James Diven Junior — original 1813 estate inventory, Cumberland D-091

Original four-page county scan supplied free by Cumberland County Archives on 5 November 2026, email subject “scans from Cumberland County Archives,” attachment “D- 091_DIVEN, JAMES.pdf.” All four PDF pages visually examined by Archive AI on 5 November 2026; original PDF preserved without alteration. This is the original estate inventory, not the earlier index extract.

Page 1: docket 91, inventory and valuation of personal estate of James Diven deceased, filed 13 November 1813. Page 2: inventory of goods, chattels, debts and credits of James Divin late of Landisburgh, deceased; appraised 21 October 1813 by Moses Watson and Isaac Carl (surname reading supported by signature on page 4). Extensive stock and tools include hides and leather in vats, upper leather and calfskins in the shop, green hides/skins, currying knives and steels, fleshing knives, slickers and blacking brushes. These directly document tanning/leather-working assets; they do not identify the owner of the premises or establish a formal occupation by title. Page 3 lists household furniture, bedding, utensils and textiles. Page 4 continues personal property and cash, book accounts and notes, followed by the sworn appraisal before John Creigh on 10 November 1813, signed Moses Watson and Isaac Carl. Written page sums appear $890.81, $114.50 and $914.49, totaling $1,919.80; these are inventory values, not an inheritance distribution or net settlement.

Identity and limits: the county D-091 reference, 1813 date and Landisburg residence correlate with James Junior’s administration granted 20 October 1813 (WEB-20261102-055034-1eb648bb) and the later estate deeds. The inventory does not name his parents, widow or children, nor identify the persons behind the aggregate book accounts and notes. The existing death bound before 20 October 1813 remains unchanged. Do not merge him with Senior’s deceased son James on this document alone.

New research correlation: Junior’s tanning assets can now be compared with Senior’s 1 August 1812 tanyard water right and the later Joseph Diven tannery conveyances (WEB-20261104-025545-3a45404f). Shared locality and trade are circumstantial, not proof they operated the same tanyard or were father and son. Priority follow-up is the underlying book accounts/notes or estate sale papers, property descriptions and the original 24 January 1833 executor deed. No new biological relationship asserted.