A view of an 1850's household

Azuba Griffin (Azuba / Samuel / Samuel ) married Henry Davis and they raised their family on a large farm in Killingworth. Their story is told elsewhere on the Blog ( January and March 2013 ). Their son, Leonard, in all likelihood lived on their homestead until his death. Leonard married Arta Hill. Her will is filed in the Killingworth probate files. One part of Arta’s probate file is an extensive list of all of her personal property some items probably inherited from Azuba. This list provides an interesting insight into the lives of the Griffin Clan living in the mid 1800’s. The list includes feather beds and bed ticks plus pillows and bolsters and all manner of linens. Of a personal nature 3 white lace caps and a fancy black handkerchief. As a reflection of the nature of their existence the list contains a whole section devoted to items from a well outfitted kitchen including a sugar box. A commentary on the quality of the kitchen fare is a set of silver spoons and wine glasses. The list includes 8 lbs of butter, 23 lbs of lard ( you can’t make pie crust without lard) and 43 lbs of pork hams. Listed are a cider barrel, a molasses keg and a wine keg.