Samuel L. Chew’s Estate Inventory  [Partial Transcription – Slaves]

Negroes at house Plantation

1 old Negro man Forrest Acc per £20.. & one Do  Whitehorn £16 36..0..0

1 young Negroman Johney £45 & one Do  London £45 90..0..0

I Negro boy Dempshare £25 & a Negro woman Sue Sicklee £20 45..0..0

1 Negro woman Moll £27.. & one Do Dinah young £37 64..0..0

1 Negro Girl Grace £27 — & one Do Milkee £22 49..0..0

1 Negro Girl Amee £20 — & one Do Vilett £14 34..0..0

one old Negrowoman Allce past Labour, nothing…

Negroes at the plantation where Wm Ware Lived

1 Negroman Harry £45 – & one Do Jacob £42 87..0..0

1 Do Great Cato £42 – & one Do Little Cato £42 84..0..0

1 Do Gruff £44… & one Do. Bob £45 89..0..0

1 Do Nester ordnary £25.. & one Do Zeno old odnary £16 41..0..0

1 Do Iola Wopper old ornary £18.. & one Do Billy Good £45 63..0..0

1 Do woman Madigaseer Jenny £30.. & one Do Cate £30 60..0..0

1 Do Second Janny Midling £25.. & one Do Sibbe £25 50..0..0

1 Do Nan good £35.. & one Do Abigal £34 69..0..0

1 Do Moriah Choyce £37..& one Do Minta £37 74..0..0

1 Do Hannah £35… & one Girl Criss £25 60..0..0

1 Do Girl Henny £20… & one boy Jo £20 40..0..0

1 Do Do Moria £18… & one Do Girl Doll £16 34..0..0

1 Do Do Balinda £12… & one Do Alice £12 24..0..0

1 Do Do Grace £10… & 1 Do Beck £8 18..0..0

1 Do Do Parthena Child £6… & one young Child Do Abigail £4 10..0..0

1 Do Boy? Billy w.. is Sayed to be Sammys p Gift 22..0..0

one old Negroman Ackro past his Labour nothing…

Negroes at White Hall Quarter

1 Negroman Gozman £38… & one Do Isaac Choyce £45 83..0..0

1 Do Minna Choyce £45.. & one Do Caezar £45 90..0..0

1 Do Matto £37… one Do Wappen £32 & one Do Enos £32          101..0..0

1 Do woman Hannah £32… & one Do Dido sickley £24 56..0..0

1 Do Do Jude Choyce £37… & one Do Do Rachel £37 74..0..0

1 Do Janey £35… & one Do Rose Choyce £37 72..0..0

1 Do Moll £36… & one Sabelia big Girl £30 66..0..0

1 Do boy Jonathan small & young   8..0..0…

1 Negro man Daniel at Whitehall Quarter 45..0..0

1 Negro Girl Sall at Do 25..0..0…

The above & foregoing Inventory Signed this 3d Day of June Anno Domi 1746 per us the appraisers. Nicholas Ridgely. Samuel Dickinson

“Kent, Delaware, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS55-L319-B?view=explore : May 25, 2026), image 74 of 964; Delaware Public Archives (Dover).

Image Group Number: 104399920

Transcribed 25 May 2026 by Nancy Maliwesky