Sorry, California Barbara Jennings http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/e/n/Barbara-G-Jennings/ -----Original Message----- From: Anna L Wong [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 8:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VAALBEMA-L] "Sprirts" reimbursements Barbara - I happen to have a cousin by the name of "Barbara Jennings" aka "Bobbi." Do you happen to live in Phoenix, AZ by any chance??? Anna - Phoenix, AZ - USA [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Jennings <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 8:48 PM Subject: RE: [VAALBEMA-L] "Sprirts" reimbursements >Well, 'Frolick' probably meant a party, and 'Grubbing' is another word for >hoeing, so maybe they had a party for people to come and do something to >the deceased person's crops? > >Barbara Jennings >http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/e/n/Barbara-G-Jennings/ > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:16 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [VAALBEMA-L] "Sprirts" reimbursements > >Here's some examples, and geeze...I hope I'm not breaking any copyright >laws ><g>. Just using these as examples in hopes of figuring out a little >"death" >history. From Chalkley's Scottish-Irish History in Augusta County, VA. >(found in Rootsweb.com) > >These are from settlements of wills: > >1. Page 163.--16th November, 1768. John Crington's estate, in account >with >James Davis--A sheet for a funeral, ?0.12.0.; 1 gallon of liquor, ?0.3.0.; >3 >weeks' attendance, ?0.9.0., to a coffin, ?0.15.0. > >2. Page 166.--2d September, 1768. Malcom Campbell's estate settled, by >William Simpson and Elizabeth, his wife, administrators--Paid Francis >Deleney, Saml. Flours, Adam Baird. Saml. Drake, Archibald Lamb, George Dare >for Col. Preston, William Haley, Anthony Bledsoe for 8 gallons rum for >vendue; James McNeil. for catching horses; Austin Brumbly, for catching >horses; Peter Dyerly, Abraham Moon. Sale at vendue November 29th, 1763. > >3. Page 168.--9th November, 1768. George Ghost's estate appraised, by >Cornelius Ruddell. John Thomas--Funarrall of William Munsey for the use of >Geo. Ghost, deceased; to 1 winding sheet, ?0.16.6.; to 1 shirt, ?0 14 0.; >to >making a coughing, ?0.5.0.; to 5 quarts whiskey, ?0.5.0.; to trouble of >sickness and attendance. > >4. Page 228.--16th August, 1769. Settlement recorded of Robert Shanklin's >estate (Edward Shanklin, executor)--Paid Jane Logan for 12 gallons whiskey; >paid Joseph Peace for making a coffin and plank. > >5. Page 447.--6th December, 1753. Sale bill of Nicholas Trout's estate >to, >viz: Jno. Love, Jno. Hales, Patrick Wilson, Jno. Walles, Valentine Pence, >Wm. >Logan, Gasper Faught, Jacob Sink, Andw. Faught, Evan Evans, Pat. Kinney, >widow Trout, Nicholas Millberry, Thos. Crawford, Geo. Trout, Jno. Craig. >Setttlement of above estate by Geo. Trout, administrator, recorded 21st >May, >1766--Cash paid for liquor at the vendue, 5 gallons at 3/; cash paid for >liquor at a grubbing frolick, 6 quarts at 9 per quart, ?0.5.6.; cash paid >for >6 quarts liquor at the funeral, ?0.4.6.; paid Teter Couts, Bernard Man. >Contra--Received from John Capebritton. > >6. Page 474.--28th September, 1765. William Frazier's estate sold at >vendue--to, viz: Hance Magot, Wm. Hook, Wm. Patterson, John Ferrell, Jacob >Herrberrger, Michael Coker. Settlement of above estate, by James Frazier--4 >gallons liquor at the funeral, 6-1/2 gallons for vendue. > >So gang...what's a "Vendue"? What's a "Grubbing Frolick"? Was it a custom >back then to provide liquor to mourners? I welcome any explanations you >can >shed on this subject. Thanks! Brenda > > > >==== VAALBEMA Mailing List ==== >TIP: Queries should contain as much information as you know, i.e. dates and >places of all vital events if known, along other family members so that the >reader can identify if they are researching the same family. > > >==== VAALBEMA Mailing List ==== >______ Support RootsWeb _______ >Support the people who support you. Join Rootsweb at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html/ >RootsWeb supports our research by hosting our mailing list! >Do you support RootsWeb? > ==== VAALBEMA Mailing List ==== TIP: Accuracy is important and sources are vital. Ancestor lists are worthless if the information is wrong. Double check before you hit send.