Yesterday,
March 8th, I wrote about Sarah Champion, my 7th great-grandmother.
She had married Stephen Scoville in 1705 and apparently they were
happily married until Stephen died in 1752. They had ten children and
nine of them lived to be married, so Sarah would have been a
grandmother a number of times. There are over 40 named in the Scovell
genealogy.
I
was pleased to see how Stephen included Sarah in his will of 1752.
Quoting from it as published in the Scovell genealogy. "Unto my
Beloved wife Sarah Schoval I do give and bequeath the use of my House
and Lands and Tenements During her Remaining my widow......to be
understood that she keep sundry moveables as she shall judge needful
for Her to keeping House so long as she lives." I checked the
dictionary for the word moveables and found it is just as it says,
capable of being moved, but often used for wares, especially
furniture.
The
genealogy also gave a transcription from the inventory of Stephen's
estate. I really enjoyed reading the furniture and housekeeping
utensils included. Wouldn't they be what
Sarah had been using? Here
are a few of what was listed:
Great chair, 2 small chairs, 1 brass
kettle, 1 pewter quart,
2 pint basons, 1 pewter platter, 5 pewter
spoons, 1 wine
glass, 1 earthen platter, 4 wooden dishes, 6 wooden
plates, 1 iron skillet, 5 pairs of knitting needles, 1 churn, 1 iron
pot and hooks, frying pan, 2 sheets and a tablecloth, 1 linen sheet,
1 flannel blanket, 6 coverlets.
It
is fun to think that Sarah shared a craft with me, as we both have
knitted.
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