Inventory of all those goods, which Anje Pieters, widow of Roelfs Jacobs has stated to the Court, while [*she] was married to the before-said Spouse on 15 December 1780 by a Marriage Contract without community-property laws, but during her Marriage has been married mutually in the goods, wins and losses and [*she] has given [*to us] to settle it.
| The Farm, containing an Inside-House and Frisian[*?] Barn, with the "beklem-minge" of seventy-one "Grazen" land, with all what is immovable to the Buildings, with Trees and Plants and all the crops of Hay and Corn on the Land or Yard, with the Fences and [*turnable] Palings, Treshing-blocks, wooden Beams, and all the rest of those Assests and Liabilities counted on | f 3050 | -- | -- |
| The property of about six "Grazen" land, counted on | 350 | -- | -- |
| ===== | ==== | ==== | |
| f 3400 | -- | -- |
| The bedding like it lies on 3 beds, including curtains and "rabats" | 30 | -- | -- |
| A Cabinet and an old "kevy"[*Old Dutch for a bird-cage?] | 20 | -- | -- |
| Three tables and a screen | 1 | 10 | -- |
| Eleven chairs | 4 | 5 | -- |
| A clock | 11 | 5 | -- |
| Four pewter Saucers and two pewter bowls | 6 | -- | -- |
| A set pewter plates | 1 | 16 | -- |
| Three pewter coffee pots | 4 | -- | -- |
| Two pewter Tea-pots, two pewter candlesticks | 1 | -- | -- |
| Four pewter cups, two pewter water pots, a pewter milk measure and a funnel | 2 | 5 | -- |
| Twenty four spoons | 2 | 8 | -- |
| Two pewter vases, one pewter butter box and eight pewter spoons and a pepper box | 1 | 15 | -- |
| Seventeen stone Saucers on the "Lijst en bossen" [*= Chimney?] | 1 | 15 | -- |
| Two little Racks with 36 stone plates | 2 | 8 | -- |
| Cases | 2 | -- | -- |
| A dozen pair(?) Screen and some coarse Tea Goods and two slop-basins | 3 | 20 | -- |
| A little Rack with some Tea Goods and one plate | 1 | -- | -- |
| === | === | == | |
| 86 | 14 | -- |
"Rooster, Potzeel, Botergriet" [*Untranslatable old Dutch words]
| Chopping-knife | 1 | 15 | -- |
| "Haal" [*Unknown old word], Chain[*?] and Axe | 1 | 15 | -- |
| Copper "Akerjee" [*Unknown old word], a Sword [*For what?] and a "Haal" [*That's a kind of chain, on which the pots hung above the open fire] | 1 | 10 | -- |
| Three Cups(??), a Durstpan(?), a Bucket and some little wooden barrels | -- | 12 | -- |
| A copper "keep" Kettle with a "seel" Kettle | 13 | -- | -- |
| Four copper Buckets | 16 | -- | -- |
| Three copper Coffee kettles and a little pan | 2 | 10 | -- |
In the Churn-house
| One "Ker..", four "Tijnen" and Cheese-barrels | 12 | -- | -- |
| Twenty milk "molden" [*Unknown old word: barrels??] | 10 | -- | -- |
| Three iron pots | 2 | -- | -- | Stone pots, pans, etc. | 2 | -- | -- |
In the Barn
| Four Sieves [*for the corn?] | 11 | -- | -- |
| Chais [*Unknown word] with tools | 42 | 10 | -- |
| Two old wagons with harnessses [*for the horses?] | 35 | -- | -- |
| A halter and [neck] yoke | 35 | -- | -- |
| A Plough and two Ends | 25 | -- | -- |
| Two "Bodden" [*Unknown] and a [Shove] Wagon | 6 | -- | -- |
| Plough, Harness, two Hoes, Hay-Yoke, and Fork | 4 | -- | -- |
| "Waajer" Spades, Forks, wooden Hay Forks and Pitchforks | 6 | 6 | -- |
| Picking Hook(?) and Sickle | 9 | -- | -- |
| === | === | === | 201 | 18 | -- |
Lifestock
| Two Pigs | 11 | -- | -- |
| Six (Milking) Cows | 200 | -- | -- |
| Three "enter" Heifers [*"enter" means "one year old"] | 60 | -- | -- |
| Three Calfs | 16 | 10 | -- |
| Two old Horses | 46 | -- | -- |
| A "twenter" Horse [*"twenter" means two years old] | 72 | 10 | -- |
| Seven old sheeps and 5 lambs | 50 | -- | -- |
| ==== | === | === | |
| 456 | -- | -- | |
| First | 3400 | -- | -- |
| Second | 86 | 14 | -- |
| Third | 201 | 18 | -- |
| ===== | === | === | Summa | 4144 | 12 | -- |
[* Means: 4144 guilders, 12 stivers, 0 cents; 1 guilder=20 stivers=100 cents]]
Resting Bonds
| With Interests | 1050 | -- | -- |
| Nine Blankest and "Wijtels" [*Unknown word] | 13 | 10 | -- |
| And Money | 30 | -- | -- |
| ===== | ==== | ==== | |
| Summa | 5238 | 2 | -- |
| Positive Results | 5238 | 2 | -- |
| Negative Results | 3203 | 17 | 1 |
| ===== | ===== | ==== | |
| Resting Pure State | 2034 | 4 | 7 |
| Outstanding rent to Ekken(?) J. Wijk | 43 | 13 | 2 |
| To Jacob Harms in guilders | 65 | 10 | -- |
| To Mons Saagman in guilders | 45 | -- | -- |
| Buying off Money [*To the family of her deceased spouse?] | 2021 | -- | -- |
| A bond to Geert Jans | 200 | -- | -- |
| To Hilbrand Kompaar | 275 | -- | -- |
| To Mons Saagman | 70 | -- | -- |
| To the Poor-Relief Board [*costs of the funeral of her spouse?] of [*the Church of] Solwert | 75 | -- | -- |
| The Interest of it | 3 | -- | -- |
| To Freerk G. Mulder [*Seems not to be a relative!] | 50 | -- | -- |
| To Jelle Jans [*!!] [*The coming wedding costs?] | 162 | -- | -- |
| To Ennen Houwerzijl | 38 | 13 | -- |
| Like the shown Bills to Lucas H. Schut | 39 | -- | 2 |
| To Dr. G. Mulder [*The doctor?] | 36 | 2 | -- |
| To the widow of Hidde Pieters | 9 | 5 | -- |
| To Jacob Smit | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| To the widow of Jacob Onnes | 28 | 4 | -- |
| To Bronwer J. Kim | 12 | 19 | 6 |
| To Rudolf Luiks(?) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| To Harmannus G. Bronwers | 2 | 17 | -- |
| ==== | ==== | ==== | |
| 3203 | 17 | 1 |
Own Clothes [*Surely of her deceased spouse Roelf Jacobs]
- A blue, cloth Tail-coat
- A silver Watch
- Three Under-shirts
The rest of it is sold and consumed
This Inventory is made by Anje Pieters, widow of the deceased Roelf Jacobs, according her best knowledge; handed over she promised, if there is something forgotten by human weakness, to correct this afterwards and also willing at any time to swear an oath on it.
In this way [*it's] done in Solwerd, in the House of before-said widow, on date the 13 July 1784.
Signed by
Anje Pieters
Egbert Jacobs witnness
J. Harms widower(?)
Pieter Geerts family guardian [* Probably of Anje's under-aged son Pieter Roelfs]
Lucas Schut outside guardian [* Dito]
Supra in margine stont, Productum in Indicio Solwert, the 13 July 1784. Dr. J. Erlelinck, Mayor.
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