Cornelius Ruddle . Probate Inventory 1787. Tennessee.

1787 may seem rather late for this blog, but you must bare in mind that Ruddle had owned some of these items for some considerable time.

Cornelius Ruddle . Probate Inventory 1787.
a horse, about 14 hands high
five cows
one bed
two bedsteads
six pewter plates
two pewter basins
pewter dish
four tin cups
six pewter spoons
six knives
two forks
Dutch oven
two water pails
two keelers (large bowls)
one wash tub
box iron and heater
a pair of cotton cards
iron candlestick
saddle iron
a saw set
bridle
handsaw one axe
two beaver traps
a table
a chest
frying pan
two chairs
a lead inkstand
razor with two hones
looking glass
child’s bed
weeding hoe
small bell
a saw set
pair of bullet molds
a common prayer book
a pair of knitting needles
a little spinning wheel
a cotton gin
lock & key
30 lbs. of flax and toe
31 lbs of cotton in the seed
50 bushels of Indian corn


Ruddle was found murdered, presumably by Indians. His guns & hunting knife were not found.

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