Slave Inventory of the Estate of Samuel Chew MD 1795

An Inventory of the Good and Cattle’s of Samuel Chew Esqr late of Queen Annes County deced as appraised by us the Subscribers in Current Money of Maryland being thereto Lawfully an ther ised and Sworn this 3d day of March 1795 to wit – 

[Family of]

Robert aged about 37 or 38 years £60.. 0. 0

Suck       40   15.. 0. 0

Nanny      18   45.. 0. 0

Bill or Will       12   40.. 0. 0

Jacob     10   30.. 0. 0

George       8   25.. 0. 0

Bob or Robert       6   20.. 0. 0

Patt       3   10.. 0. 0

Grace       8 months     5.. 0. 0

[Family of]

Jacob Boston     55   60.. 0. 0

Rachel     30   40.. 0. 0

Rachel     11   35.. 0. 0

Lydia       9   30.. 0. 0

Jacob       7   25.. 0. 0

Jim       5     7.. 3. 3

Peggy       3   10.. 0. 0

John     15 months   7..10. 0

[Family of]

Lucy     20   45.. 0. 0

Sophia  8 months     5.. 0. 0

[Family of]

John Duffin (lame).          40     3.. 0. 0

Judah     35   15.. 0. 0

Caesar     12   45.. 0. 0

Jacob       9 £35.. 0. 0

Harry       6   20.. 0. 0

George      4   15.. 0. 0

Jim       2 1/2   7..10. 0

[Family of ]

Molly     30   40.. 0. 0

Harry       4   15.. 0. 0

Frank       2   7..10. 0

727..10. 0

Appraisers Thos Ringgold  Benj Galloway  Aquilla Browne. Peregr Fitzhugh

Queen Anns County Sst August the 8th 1797 Then Came Thomas Marsh Forman Adminisrator with the will annexed of Samuel Chew and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God That the foregoing is a true and perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Goods and Chattels Of the Said deceased that came to his hands and possession at the time of the making thereof that what hath since or shall Hereafter Come to his hands and possession he will return In an additional Inventory That he Knows of no Concealment of any part or parcel of the Deceased Estate by any person or persons whatsoever that if he shall Hereafter Discover any Concealment or suspect any to be he will acquaint the Orphans Court for Queen Anns County with Such Concealment or Cause of Suspision that the same may be Enquired into according to Law

    Wm H. Nicholson Regr of wills for Queen Anns County

[MD] Queen Anne’s. Probate Records 1798-1800, 1795-1796, 1786-1793, 1797-1798

Transcribed 6 Aug 2026 by Nancy Maliwesky