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Campbell County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List — 1785

Transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, July 23, 1998

Note: This list was very difficult to read in places.

Thomas Jones’ Tax List
Name White Males
21+
Blacks Horses Cattle
Under 16 Over 16 Total
Franklin, Owen 1 9 3 12 5 31
Franklin, Lewis 1 – 1 1 2 4
Wilson, John 1 – – – 5 12
McEver, James 1 – – – 3 10
Watkins, Benjamin 1 – – – 3 7
Steel, George 1 – – – 4 5
Dixon, John 1 – – – 4 7
Watkins, Moses 1 – – – 2 7
Watkins, Robert, Junr. 1 – – – 1 –
Caldwell, Oliver 1 – – – 2 4
Ball…., Patrick 1 – – – 3 –
Brinegar, Edward 1 – – – 1 2
Patrick?, Williston 1 2 4 6 5 11
Albert, David 1 – 1 1 2 1
D…., William 1 – – – – –
Albert?, David – 2 1 2 3 8
Stoval, Bartholomew 1 1 2 5 5 11
Givin, Hugh 1 – 1 1 2 ?
C….., K……. 1 – – – 5 5
Martin, David 1 – – – 5 14
Martin, Martha – – – – – –
Mann (Marr?), James 1 – – – ? 5
Stoval, George 1 8 9 17 7 24
Hall, David 1 – – – 4 1
Ligon, Nicholas 1 – – – 2 2
Lyon, Bartholomew 1 – – – – –
Patterson, Nathaniel 2 – – – 3 11
Watkins, Jacob 1 – – – ? ?
Evans, Reese 1 – – – 2 4
Consters, Thomas Harris – 3 11 7 3 15
Smith, Joseph 1 – – – – –
Parish, Cleve 1 2 2 4 3 2
L……, G….. 1 1 – – 1 2
H…., Isaiah – – 1 1 3 1
Branch, Samuel 1 – – – 3 2
Strange, John 1 1 2 1 2 4
Douglas, Robert, Senr. – – – – 3 7
Doulgas, Robert, Junr. 1 – – – 3 3
Dinwiddie, James 1 – 2 2 4 3
Taylor, James 1 – – – 2 5
Winston, William Overton – 3 3 6 2 8
Masie, Thomas 1 – – – – –
Page, William 1 – 1 1 2 1
Dunn, Thomas 1 – 3 3 4 7
Carson, John 1 – – – 4 7
Rector, Jane – – 1 1 2 10
Davis, John 1 – – – – –
Ballinger, Archibald – 2 14 23 9 48
Walker, William 1 – – – 3 –
Stovall, John 1 4 1 1 1 4
Franklin, Thomas 1 – 1 1 5 10
Carter, Joseph 1 – 1 1 1 –
Taylor, Charles 1 – – – 2 11
Brooks, John 1 1 1 2 3 4

District No. 2
Name White Males
21+
Blacks Horses Cattle
Under 16 Over 16 Total
Campbell, Archibald 1 1 7 8 7 21
Caldwell, John 3 – – – 6 21
Ratliff, James 1 – – – 4 10
Staples, Isaac 2 – – – 5 10
Helm, John 1 – – – 8 11
Davice, John 1 – – – 1 6
Davison, Alexander 2 – – – 9 24
McCarnish, Thomas 1 – – – 2 3
McReynolds, James 1 3 4 7 9 28
Carson, James 1 1 – 1 10 18
Dicka, Edward 1 – – – 4 16
Franklin, Robert 1 – – – 5 9
Franklin, Henry 1 – – – 2 –
Linch, Blagdon 1 – – – 3 7
Cannifex, William 1 – – – 6 8
Crows, Isaac 1 2 6 8 5 10
Shearer, Leeney – – – – 2 5
Wooldridge, Richard 1 – – – 1 1
McMannamra, Hatren – – – – 1 3
Frankin, Edmund 1 3 2 5 7 18
Gilliam, William 1 1 1 2 6 3
Rich, Nimrod 1 – – – 4 5
Lee, William, Junr. 1 – – – 2 3
Lee, William, Senr. 1 – – – 2 3
Barnette, William 1 – – – 3 6
Wooldridge, Elizabeth – 2 2 4 1 9
Wooldridge, John 1 – – – 1 2
Wright, Robert 1 – – – 3 3
Hall, Charles 1 3 3 6 10 5
Steel, Alexander 1 2 5 7 12 –
Martin, Joseph 1 – – – 2 6
Carson, Thomas 1 – – – – –
Mitchell, Jessee 1 – – – 1 4
Coughtran, James 1 – – – – 2
McAlister, James 1 – – – 6 5
Pattitrew, Matthew 2 2 1 3 7 18
Morrions, Jacob 1 – – – 3 8
Thompson, Elenor – – – – 4 9
Woolridge, James 1 – – – – –
Campbell, John 1 – – – 3 4
Hunter, John 1 3 6 9 6 33
Campbell, James 1 – – – 3 5
Robertson, James 1 2 4 6 10 22
Wilson, Thomas 1 – – – 5 9
Taylor, John 1 – – – 2 2
Hays, William 1 – – – 2 3
Oglesby, Richard 1 2 1 3 1 5
Hays, Jmaes 1 – – – 3 5
Galbreath, Alexander 1 – – – 2 10
Beard, Elizabeth – 2 3 5 2 14
Akers, William 1 0 1 1 4 16
Akers, Peter 1 – – – 1 –
Thos…., John 1 – – – 3 5
Chiddick, William 1 – – – 2 4
Ellet, Thomas 1 1 1 2 4 10
McAllister, John 1 – 1 1 1 3
McAllister, James – – 1 1 – –
McAllister, George 1 – – – 4 8
Creasy, William 2 6 9 14 8 24
Dixon, James 1 2 6 8 4 18
Dixon, James 1 4 1 5 6 9
Franklin, Thomas 1 – 1 1 5 –
Thompson, John 1 4 8 12 7 20
Williamson, Robert 1 3 1 4 5 10
Williamson, Daborena? 1 – – – 2 –
Reynolds, John 1 – – – 1 4
Reynolds, James 1 – – – 1 2
Patterson, Obiadiah 2 4 6 15 5 16
Pattin, Landes 1 – 1 1 3 –
Williamson, …….. 1 – – – 3 3
Wilson, James 1 1 2 3 3 9
Renfro, David 7 4 3 7 4 13
Tweedy, Joseph 1 2 3 5 7 12

District No. 3
Name White Males
21+
Blacks Horses Cattle
Under 16 Over 16 Total
Mooreman, Zachariah 1 6 4 10 7 28
Mooreman, Henry 1 – – – 1 –
Johnson, William 1 – – – 6 16
Johnson, Ashley 1 – – – 2 2
Johnson, Benjamin 1 – – – 7 4
Johnson, David 1 – – – 1 –
Ferrell, William 1 – – – 4 10
Stanton, William 1 – – – 4 11
Forster, John 1 – – – 2 13
Johnson, Christopher 1 – – – 1 5
Miller, John 1 2 1 3 5 12
Irby, Douglas 1 – – – – 2
Johnson, Christopher 1 – – – 4 27
Thurman, John 2 7 6 13 12 17
Burton, Jesse 1 23 14 37 12 30
Martin, William 1 7 6 13 5 24
Timberlake, Richard 1 – – – 6 10
Dillard, Benjamin 1 3 6 9 3 20
Miller, Elijah 1 – – – 1 2
Johnson, William 1 – – – 1 –
Scott, William 1 12 10 22 5 12
Scott, Samuel 1 9 7 13 5 24
Henderson, William 1 6 7 13 5 24
Tate, Henry 1 – 6 6 4 24
Tate, Edmund 1 – 1 1 1 6
Wade, Reece 1 3 2 5 2 5
Butler, Thomas 1 – – – 1 4
Finley, James 1 – – – 3 5
Finley, James 1 – – – 1 –
Johnson, Charles 1 – – – 3 7
Lay, Gideon 1 – – – 1 3
Lynch, John 1 – – – 7 16
Reid, James 1 – – – 5 10
Harrold, Jesse 1 – – – 2 2
Harrold, Gilbert 1 – – – 1 3

Burton’s (5th) District
Name White Males
21+
Blacks Horses Cattle
Under 16 Over 16 Total
Finch, Bernard 1 – – – 1 3
Dinwiddie, Wm. 1 – – – 4 14
Forence, Joseph 1 – – – 1 –
Tanner, Seth 1 – – – 1 –
Trent, Alexr. 1 – – – 2 5
Reynolds, John 1 – – – 1 4
Rallikin, John 1 – – – 2 6
Hubbard, John & Son 1 – – – 3 5
Moore, Sammy Lamkin 1 – – – 2 5
Brummigan, Edward 1 – – – 1 1
Roper, Jonathan 2 4 5 9 7 20
Roper, William 1 1 – 1 – –
Wright, Pryor – – 3 3 1 4
Brooks, James 1 – – – 1 4
McKinnie, Duke 1 – – – 1 4
Brooks, John 1 – – – 1 –
Reynolds, Wm. (Roper’s overseer) – – – – 1 2
Simmons, Reuben 1 – 1 1 2 5
Simmons, Charles – – – – 2 10
Strange, John 1 7 4 11 5 31
Jordan, Wm. 1 3 4 7 3 10
Johnston, Benjm. & Son 1 – 2 2 3 5
Venable, Jacob 1 3 3 6 4 15
Campbell, James 1 3 3 6 2 20
Campbell, Wm. 1 – – – 4 –
Daniel, Peter 1 – – – 2 8
Daniel, Peter, Jr. 1 – – – 1 5
Simmons, John 1 – – – 6 9
Johns, Jesse 1 6 3 9 4 13
Winston, ..mond 2 10 8 18 6 25
Reynolds, James 1 – – – 1 2

District No. 4
Name White Males
21+
Blacks Horses Cattle
Under 16 Over 16 Total
Lane, John (Wagon maker) 1 4 2 6 4 5
Mathews, Wm. (B.S.) 1 – – – 3 –
Cook, Mary – – – – 2 4
Glass, Charles 1 – – – 1 1
Fanner, Benj. 1 – – – 1 6
Glass, Vincent 1 – 3 3 5 14
Jones, Thomas, Sen. 1 7 8 15 11 26
Spice, Isaac 1 – – – 3 7
Poincle, Moses 1 – – – 1 2
Johns, Edmond – 2 2 4 2 12
Jones, Jesse 1 6 1 7 2 –
Cock, John 1 5 6 11 5 6
Moss, Wm. (Free Negro & Nephew) 1 – – – 2 3
Jones, Wm. 1 1 6 7 6 27
Henderson, Daniel – 1 0 1 0 0
Martin, Saml. 1 – – – 5 12
Mathews, Samuel – – – – 1 –
Lewis, Thos. 2 11 6 17 5 20
Marten, James 1 – – – 2 –
Tanner, Mary – – – – 3 1
Elam, Rich. – – – – 2 6
Danniel, Richd. 1 – – – 3 7
Jones, Thos. (Majr.) 1 13 8 21 5 –
Wood, John 1 3 3 6 5 15
Wood, Jesse 1 1 – 1 2 8
Wood, Emd. 1 – – – 1 –
Stepp, Jas. 1 – – – 1 4
Martin, Mary – 3 – 5 2 3
Wood, James 1 – – – 1 1
Trent, Elijah 1 – – – 1 2
Russell, Robert 1 1 – 1 3 23
Russell, James 1 4 1 5 4 10
Ross, Alexr. 1 – – – – –
Shearer, James 1 – – – 3 14
Schoels, Jacob 1 – – – – –
Wily, John 1 1 1 2 2 2
Wright, Thos 1 5 4 9 5 20
Webber, John 1 – – – 3 12
Williamson, Wm. 1 5 4 9 4 25
Ross, David 0 22 43 125 39 95

 

Note: This district appears to partially be the same as an earlier district and has duplicates.

Clement’s Tax List
Name White Males
21+
Blacks Horses Cattle
Under 16 Over 16 Total
Stith, Richard 1 16 8 24 7 32
S…., John 1 4 2 6 4 5
Hall, John (Glover) 1 1 – 1 1 5
Tucker, Valentine 2 – 1 1 2 1
Hayth, Thomas 2 1 2 3 5 15
Read, William 1 5 2 7 6 10
Mathews, William 1 – – – 3 –
Cook, Mary – – – – 2 4
Glass, Charles 1 – – – 1 1
Tanner, Benjamin 1 – – – 1 6
Glass, Vincent 1 – 3 3 5 14
Jones, Thomas 1 7 8 15 11 26
Spicer, Isaac 1 – – – 3 7
Conster?, Moses 1 – – – 1 2
Johns, Edmund – 2 2 4 2 12
Jones, Jesse 1 6 1 7 2 –
Cook, John 1 5 6 11 5 6
Moss, William (free negro) 1 – – – 2 3
Jones, Wm. 1 1 6 7 6 27
Henderson, Daniel – 1 0 1 – –
Martin, Samuel 1 – – – 5 12
Mathews, Samuel – – – – 1 –
Lewis, Thomas 2 11 6 17 5 20
Martin, James 1 – – – 2 –
Tanner, Mary – – – – 3 1
Brown, Patrick 1 – 1 1 3 9
Lewis, Griffin & 2 sons 1 7 3 10 4 6
Lewis, John 1 1 – 1 1 15
Elam, Richard – – – – 2 6
Darnell, Richard 1 – – – 3 7
Akin, Joseph 1 0 2 2 8 12
Read, Elizabeth – – 1 1 2 6
Read, Zachariah 1 – – – 1 –
Jones, Thomas (Major) 1 13 8 21 5 –
Wood, John & Lampkin McKinney 1 3 3 6 5 15
Wood, Jesse 1 1 – 1 2 8
Wood, Edmund 1 – – – 1 0
Stepp, James 1 – – – 1 4

District ?
Name White Males
21+
Blacks Horses Cattle
Under 16 Over 16 Total
Martin, Mary – 3 0 3 2 3
Wood, James 1 0 – – 1 1
Trent, Elijah 1 0 – – 1 2
Finch, Bernard 1 – – – 1 3
Dinwiddie, William 1 – – – 4 14
Forenas, Joseph 1 – – – 1 –
Tanner, Seth 1 – – – 1 –
Trent, Alexander 1 – – – 2 5
Reynolds, John 1 – – – 1 4
Reynolds, James 1 – – – 1 2
Rattikin, John 1 – – – 2 6
Hubbard, Samuel 1 – – – 3 5
Lamkin, Sammy 1 – – – 2 5
Brummigan, Edward 1 – – – 1 1
Rosser, Jonathan 2 4 5 9 7 20
Rosser, William 1 1 0 1 0 0
Wright, Pryor – – 3 3 1 4
McKinney, Joseph 1 – – – 2 7
Brooks, James 1 – – – 1 4
McKinnie, Duke 1 – – – 1 4
Brooks, John 1 – – – 1 –
Reynolds, William – – – – 1 2
Simmons, Reuben 1 – 1 1 2 5
Simmons, Charles – – – – 2 10
Shange, John & 2 sons 1 7 4 11 5 31
Jordan, William 1 3 4 7 3 10
Johnson, Benjamin 1 – 2 2 3 5
Venable, Jacob 1 3 3 6 4 15
Payton, Charles 1 – – – 2 7
Valentine, Luke 1 – – – – –
Valentine, Lucy – – – – – 2
Brown, Robert 1 – 1 1 3 9
Campbell, James 1 3 3 6 2 20
Campbell, William 1 – – – 4 0
Daniel, Peter 1 – – – 2 8
Daniel, Peter, Junr. 1 – – – 1 5
Simmons, John 1 – – – 6 9
Hutcheson, William 1 – – – 4 8
Marshall, Samuel 1 – – – 1 –
Wills, Euclid 1 – – – 1 2
Jones, John 1 – – – 5 –
Cook, George & 3 sons 3 5 6 11 7 22
Bell, Henry 1 2 4 6 5 23
Bell, David – 4 3 7 3 5
Wynne, Jones 1 1 1 2 1 5
Reynolds, Isaac 1 – 1 1 3 11
Boughton, John 1 8 4 12 8 20
Hundley, Josiah 1 1 2 3 2 3
Morris, John 2 7 5 12 7 10
Armstead, Robert (Charlotte) – 3 1 4 1 8
Moore, John & Son 1 – – – 4 13
Moore, Sampton 1 – – – 2 6
Johns, Jesse 1 6 3 9 4 13
Kitchen, John 1 – – – – –
Timberlake, Charles 1 1 1 2 4 15
Jordan, Charles 1 2 1 3 2 9
Winston, Edmund 2 10 8 18 6 25
McKinney, John 1 4 3 7 7 15

District 6
Name White Males
21+
Blacks Horses Cattle
Under 16 Over 16 Total
Irvine, David 1 8 10 18 10 40
Lynch, Elijah 1 – – – 1 1
Land, John 1 – – – 1 1
McDonald, Hugh – – – – 1 2
McDonald, John 1 – – – 1 3
Mason, John 1 – – – 2 –
Mackey, Walter 1 – – – 2 3
Morris, John – – – – – –
MacKensie, Alexander 1 – – – 5 7
McKay, Daniel 1 – – – 3 6
McKuhn, John 1 – – – 4 8
Mason, Martin 1 – – – 2 6
Marpoles, George 1 – – – 1 –
Newsom, William 1 – – – 1 2
Owens??, Philip 1 – – – 3 8
Payn, Smith – 14 8 22 3 29
Price, Bourne 2 7 11 18 6 20
Rowe, Henry 1 – – – 2 2
Richards, Thomas 1 – 1 1 2 5
Robinson, John 1 4 1 5 6 14
Richardson, John 1 – – – 2 3
Rorsay, Thomas 1 – – – 4 –
Juster, Philip 1 – – – – 2
Speace, Lewis – – – – 1 4
Speace, Coonrod 1 – – – 2 5
Shuller, John – – – – 4 3
Stephens, Robert 1 – – – – 2
(blotted) 1 – – – 1 2
Spearman, John 1 – – – – –
Tate, Caleb 1 – – – – 1
Tandy, William 1 – – – 1 –
Tribble, John 1 – – – 2 6

Christopher Irvine’s District
Name White Males
21+
Blacks Horses Cattle
Under 16 Over 16 Total
Arthur, Anne – 6 5 11 5 22
Arthur, William, Sen. 1 – – – 1 –
Arthur, William, Jun. 1 – – – 1 5
Arthur, Benjamin 1 – 1 1 4 13
Anthony, John 1 21 13 34 6 22
Baber, Robert 3 2 6 8 6 14
Banyer, Adam 1 – – – 2 4
Banyer, Mary – – – – 1 2
Beachboard, Benjamin 1 – – – 2 4
Buford, John 1 – – – 1 –
Crump, Thomas 1 – – – 1 –
Crawley, William – – – – 1 –
Crawley, John 1 – – – 2 3
Claywell, Peter 1 – – – 3 4
Clark, Thomas 1 – 1 1 2 6
Cuningham, William 1 – – – 2 4
Clark, John 1 – – – – 4
Callaway, John 1 5 11 16 9 50
Callaway, Caleb 1 2 1 3 2 3
Callaway, James – 2 – 2 – –
Cox, Ayress 1 – – – 4 –
Donoho, Charles 1 – – – 1 –
Epps, Cheatum 1 1 – 1 2 –
Early, Mary – 6 8 14 4 20
Fink, Peter 1 – – – 1 6
Goggin, Stephen 1 – – – 7 18
Goggin, Richard 1 – – – 5 2
Galloway, Benjamin 1 1 1 2 2 2
Hadam, John 1 7 6 12 4 6
Haden, Benjamin 1 2 – 2 3 9
Hughes, Robert 1 – 2 2 8 8
Hughes, William 1 – – – 1 –
Hughes, George 1 – – – 1 –
Irvine, Christopher 1 2 6 8 8 30
Turner, John 1 – – – 4 14
Ross, Francis 1 10 11 21 12 30
Teas, Thomas 1 – – – 1 3
Urquert, Walter 1 – – – 2 4
Walke, Bunkley 1 – – – 5 14
Walker, Robert 1 3 1 4 4 5
Walker, Moses 1 – – – 1 –
Walker, William 1 – – – 2 –
West, John 1 6 2 8 4 5
Youlle, Thomas 1 5 7 12 11 33
Quarles, John 1 5 7 12 6 21
Lundy, William 1 – – – 1 –
Stephens, Robert 1 – – – – 2
Speers, Lewis – – – – 1 2
Price, Bourne 2 7 11 18 6 20
Callaway, John 1 5 11 16 9 50
Buford, John 1 – – – 1 –
Bowyer, Mary – – – – 1 2
Bower, Adam 1 – – – 2 4