An Inventory of the Estate of Edward Alen of Suffeild deceased November the 21::1696 An weaving Cloaths 3 - 0 - 0 An books 1 - 10 - 0 An bildings and Land 150 - 0 - 0 An Neat Chattel 20 - 0 - 0 An horses 10 - 0 - 0 An Sheep 2 - 0 - 0 An Swine 12 - 0 - 0 An Cart and plows and tackling 12 - 0 - 0 An two fether beds and two other beds and beding 15 - 0 - 0 An loome and tackling 3 - 0 - 0 An foure pots and a Iron cettel 3 - 10- 0 An two brace Cettels a brace pan and scilat 2 - 10- 0 An two Iron tramels two pair of pothooks and a pair of tongs 1 - 1 - 0 An a Iron spit a frying pan and slise 0 - - 5- 0 An two felling axes and a mortising ax 0 - - 15- 0 An three broad hows and two stubing hows 1 - - 5 - 0 An a bretel and three wedges 0 - - 10 - 0 An other small Iron tooles 0 - 4 - - 0 An a warming pan and a candelstick 0 - 7 - 0 An a box Iron and heaters 0 - 3 - - 0 An peuter 2 - - 0 -- 0 An two Earthen platers and a Culender 0 - 5 0 An two guns 2 - - 0-- 0 An other household lumber 2 - - 10 - 0 An new Cloth yarn and wooll 3 - - 0 - 0 An Sadles and bridles 2 - - 0 - 0 An three Sickles 0 - - 3-- 0 An Corne and meat 6 - - 0-- 0   [ 247? ] 07 = 0 This Is a Item Inventory taken the 17 of December 1696 by us:   Benj Alline & David Alline made Oath to the John Pengilly abovesd Inventory that it was a true Inventory Jonathon Taylor of Edward Alline deceased his Estate that it John Kent was a true Inventory So farr as they knew &   if more Estate appeare they will Readyly make   discovery of it to ye Judge of Probates or his Success       secy as attest       Samll Partrigg Register

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Edward Allen had been married for nearly 40 years when he died in December 1696. In June of that same year his wife died. Eleven children, ages 37 to 11, were still alive. The livestock - horses, sheep and hogs - show us that Mr. Allen was a farmer. On the list a "loome and tackling," and "new cloth, yarn,and wool" let us know he was a weaver. The household goods are few: beds, sheets and blankets, kitchen pots, kettles, and hooks, pottery platters, a warming pan, and a candleholder. Mr. Allen owned two guns, pewter, and a number of tools for a total of 257 pounds, 7 shillings. His land and buildings mad up more than half the total at 150 pounds.

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