An Index of Nineteenth Century Virginia Room by Room Inventories

Name Date County Room Names
Alsop, Samuel 1859 Spotsylvania Parlor
Will Book W, (dates), pp. 234-42 Hall
Chamber
Nursery
Upstairs Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Cellar
Cellar closet
Store room
Small Dining Room
Dairy
Kitchen
Ball, Cyrus Major 1820 Lancaster Dining Room
Fredericksburg Circuit Court papers, exhibit #1 in case Brockenbrough vs Downman Back Passage
Dairy
Front Passage
Upstairs
Blue Room
Up Old Stairs
Chamber
Back Room
Shed Closet
Cellar
Barnes, Charles 1800 Richmond Dairy
Will Book 9, 1794-1805, pt 1, pp. 308-09 Tobo. House
Up Stairs
Beale, George 1822 Richmond Chamber
Will Book 10, 1822-1846, pp. 11-14 Dining Room
Passage Upstairs
Portico
Room over Chamber
Room over Dining Room
Belfield, John 1802 Richmond Dining Room
Will Book 9, pt 1, 1794-1805, 176-79 Parlour
Back Chamber
Porch
Entry Upstairs
Room Over the Nursery
Over the Porch
Over the Dining Room
Over the Parlour
Nursery
Back Porch
Long House
Brandy House
Kitchin
Betts, Royston Jr 1841 in the dining room
In the Setting room
In the chamber
In the passage
In the drawing room
On the Stair Steps
In the passage up Stairs
In the Girls room
In the Boys room
In the Large chamber up stairs
In the wing upstairs
Boisseau, Benjamin 1845 Petersburg Downstairs in Chamber
Will Book 3, (dates?), 411-22 Downstairs in Dining Room
Downstairs in Drawing Room
Downstairs in Passage
In Close Porch
Upstairs North Passage
Upstairs Passage
Upstairs over Chamber
Brooks, James 1809 Alexandria Back Porch
Alexandria City Deed Book R, Gadsby's or City Tavern
1808-1809, pp. 381-85 Bar Room
Barbers Shop
Cellar
Coffee House
Kitchen
Lower Passage
No. 02
No. 03
No. 04
No. 05
No. 06
No. 07
No. 08
No. 09
No. 10
No. 11
No. 12
Office No. 21 [?]
Passage
Servant's Hall
Wash House
Buchanan, Andrew 1803 Stafford Drawing Room
Fredicksburg District Court Passage
Wills, Bonds, Inv., A3, 1789-1831 Chamber
Dining Room
Room Back of Drawing Room
East End of House
Lodging Room Upstairs, east end
Lodging Room at Head of Stairs
Lodging Room over Drawing Room
Closet Back of Last Mentioned Room
Office
Kitchen
Meat House
Burwell, Lewis (Dr) 1826 Frederick Chamber
Will Book 13, 1824-1825, 283-87 Dining Room
CW Archives, Vol II, p. 487 Drawing Room
Kitchen
Nursery
Passage
Room over the Parlour
School Room
Western Room Upstairs
Carter 1851 Richmond Dining Room
Incomplete Inventory - Torn Hall-Lower
Wm Rasumssen, "Sabine Hall:" Library
Pd.D. Diss, U.Del, 1980. pp.345-46 Parlour
Room A
Room B
Room C
Room D
Carter II, Landon 1820 Richmond Cellar
Wm Rasumssen, "Sabine Hall:" Chamber
Pd.D. Diss, U.Del, 1980. pp.339-41 Dining Room
Drawing Room
In Passage Upper Floor
Kitchen
Library
My Room [R.W.C.II ?]
Nursery
Passage
Room over Dining Room
School Room
X Room over Study
Copeland, Charles 1836 Richmond City Dining Room
Hustings Wills 7, 1835-1838, 366-71 Eastern Garret Room
Entry
In Mrs. C's Chamber
Kitchen
Little Chamber Upstairs
Office
Parlor
Passage
Passage Upstairs
Room next the Office
Southeastern Chamber Upstairs
Storeroom Upstairs
Western Garret Room
Dunlop, Robert 1860 Petersburg Back Piazza
Will Book 2, (date?), pp. 46-50 Chamber #1
Chamber #2
Chamber #3
Chamber #4
Closet
Dining Room (2 drs?)
Dining Room
Hall
Kitchen
Laundry
Parlor
Sitting Room
Storeroom
Sund's [?]
Fauntleroy, John 1801 Richmond Dining Room
at Sion House Will Book 9, pt 1, 1794-1805, 266-73 Parlour
Chamber
Chamber Closet
Passage Closets & Cellar
New Store
Old Store
Back Room next the River
Back Room next the Garden
Up Stairs over the Parlour
Passage Up Stairs
Over the Dining Room
Cellar under the Chamber
Dairy
Kitchen
Smoke House
Gadbsby, John 1802 Alexandria Private House
Coffee House
My Bed Room
My Kitchen
Room Over Kitchen
Small Room Upstairs
Wine Cellar
Gadsby's Tavern
Cooking Kitchen
No. 01 Barr Room
No. 02
No. 03
No. 04, Back Parlour
No. 05, Front Parlour
No. 06
No. 07
No. 08
No. 09, Ball Room
No. 10
Passage
Wash House
Whit Hall
Servants Hall
Griffin, Cyrus 1811 York Dining Room
W&I 23, 1783-1811, pp. 814-816 Chamber
Passage
Kitchen
Haxall, Joseph 1820 Charles City Dining Room
Va Hist Soc. Mss 1 H3203d104 East Room - Bed Room
Parlour
Passage
West Room
Haxall, William 1834 Petersburg Back room
Will Book 3, 1827-1849, pp. 88-91 Cellar
Counting House
Dairy
Dining Room
Drawing Room
Dressing Room
East End Room
Front Chamber Upstairs
Kitchen
Laundry
Lower Chamber
Lower Hall
Passage
Vault
West Chamber
Hite, Ann T. 1851 Frederick Bed Room
Will Book 23, (need dates), 184-90 Cellar
National Trust, Belle Grove, 1981, Chamber
pp. 80-84 Dairy
Dining Room
Entry
Kitchen
Laundry
Nursery
Outhouses
Parlour
Smoke House
Store Room
Yellow Room
Holburne, William 1810 Richmond Upstairs
VA Hist Soc, Mss IT2118d977
Johnston, Richard 1835 Fredericksburg Front Room
Will Book C, (date), pp. 351-52 Back Room
Passage
Drawing Room
Front Chamber
Back Chamber
Porch
Kitchen
Under the Porch
Closet
Stable
Cellar
Jordan, Matthew (Sen) 1819 Isle of Wight Bofat
Will Book 15, (date), pp. 452-55 Chamber
Closet
Closet
In Weaving House Upstairs
Kitchen
Large Room
Old Mill
Pen
S. House
Store
Upstairs in W. House
Upstairs in the Little Room
Weaving House below Stairs
Lee, Charles 1815 Alexandria In Mr. C: Lee's Office
VA Hist Soc, Mss 1 P4686c, pp. 218-239 Garrett of the Dwelling House
In the Office Garret
Kitchen
Mason, John 1850 Fairfax Dining Room
Clermont Will Book W-1, (dates), pp. 66-77 Library
Parlor
Southwest Chamber
Dressing Room adjoining
Northeast Chamber
South Chamber
East Chamber
North East Chamber (attic)
South East Chamber (attic)
South Room (attic)
West Room (attic)
Mitchell, Robert 1808 Richmond County Dining Room
Fredericksburg District Court Records, 58-13 West Closet
East Closet
Chamber
Cupboard
Passage
Parlour
Blue Room
East Room
South West Room
North West Room
Store Room & Garrot
Kitchen & Dairy
North Cellar
South Cellar
Outward Cellar
Lumber House
Carriage House
Myers, Moses 1820 Norfolk City Back Bed Room
Deed Book 16, 1820-1822, 9-16 Boy's Room
Counting House
Drawing Room
Front Bed Room
Kitchen
Long Dining Room
Nursery
Parlour
Passager Below
Porch
Small Bed Room
Page, Mann 1803 Spotsylvania Mansion House
Fredericksburg District Court Dining Room
Will Book A-3 (1789-1831), pp. 303-06 Upstairs
Room Below Stairs
Passage
Kitchen
Smiths Shop
barn
Stable at Mansf.d
O'seers House
Ridley, Robert 1853 Southampton Chamber
Will Book 15, (need dates), pp. 69-71 Dining Room
Parlor
Passage
Room No. 1 upstairs
Room No. 2 upstairs
Room No. 3 upstairs
Room No. 4 upstairs
Room No. 5 upstairs
Room No. 6 upstairs
Room No. 7 upstairs
Chamber
Dining Room
Kitchen
Nursery
Office
Parlor
Passage
Room No. 1 Upstairs
Room No. 2 Upstairs
Room No. 3 Upstairs
Room No. 4 Upstairs
Room No. 5 Upstairs
Room No. 6 Upstairs
Room No. 7 Upstairs
Skipwith, Peyton (Sir) 1805 Mecklenburg Bedchamber
Prestwould Dining Room
Location?? Drawing Room
East Bedroom
Hall
Kitchen
Lobby
North Bedroom
Northwest Room
Parlour
Saloon
South Bedroom
West Bedroom
Second House
Dining Room
East Bedroom
Entry
Kitchen
Little Bedroom
Sitting Room
West Bedroom
West Wing
Dining Room
Drawing Room
East Bedroom
Hall
Humberstons Room
Lobby
North Bedroom
Parlour
Saloon
South Bedroom
West Bedroom
Smith, Augustine (Dr) 1805 York Chamber
Wills & Inventories 23, 1783-1811, 693-97 Kitchen
Stanard, John (Col) 1833 Fredericksburg Parlour
Will Book C, (dates), 333-35 Dining Room
Passage
Chamber
Lodging Room #1
Lodging Room #2
In back Porch
Kitchen
Cellar
Book Case & Secretary
Spratt, Dr. George D. 1808 Middlesex County Landsdowne
Fredericksburg District Court, #86-14 Drawng Room
Passage
Dining Room & Closets
Chamber
Passage Above Stairs
Lodging Rooms
Store Room
Cellar
Laundry
Kitchen
Springfield
Tayloe, John 1824 Richmond Little Parlor
VHS Mss 1, T2118 d8521-93 Dining Room
1st Copy Mrs Tayloes
In Store
Saloon
Drawing Room
Yellow Room
Blue Room
Entry
White Room
Red Room
passage upstairs
Wings
Old House
Tayloe, John 1824 Richmond Little Parlor
VHS Mss 1, T2118 d8521-93 Dining Room
1st Copy Mrs Tayloes
In Store
Saloon
Drawing Room
Yellow Room
Blue Room
Entry
White Room
Red Room
passage upstairs
Wings
Old House
Tayloe, John 1824 Richmond Little Parlor
VHS Mss 1, T2118 d8521 Mrs Tayloes
2nd Copy Parlour
Saloon
Entry
Drawing Room
foot of Stairs
In Store belonging to Mrs T
Calico Room
Yellow Room
Blue Room
White Room
Red Room
Lower Wing
Tazewell, William 1840 Richmond City Garrett Room
Hustings Wills 8, 1838-1841, pp. 382-86 Kitchen
Thelaball, Thos. (Mr) 1800 Norfolk Hall
Tomlin, Walker (Col) 1802 Richmond Grainery
Will Book 9, 1794-1805, pt 1, pp. 165-70 Cellar
Kitchen
Dining Room
Chamber
Drawing Room
Little Room below Stairs
Nursery
Passage up Stairs
Green Room
Blue Room
Garret
Blossom Room
Wickham, John 1839 Richmond City Anteroom
Hustings Court 8, 1838-1841, 360-75 Cellar
Dining Room
Drawing Room
Garret
Greenhouse
Hall
Kitchen
Laundry
Library
Little Room (upstairs)
Middle Room (upstairs)
Mr. John Wickham's Room
Mrs. Wickam's Chamber (upstairs)
Northeast Room upstairs
Northwest Room upstairs
Office
Parlour
Passage (upstairs)
Stable
Store Room
Wiglesworth, Warren A. 1853 Spotsylvania County New Room
Fredericksburg Circuit Court Records #77-14 Chamber
Dining Room
Passage
Parlour
Room over Parlour
Passage
Old Stairs
Garrett
Kitchen
Meat House
Quarter


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