The Sterling genealogy

2G4 THE STERLING GENEALOGY
The inventory of his estate follows:
"Aug. 6th 1695. Inventory of the Goods of William Starling, late
of Boston, dec'd. at Sea. £,. s. d
1 coat, p'r Breeches & jacket 5.
1 coat & jacket 2. 16.
1 bed & furniture 8.
1 trundle bed, 2 bolsters, 2 pillows & curtains 4. 10.
1 counterpane & carpet. 2. 4.
6 Turkey work chairs 2.
7 wooden chairs, 2 stools. 1.
I Table cloth, 3 doz. napkins, 7 diaper 2.
3 p'r. Holland sheets, 3 p'r cotton & linnen sheets 5.
II pewter dishes, 9 pewter plates, 6 porringies, 9 basons, 1 candle-
stick, 1 pewter salt cellar, 1 saucer. 3. 1.
1 pewter Tankard. 3.
1 pr. brass andirons, Skimmer & scales 1. 10.
1 brass kettle & skillet 1.
1 small iron pot, 1 iron kettle, 1 spit, 1 fire pan, 1 p'r. tongs, 1 fry-
ing pan, 1 p'r. Trammels, 6 iron seives, 1 p'r iron dogs, 1 p'r.
pot hooks, 1 flesh forke, 1 smooth Iron 1. 10.
1 great Iron pot. 10.
1 Lamp, 3 candlesticks 5.
A parcel of books. 1.
2 trunks 12.
2 bedsteads 12.
1 wooden cupboard 10.
A parcel of Earthen ware. 6.
1 cane & forestaff 8.
A parcell of lumber. 12.
In money. 46
Apprised by us.
Edward Moartimur
Richard Whittecadge.
£92. 14s.
The above Estate Dr.
To house rent to pay £ 4
2 Children's Clothing & Schooling £ 4
By the Hon. Wm. Stoughtne. Judge of Probate
Mary Sterling, administratrix, presented the within written, and made
oath that it contains a just and true Inventory of the Estate of her late husband,
W m .
Starling, dec'd., so far as hath come to her knowledge and that
if more hereafter appears. She will cause it to be added.
Boston, Oct. 3d. 1695"
(Probate Record of Suffolk Co. No. 2248.)