"The old gun used by Mrs. Woodson and a neighbor named Ligon is still to be seen at the Virginia Historical Society. The gun now measures seven feet four inches, eight inches having been removed when the gun was sent to England for repairs." - The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, VOL. XLIII, No. 1, January, 1940
A true and just account of the estate of Sarah Johnson widdow deceased....
Imprimis two cowes One two yearlinge hifer
One Cowe calf One chest
One fether bed with its furniture
One Pott One pewter dish
One pewter... One wooden dish
One spitt A Taylos... Iron and shayres
One... wascott with a sarge peticote... with other clothes
This disposed of a little before her death and by her order as followeth....
To Deborah Woodson one Cowe the fether bed with its furniture & what tobackoes was left her
debts first satisfyed exceptinge onelye a debt form Robert Woodson & this to be towardes her
mainenance
The other Cowe to John Woodson to be killed att his plasure beinge an ould Cowe, but as longe
as he shall thinke fitt to lett her live what Cowe calves shall from the sd Cowe be raised to
be for use of Deborah Woodson
To Elizabeth Dunwell ye hifer & the Cowe calfe above mentione (with) ye ...waiscott and sarge
peticott,
To Robert Woodson what tobackoes he owed her a spitt, pott and pweter dish
The calf be given to Elizabeth Dunwell to remayn in ye handes of John Woodson till ye sd
Elizabeth come of age. ffins.