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 1700 were those of Cornelius Lloyd, valued at 131,041 pounds of tobacco; of Henry Woodhouse, at 64,034 pounds; of William Moseley, at 69,270 pounds; of Adam Reeling, at 102,222 pounds; of John Okeham, at 27,984 pounds; of John Sibsey, at 68,313 pounds; of Lawrence Phillips, at 81,371 pounds; of Robert Hodges, at five hundred and ten pounds sterling; of William Porteus, at six hundred and sixty-six pounds sterling; of Lewis Conner, at five hundred and sixty-seven pounds sterling; and of John Madden, at two hundred and eighteen pounds sterling.

In the interval between 1690 and 1700, the largest amount of personal property inventoried in Elizabeth City County in a single case was that of William Marshall. It was valued at &pound;282. The personalty of Jacob Walker was appraised at &pound;176. One of the most important personal estates which came before court in Lancaster County in the same interval was that of John Carter, Sr., which was valued at &pound;2250. The personal estate of Robert Beckingham of the same county was appraised at 342,558 pounds of tobacco, or &pound;2852, which represented perhaps as much as eighty thousand dollars in our American currency. Beckingham was a merchant, and his whole property probably consisted of personalty. Smaller estates in Lancaster and Westmoreland to which reference may be made were those of David Myles, &pound;320;