York County, Maine, Registry of Deeds, Volume V, folio 21

                                           : 26: June 1677

An Inventory of the Estate of Lewis Bean Deceased, taken and apprised by us

whose names are here underwritten/

              ₤

     s

d

Impres.  45 Acres of Land 20₤ foure Cows 12₤

32

0

0

It 3 Heffers of three year ould 50s a peece

7

10

0

It too yeareling Heffers 30s, one yeareling steare 15s

2

5

0

It Too Calfes 10s, one horse 40s one ould sow 20s

3

10

0

It 5 shoats 25s 2 yarne potts 12s 2 pewter dishes 3s

2

0

0

It one Trammel 2s, 50 lb of Cotton wool at 30s

1

12

0

It 7 Gallons of Rumme 15s, one barrell of Molosses 20s

1

15

0

It 2 axes & a pitch forke 6s, a Prcell of ould yarne 12s

0

18

0

It one broad Cloath Coate 30s

1

10

0

It 7 yds of searge too peyre of stockings, 1 peyr of shooes

1

11

0

It one hat 6s, one Ladle & Skimmer 6s, a smoothing Iron 12d

0

10

0

It Table lining 26s, 2 peyre of sheetes & 2 peyre pillow bears 20s

6

0

It Necke Cloathes foure shillings a gould Ring 8s

0

12

0

It one Chest & too hows at 7s

0

7

0

   severall debts due to the Estate if recoverable

4

0

0

62

6

0

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Lewis Bean Jr. probate, 1721

Born on April 28, 1671, Lewis Jr. was probably the oldest son of the family. He survived the 1692 Candlemas Raid, that saw other family members either killed or taken captive. It was probably soon after the raid that Lewis built the family home that was the focus of archaeological excavations in 1997 and 1998. A captain of the militia, justice of the peace, and coroner for York County, Lewis rose to become one of the leading citizens of York,  before his death at age 50 in 1721.

York County, Maine Probate Records Volume III, folio 75

York October 2, 1721

An inventory of ye Estate of Lewis Bean Esqr. Late of Said York Deceased.

Both Real & personal Taken and Apprised by us ye Subscribers by order

of ye Judge of Probate & of the County of York

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d

Impres. His Wareing Cloths

20

0

0

His Dwelling House & Barn

190

0

0

His orchard & about two Hundred Acres of Land

belonging to ye homestead upon ye North East Side of ye

Highway at ₤650

650

0

0

To ten acres upon ye Lower Side of said way

40

0

0

Seventy Acres at a place in sd York called Scituate

plains with ye meadow etc.

117

0

0

To ten acres of Meadow upon ye Northwest side

of Agamenticus Hills

5

0

0

Ten acres of Meadow upon ye SE side of Sd Hills

8

0

0

Ten or Eleven acres of Meadow at ye head of a

Lott of meadow formerly given by ye Town of York

to Jonathan Sayward Deceased

20

0

0

Fifteen acres of land bought that formerly was granted

to Dedivah Hull

30

0

0

One feather bed bedding & furniture

14

0

0

Three Do. with furniture

20

0

0

One Dozen old chairs

1

4

0

Pewter 36s/ three old polls 30s/ two trammels 10s/

3

16

0

One Oval Table 25s/ a Trunck 10s

1

15

0

One Chest of Glassware 10s/ frying pan 11s/

1

1

0

Three small guns

5

0

0

Oxens Tacklin 45s/ old iron 10s/

2

15

0

Three Oxen

15

0

0

2 calves ₤7:00:00/ to 8 cows at 65s ₤26

33

0

0

2 young heifers ₤5/ to 4 at 2 years ₤6

11

0

0

36 sheep ₤14:04/ To 5 Swine young and old ₤2

16

4

0

For his part of ye mill at Scituate

20

0

0

Some old ironwork of a mill

3

0

0

By money John Saywards hands

20

0

0

By money Nathll Donnells hands

4

0

0

₤

1175

15

0

per us, Abram. Preble, Samuel Came, Jeremiah Moulton, Junr.

York, October 3, 1721

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Original Manuscript of 1721 inventory

 John Bean, probate, 1740

Born July 18, 1700, John Bean was the fourth child of Lewis Jr. and Mary Bean.  When his father's estate was divided in 1721, his part of the estate included the family homestead.  John would die May 17, 1740.

York County, Maine Probate Records Volume V folio 215

Persuant to a warrant to us Directed from ye Honorable John Wheelwright Esq

Judge of ye Probate We the Subscribers have made a perfect Inventory &

Apprisement of all & Singular that was shown us ye Goods Chattles Rights

& Credits of Mr. John Bane late of York in yt sd County of York Deceased

and is as follows

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     s

d

To the Homestead of both sides of the sd Way containing about

fifty acres of Land, with ye Dwelling House & Barn

720

0

0

To 6 Shares of the Common Lands in York

7

10

0

To one Horse  ₤10 - Three Cows  ₤30 - 2 Heiffers  ₤11

51

0

0

To 1 Calf 50s  fourteen Sheep  ₤16

18

10

0

To wearing apparrell & Books

19

13

6

To the best Bed bedstead Furniture & c

19

11

0

To two other Beds bedstead Furniture & c

22

12

0

To 33 Iron Chains & Clevis

3

16

0

To 1 pr of old Hand Irons 35s a fire Shovel & tongs 17s

2

12

0

To 1 Iron Trammel 13s  1 pr. Pott Hooks 3s

0

16

0

To 1 Small Iron Kittle 10s  1 Iron Pot 20s  1 Old Do. 5s

1

15

0

To 1 Warming Pan 22s  1 Frying Pan 12s 1 old Fork 1s

1

15

6

To 1 Narrow old Ax 8s  1 old Hoe 1/6 1 Box Iron & 2 Heaters 30s

1

19

6

To six black Chains 30s  I case of 11 bottles 40s

3

10

0

To 1 old Table 6s  a pr. Shares 4s  1 wooden salt morter  4/6

0

14

6

To 1 old Candlestick 1/6  a Small Punch Bole 2/6

0

4

0

To 1 Drinking Glass 2s  2 small Craices & other small Glasses 6s

0

8

0

To 5 old knives & 3 forks 4s  4 Earthen Pans 6s

0

10

0

To 2 Earthen Pots 3s  1 wooden Piggen 2/6

0

5

6

To 9 wooden Plates 2/3  2 wooden Dishes 3/

0