20 A pair of raught iron had irons 1 50 A pair of cast ditto 50 A pair of fla___ partly broken 25 Old box iron 06 Two pair of Castthillions 50 Old brass kettle very poor 1 -- Old warming pan 50 Sundry old books 50 Sundry old things of lumber kind of little value 2 -- Two stone jugs at 25 cents each 50 Two old slates at 7 cents each 14 One barrel of pork 200 W.H. at Eleven Dollars per barrel 22 -- ¼ of barrel of pork 50 W.H. 11 ccents per lb 5 50 Half barrel of salt beef 5 00 About 30 W.H. of fried tallow at 10 cents per pound 3 00 About 30 W.H. of Hogs Lard at 12 cents per lb 3 60 Nineteen new milk cheese W.H. 190 W.H. 17 10 .......At 9 dollars per lb   Seventeen four meel chess W.H. 170 W.H. at 10 20 .......6 dollars per lb   Sixty bushels of corn at $1.75 per bushel 75 -- Ten bushels of rye at $1- per bushel 10 -- Smith Anvil 10 -- Iron stake $1.50 Buck horn $1.50 Bellows $1.25 4 25 Six old small hammers pare tongs $1 all 1-- About 100 W.H. of old iron from ____ a part of   .......Set of carpenter tools 5 -- One set of poor harness(?) two harness 2 -- Two old man saddles 2 dollars each 4 -- Old side saddle 50 cents one loom & furniture 3 -- Raping Machine 10 -- Old corn ____ & rye _____ 75 Thirty four old cyder barrels $3.40 to Sunday 4 15 .......Old costs (?) 75 cts   To ½ barrel of soap $1.50lbs weaving harness 2 -- .......2 reads   old ox wagon $12. Two old Draft Chairs $1.50 - 15-- .......two ox yokes $1.50   two old plows 2.50 Set of old harrow teeth 50 cts 3-- two sets of old ox harrow teeth $2. Two iron 2 20 .......wedges 20c   old horse slay 2.50 part of string of bells -.50 3 -- 100 WH of cast iron $1. Grindstone 3.50 Ditto 5 50 .......small one $1   Two iron cans $2. Seven old pitchforks $1. Three 3 25 .......Old rakes 25 cts   Four bushels of oats 1 33 One horse nine or ten years of age 55 -- One yoke of oxen seven years of age 70 -- One yoke of three year old steers 50 -- Seven cows at 18 dollars each. 126 -- Two yearling steers 20 dollars 20 -- Twenty six sheep or lamb at one dollar per heaad 26 -- Three old hogs at 12 dollars each 36 -- Six shoats at 2.50cts each 15 -- Oats in the bundle & straw not trach 26 40 Flax in the bundle valued at 10 -- Ten tuns of good hay at $12. per tun 120 -- Five tuns of poorer hay at $8. Per tun 40 -- To cash on hand 283 dollars 283 -- To one note against Artemis Keith dated 324 -- .......May the 1st AD 1816 Interest Included   Ditto Artemis Keith note dated May 1st AD 1816 9 -- .......Interested Included   Artemis Cruff(?) note dated November the 9th AD 135 91 .......1815 Interest Included   Ditto Artemis Cruff note dated May the 24th AD 239 -- .......1814 Interest Included   Ditto Artemis Cruff note dated October the 3rd 117 -- .......AD 1814 Interest Included   Artemis Cruff note dated November the 9th AD 85 71 .......1815 Interest Included   Note Thomas & Jirah (?) Ballou dated June 262 62 .......The 8th day AD 1812 Interest Included   Two notes Jirah Ballou dated November the 11th 187 50 AD 1815 Interest Included   William Willcox note dated March the 13th AD 102 72 .......1817 Interest Included   Note William Willcox dated January the 8th AD 17 62 .......1817 Interest Included   Note Rufus Smith dated April the 25th AD 1817 12 75 .......Interested Included   Note Joseph Willmarth(?) dated April the 25th 216 24 .....AD 1817 Interest Included   Note Joseph Willmarth dated April the 25th 161 83 .......AD 1817 Interest Included   Note Joseph Willmarth dated April the 25th 25 09 .......AD 1817 Interest Included   Note Garner Ballou & David Ballou dated 102 30 .......April the 11th AD 1817 Interest Included   Note Garner Ballou dated April the 11th AD 1817 6 -- .......Interest Included   Note Royal Aldrich dated January the 26th AD 72 39 .......1817 Interest Included   Note Eseck Brown dated December 17th AD 1816 162 67 .......Interest Included   Note Eseck Brown dated December 17th AD 1816 416 66 .......Interest Included   Note Eseck Brown dated December 17th AD 1816 104 16 .......Interest Included   Note Eseck Brown dated December 19th AD 1816 23 71 .......Interested Included   Note Eseck Brown dated June the 21st AD 1817 2 53 .......Interested Included   Note Eseck Brown dated February 21st AD 1817 2 21 .......Interested Included   Note Jeremiah Field dated April the 6th AD 1814 36 04 Interest Included   Note Barnet Field dated April 1`st AD 1816 32 59 .......Interest Included   Note Moses Mathewson dated May the 3rd AD 1816 13 02 .......Interest Included   Note Moses Aldrich & Isaac Aldrich & Asa Sayles & 156 40 .......Caleb Sayles dated November the 11th AD 1816   .......Interest Included   Note Benjamin Bowen dated June 14th AD 1817 105 31 .......Interested Included   Note Benjamin Bowen dated April 14th AD 1817 3 09 Note Russel Aldrich dated June 2nd AD 1817 21 78 .......Interest Included   Note Barnet Field & Charles Field dated April the 1st 30 74 .......AD 1816 Interest Included   Note John Cooper dated October 12th AD 1816 88 42 .......Interest Included   Note Daniel Harris dated August AD 1814 47 44 .......Interest Included   Note Daniel Harris dated March the 12th AD 1817 3 16 .......Interest Included   Note William Ross dated February 1st AD 1817 354 65 .......Interest Included   Note William Ross dated September the 6th AD 1816 304 91 .......Interest Included   Note William Ross dated September the 7th AD 1815 279 50 .......Interest Included   Note Enos Cook & Mary Town dated May the 6th AD 94 06 .......1817 Int. Included   Note Welcome Mathewson dated June 16th AD 1817 5 82 .......Int. Included   Note William Willcox dated July 12th AD 1815 6 92 .......Interest Included   Note William Willcox dated April 27th AD 1815 4 18 .......Interest Included   Note Levi Brown dated June 12th AD 1817 1 68 .......Interest Included   Note Artemas Gruff dated May 1st AD 1817 for 3 -- .......Cords(?) valued ________   5778 94 ½ .........The above & aforesaid written inventory was:- taken by us the subscribers on the 28th, 29th days of August AD 1817 .................................William Ross .................................Isaac Ross......Appraisers .................................Duty Smith At a court of Probate held in within & for the Town of Burrillville in the County of Providence on the 30th day of August AD 1817. Personally appears Amasa & Smith Brown Executors of the Last Will & Testament of Elisha Brown Late of said Burrillville deceased & made oath that the fore going is a true & perfect inventory of all the Estate of the said deceased that hath come to the hands & knowledge of them the said Amasa & Smith Brown & that if they shall here after be possessed of any thing further belonging to the said estate they will give it into the said court to be of record here with ...............................................By order, B. Paine P. Clk Recorded by B. Paine P. Clk Return to [ Brown Family Records ]

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