Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List — 1810

Introduction

The 1810 Grayson County Tax List, presented on this page is issued as the best substitute available for the 1810 Federal Census. Grayson County, and a number of other counties lost their earliest census records when the British burned Washington in 1814, during the War of 1812.

This abstract of 901 entries was made from original records held by the Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond, Virginia. Some names are questionable, and if any doubt exists about someone, these records should be consulted. Also, please note that some of those listed in this tax list may have actually lived in Ashe County, North Carolina. The border between the Old Dominion and the Old North State was not well defined at its western terminus. Such being the case, some people who lived near the border thought themselves to be in one state, when they were actually in the other.

In 1810, Grayson County encompassed its present territory as well as most of what is now Carroll County, a total of about 1000 square miles. Carroll County was established in 1842 from the Eastern District of Grayson plus a small portion of Patrick County.

Good luck in your research.

Jeff Weaver
Arlington, VA