Jacques David Golay (David Golay) was an early Switzerland County, Indiana farmer and vintner and as we can see from his inventory below quite well off.
He was born in Switzerland in 1761 and married Louise Marie Golay in 1782. They emigrated in 1802 from Switzerland to Rosendale, Ulster County, New York. The family then moved as planned to New Switzerland, Indiana in 1804 to join the wine-grape growers there. He and his wife had 15 children, one being Charlotte, the ninth born, who married Jacob Weaver and lived in the Venoge cottage.
The original inventory can be found in the Switzerland County, Indiana courthouse.
What follows is an inventory of the goods and Chattles of David Golay deceased late of Switzerland County Indiana Territory. Appraised January the 5th 1816.
Searchable probate inventory of David Golay, 1816
| Inventory Item | Appraised value |
|---|---|
| Bedstead and Cord | $ 2.50 |
| Wash | .50 |
| 5 Brick molds | 1.25 |
| Sundry Articles | 3.00 |
| Saddle and bridle | 10.00 |
| Collar harness & Teayle [illegible] | 2.75 |
| Sundry iron articles | 1.50 |
| Bedstead in Chamber | 5.00 |
| A Number of books | 10.00 |
| Chest bound with iron | 5.00 |
| Stillyards | 1.50 |
| 3 flour Barrels | 1.50 |
| Trunk | .50 |
| 2 straw hats | 2.50 |
| 3 bays and sifter | 4.50 |
| 1 straw hat new | 1.50 |
| Barrel with iron hoops | 1.00 |
| Fan for wheat | .50 |
| Basket | .75 |
| 5 Axes | 5.00 |
| Turnip shaver | 2.00 |
| 5 rakes and forks | 1.75 |
| 4 hoes | 1.75 |
| 2 spades and grabing hoe | 3.00 |
| 2 pitch forks | 1.50 |
| Auger and Gimblets | 5.00 |
| Dung fork and frying pan | 2.00 |
| Hatchet | 3.00 |
| 8 Knives and hooks | 2.50 |
| 6 chissels | 1.50 |
| 4 hammers | 3.00 |
| Drawing knives | 5.00 |
| Sundry tin ware | 1.50 |
| 3 Saws | 2.50 |
| Sundry coopers tools | 2.50 |
| Box of old iron | 1.00 |
| Box of Sundries | 1.00 |
| Planes and carpenters tools | 6.00 |
| A Log Chain | 12.00 |
| 3 Kettles | 10.50 |
| Iron traces | 1.00 |
| Copper kettle | 1.00 |
| Sausage machine | 2.00 |
| Small pot | 2.00 |
| Chimney chair etc | 1.50 |
| A cotton gin etc | 2.50 |
| Basket tub etc | 2.50 |
| 3 scythes | 3.00 |
| 9 pewter plates | 4.50 |
| Crockery | 1.621/2 |
| Delftware | 2.50 |
| 2 Lots and kettles | 7.50 |
| Skillet and oven | 3.00 |
| Shovel tongs etc | 3.00 |
| And iron | 2.50 |
| Sourles and tin ware | 3.50 |
| 2 irons and other ware | 3.00 |
| Brass candlesticks Cards etc | 3.50 |
| Dining table | 2.50 |
| 7 bottles, glasses & coffee mill | 4.50 |
| Basket and looking glass | 1.70 |
| Churn and 10 chairs | 4.75 |
| Small trunk etc | 1.50 |
| 2 razors and 3 guns | 15.50 |
| Bed and bedding | 10.00 |
| Gauge | .50 |
| 4 tubs | 10.00 |
| 1 do | 10.00 |
| 5 Barrels | 621 / 2 |
| a quanity of salt | 5.00 |
| Beans flax and oats | 4.00 |
| Bedstead bed and bedding | 12.00 |
| Tub and flax seed | 12.00 |
| Tubs & casks in David's cellar | 18.00 |
| 3 ploughs and harrow | 20.00 |
| Wheel barrow half bushel of grind stones | 5.00 |
| a quanity of flax | 3.00 |
| 2 collars and bridle hames | 5.00 |
| Tub hatter & Strap | 1.00 |
| 2 sides bedstead | 3.00 |
| Staves hoops & boards | 12.00 |
| Chopping bench | .50 |
| Wine barrels in cellar | 65.50 |
| Wine do, about 420 gall | 420.00 |
| 7 hogs in pen | 18.00 |
| 21 do in field | 25.00 |
| a sorrell horse 4 years old | 45.00 |
| Black mare | 35.00 |
| Brown horse | 50.00 |
| Black mare old | 12.00 |
| Large cow | 16.00 |
| Brown cow and steer | 20.00 |
| Red do and heifer | 20.00 |
| 2 heifers | 8.00 |
| 3 young calves | 6.00 |
| Flax spread in meadow | 2.50 |
| 1 tub at Mr Gearnd [illegible] 2 kegs | 4.75 |
| 1 Keg at Lucien Gex's | 1.00 |
| Yoke for oxen tubs, etc | 2.25 |
| 25 Bushels potatoes | 6.00 |
| 25 Barrels corn | 31.25 |
| 8 hogs | 8.00 |
| 1 Mattock | 1.50 |
| 2 tubs of sour crout | 4.00 |
| Hand compass | 4.00 |