Harold has pointed out that the word I interpreted as "Billiards" was, instead, "stillyards" - steelyards, weight scales- the peas being the weights. Thanks to him for the correction. You might also notice that immediately below that entry there appears a "dark lanthorn" - a lantern with a closeable door - and just below that is listed a "jack and that with silver". A jack was a small pocket flask for brandy or other intoxicants, the one listed chased with silver, doubtless as decoration. Genealogy without documentation is nothing. Paul Drake JD Genealogist & Author <www.DrakesBooks.com> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html