Wise County, Virginia Land Tax List — 1857
(Surnames A through M only)
Transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, August 2, 1998
| Name | Residence | Title | # of Acres |
Location | Distance from CH |
Value per Acre |
Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adington, Joseph | Wise | Fee | 200 | Waters of Guest River | 5NW | .75 | 150.00 |
| Allexander, William | Kentucky | Fee | 50,000 | Waters of Guest River | In Dist. | .30 | 1500.00 |
| Adington, Charles | Wise | Fee | 200 | Waters of Guest River | 5NW | .75 | 150.00 |
| Bond, William | Wise | Fee | 300 | Guest River, Rocky Fork | 5 NW | 1.00 | 300.00 |
| Baker, John Heirs | Wise | Fee | 16,667 | Wise County | 8W | .01 | 166.67 |
| Boling, Jeremiah, Sen. | Wise | Fee | 100 | Pound Gap | 16W | 4.00 | 400.00 |
| Boggs, Jesse | Wise | Fee | 206 | Waters of the Kane Patch | 10W | 2.00 | 412.00 |
| Boling, Jeremiah, Jr. | Wise | Fee | 52 | Gun Stock Ridge | 15NW | 2.00 | 104.00 |
| Boling, Jeremiah, Jr. | Wise | Fee | 50 | Pound Fork of Sandy | 15NW | 2.00 | 100.00 |
| Boling, Jeremiah, Jr. | Wise | Fee | 50 | Pound Fork of Sandy | 15NW | 2.00 | 100.00 |
| Boling, Jeremiah, Jr. | Wise | Fee | 217 | Pound Fork of Sandy | 15NW | 2.00 | 434.00 |
| Boling, Jeremiah, Jr. | Wise | Fee | 50 | Pound Fork of Sandy | 15NW | 2.00 | 100.00 |
| Blanton, William | Wise | Fee | 50 | Heard S. Fork of P. River | 15SW | 6.00 | 300.00 |
| Blanton, William | Wise | Fee | 50 | Powell Mountain | 16SW | 6.00 | 300.00 |
| Blanton, John | Wise | Fee | 133 | N. Side Powell Mountain | 16SW | 2.00 | 266.00 |
| Boggs, William | Wise | Fee | 38 | Kane Patch Fork P. River | 10W | 1.00 | 38.00 |
| Boggs, John | Wise | Fee | 200 | Kane Branch | 17W | 1.00 | 200.00 |
| Boggs, David | Wise | Fee | 50 | Waters Kane Patch | 12W | 2.00 | 200.00 |
| Boggs, John | Kentucky | Fee | 169 | Calaham’s Creek | 17W | 3.00 | 507.00 |
| Boggs, James | Wise | Fee | 147 | Big Stone Gap P. River | 12W | 1.00 | 147.00 |
| Boggs, James | Wise | Fee | 45 | Cole Branch | 12W | 1.00 | 45.00 |
| Baggett, Andrew J. | Wise | Fee | 200 | Powells Mountain | 12SW | 1.00 | 200.00 |
| Back, Isaac | Wise | Fee | 50 | — | 15NW | 1.00 | 50.00 |
| Barren, Wm. N. G. | Lee | Fee | 400 | Southside P. River | 22SW | 12.00 | 4800.00 |
| Bruce, Joshua | Wise | Fee | 200 | Waters Pine Creek | 8SE | 3.00 | 600.00 |
| Baker, Jesse | Wise | Fee | 110 | Powell’s River | 5W | 2.00 | 220.00 |
| Baker, James | Wise | Fee | 181 | Waters of Guest River | 4W | 2.00 | 362.00 |
| Baker, Daniel W. | Wise | Fee | 90 | Guest’s River | 6 SE | 2.50 | 225.00 |
| Byrns, John W. | Wise | Fee | 13 | S. Side Guest River | 5SE | 2.00 | 26.00 |
| Boling, Hosey | Wise | Fee | 14 | Pound Fork Sandy | 18W | 1.00 | 14.00 |
| Boling, Hosey | Wise | Fee | 194 | Waters Pound Fork Sandy | 18W | 1.00 | 194.00 |
| Boling, Amos | Wise | Fee | 150 | Waters Pound Fork Sandy | 16W | 1.00 | 150.00 |
| Bruce, Enoch G. | Wise | Fee | 153 | Guests River | 5SE | 4.00 | 612.00 |
| Baker, James | Wise | Fee | 50 | Benge’s Branch | 7SW | 1.00 | 50.00 |
| Creech, John W. & J. M. Gibson | Wise | Fee | 165 | Pound Fork Sandy | 14NW | 1.00 | 165.00 |
| Creech, Freelin G. | Kentucky | Fee | 25 | Lick Fork of Pound | 15W | 1.00 | 25.00 |
| Creech, Freelin G. | Kentucky | Fee | 250 | Lick Fork of Pound | 15W | 1.00 | 250.00 |
| Creech, John | Wise | Fee | 477 | On Pound River | 12NW | 1.00 | 477.00 |
| Creech, John | Wise | Fee | 45 | Lick Fork of Pound | 14NW | 1.00 | 45.00 |
| Creech, Jonathan, Heirs | Wise | Fee | 50 | Top, Wallins Ridge | 23 SW | 5.00 | 250.00 |
| Creech, Jonathan Heirs | Wise | Fee | 50 | Powell Mountain | 23SW | 4.00 | 200.00 |
| Creech, Jonathan, Heirs | Wise | Fee | 407 | Little Stone Gap | 9SW | 5.00 | 2035.00 |
| Creech, Jonathan, Heirs | Wise | Fee | 61 | Powell’s Mountain | 9SW | 12.00 | 732.00 |
| Church, Gabriel | Wise | Fee | 76 | Roaring Fork P. River | 14W | 2.-00 | 152.00 |
| Church, William | Wise | Fee | 223 | Roaring Fork P. River | 10W | 1.00 | 223.00 |
| Carrons, William | Lee | Fee | 50 | Roger’s Ridge | 10W | 1.00 | 50.00 |
| Carrons, William | Lee | Fee | 77 | Roaring Fork P. River | 15W | 2.00 | 154.00 |
| Carrons, William | Lee | Fee | 97 | Roger’s Ridge | 14W | 1.00 | 97.00 |
| Carrons, William | Lee | Fee | 673 | South Side Black Mountain | 20W | 1.00 | 673.00 |
| Carrons, William | Lee | Fee | 40 | Roger’s Ridge | 15W | 1.00 | 40.00 |
| Carrons, William & Thomas Duff | Lee | Fee | 100 | N. Side Black Mtn. | 18W | 1.00 | 100.00 |
| Carrons, William & L. R. Tyler | Lee | Fee | 200 | Head, Roaring Fork, P. River | 20W | 1.00 | 200.00 |
| Cooper, John | Wise | Fee | 165 | Powel’s River | 6W | 2.00 | 330.00 |
| Cooper, John | Wise | Fee | 245 | South Side Big Stone Mtn. | 11W | 2.50 | 612.50 |
| Carter, Dale | Russell | Fee | 160 | South Side Guest’s River | 4SE | 4.00 | 640.00 |
| Davis, Thomas | Russell | Fee | 499 | Waters of Pound River | 12NW | 1.00 | 499.00 |
| Davis, John | Wise | Fee | 94 | Powell Mountain | 10SW | 6.00 | 564.00 |
| Davis, John | Wise | Fee | 44 | Stone Mountain | 10SW | 4.00 | 176.00 |
| Davis, John | Wise | Fee | 119 | Stone Mountain | 10SW | 3.00 | 357.00 |
| Davis, Beals | Kentucky | Fee | 70 | Stone Gap | 8W | 2.00 | 140.00 |
| David, Beals | Kentucky | Fee | 222 | Little Stone Gap | 8SW | 1.00 | 222.00 |
| Drake, Martin | Lee | Fee | 125 | Beaver Dam Gap P. Mtn. | 11SW | 6.00 | 750.00 |
| Drake, Martin | Lee | Fee | 100 | Beaver Creek | 11SW | 6.00 | 600.00 |
| Dotson, Daniel | Wise | Fee | 164 | West Side Guest’s River | 3SW | 3.50 | 574.00 |
| Davis, Beals | Kentucky | Fee | 100 | Little Stone Gap | 9W | 3.00 | 300.00 |
| Dickenson, Daniel | Lee | Fee | 169200 | Powel’s & Guest’s River | 10W | .50 | 84,600.00 |
| Ewing, Samuel, Est. | Russell | Fee | 500 | Waters of Guest’s River | 10SE | .25 | 125.00 |
| Ewing, Samuel, Est. | Russell | Fee | 1000 | Waters of Guest’s River | 10SE | .25 | 250.00 |
| Ewing, Samuel, Est. | Russell | Fee | 1000 | Waters of Guest’s River | 10SE | .25 | 250.00 |
| Ewing, Samuel, Est. | Russell | Fee | 1000 | West Side Guest’s River | 10SE | .50 | 500.00 |
| Elkins, John, Sen. | Wise | Fee | 100 | Three Forks P. River | 20SW | 5.00 | 500.00 |
| Elkins, John, Sen. | Wise | Fee | 15 | Joining Same | 20SW | 5.00 | 75.00 |
| Elkins, Joseph | Wise | Fee | 100 | Three Forks P. River | 20SW | 5.00 | 500.00 |
| Eaton, John | Wise | Fee | 367 | Guest’s River | 5SE | 3.00 | 1101.00 |
| Eaton, John | Wise | Fee | 150 | Guest’s River | 5SE | 5.00 | 750.00 |
| Eaton, John | Wise | Fee | 15 | Guest’s River | 5SE | 1.00 | 15.00 |
| Falpson, Philip | Unknown | Fee | 50,000 | Guest’s River | 10S | .16 | 3000.00 |
| Gibson, James M. | Unknown | Fee | 550 | Pound River | 10NW | 1.00 | 550.00 |
| Graham, Samuel | Wise | Fee | 500 | South Side Stone Mtn. | 17SW | .50 | 250.00 |
| Gilly, John B. | Wise | Fee | 50 | Powell’s Mountain | 18SW | 6.00 | 300.00 |
| Gilly, John B. | Wise | Fee | 78 | Powell’s Mountain | 18SW | 1.00 | 78.00 |
| Gilly,John B. | Wise | Fee | 100 | Powell’s Mountain | 18SW | 7.00 | 700.00 |
| Gilly, George W. | Wise | Fee | 50 | S. Side Stone Mountain | 18SW | 8.00 | 400.00 |
| Galloway, Joseph E. | Wise | Fee | 113 | South Fork P. River | 9W | 1.00 | 113.00 |
| Galloway, Joseph E. & A. Blythe | Wise | Fee | 200 | Joining Above | 9W | 1.00 | 200.00 |
| Gilly, Jesse, Estate | Wise | Fee | 100 | Wile Cat Valley | 18SW | 5.00 | 500.00 |
| Gilly, Jesse, Estate | Wise | Fee | 50 | Wile Cat Valley | 18SW | 2.00 | 100.00 |
| Gilly, Jesse, Estate | Wise | Fee | 70 | South Fork P. River | 18SW | 3.00 | 210.00 |
| Gilly, Jesse, Estate | Wise | Fee | 100 | Wile Cat Valley | 18SW | 3.00 | 300.00 |
| Gilly, Jesse, Estate | Wise | fee | 300 | Powel’s Mountain | 20SW | .50 | 150.00 |
| Gilly, Jesse, Estate | Wise | Fee | 125 | Wile Cat Valley | 20SW | 8.00 | 1000.00 |
| Gilly, Jesse, Estate | Wise | Fee | 310 | Wile Cat Valley | 20SW | 8.00 | 2480.00 |
| Gilly, Elkanah | Wise | Fee | 75 | Three Forks Powell’s River | 18SW | 15.00 | 1125.00 |
| Gilly, Elkanah | Wise | Fee | 27 | Joining the Above | 18SW | 10.00 | 270.00 |
| Greer, Francis | Wise | Fee | 200 | Between Guest’s River and Cane Patch | 15SE | 3.00 | 600.00 |
| Gibson, George | Wise | Fee | 130 | — | 10S | 2.00 | 260.00 |
| Gibson, William | Russell | Fee | 77 | Waters Pound | 12NW | 2.00 | 154.00 |
| Gibson, William | Russell | Fee | 300 | Waters Pound | 12NW | 2.00 | 600.00 |
| Gilly, Ira | Wise | Fee | 106 | Head of Powell’s Valley | 12SW | 10.00 | 1060.00 |
| Hall, John A. | Wise | Fee | 250 | Indian Creek | 11NW | 1.00 | 250.00 |
| Hays, John | Wise | Fee | 193 | Pound Fortk | 14NW | 1.00 | 193.00 |
| Hoge, John H. | Wise | Fee | 917 | Tom’s Creek | 8SE | 2.00 | 1854.00 |
| Hall, Alexander | Wise | Fee | 130 | Calaham’s Fork P.R. | 18W | 5.00 | 650.00 |
| Hill, James | Wise | Fee | 43.00 | Powell’s River | 8W | 2.00 | 86.00 |
| Hays, Jonathan | Wise | Fee | 30 | Pound F. Head Sandy | 15NW | 3.00 | 90.00 |
| Horton, Harvey | Wise | Fee | 115 | Three Forks P. River | 19SW | 12.00 | 1380.00 |
| Horton, Harvey | Wise | Fee | 90 | Same | 19SW | 10.00 | 900.00 |
| Horton, Harvey & Henderson Horton | Wise | Fee | 20 | Same | 19SW | 12.00 | 240.00 |
| Huff, John, Estate | Wise | Fee | 182 | Little Stone Gap | 9SW | 1.00 | 182.00 |
| Huff, John, Estate | Wise | Fee | 101 | Black Creek | 8W | 1.00 | 101.00 |
| Huff, John, Estate | Wise | Fee | 60 | N. Side Stone Mountain | 8SW | 1.00 | 60.00 |
| Huff, John, Estate | Wise | Fee | 50 | Near Head Butcher’s Fork | 8SW | 3.00 | 150.00 |
| Huff, John, Estate | Wise | Fee | 100 | Near Head Same | 8SW | 5.00 | 500.00 |
| Huff, John, Estate | Wise | Fee | 50 | Little Stone Gap | 9SW | 2.00 | 100.00 |
| Huff, William, Sen. | Wise | Fee | 63 | Joining A. Vance & Others | 8W | 2.50 | 157.50 |
| Huff, James | Wise | Fee | 54 | Stone Coale Branch | 8W | 2.50 | 135.00 |
| Huff, James | Wise | Fee | 60 | North Powel River C.B. | 8W | 2.00 | 120.00 |
| Hendren, Aron | Wise | Fee | 330 | Guest’s River | 5SW | 2.00 | 660.00 |
| Huff, L. D. | Wise | Fee | 400 | On Waters Powel’s River | 6SW | 1.50 | 600.00 |
| Hunsucker, John | Wise | Fee | 480 | Waters Guest River | 6W | 1.50 | 720.00 |
| Huff, Charles | Wise | Fee | 84 | Both Sides of Powel’s River | 5W | 1.50 | 126.00 |
| Hunsucker, George | Wise | Fee | 136 | Guest’s River | 3SW | 2.50 | 540.00 |
| Hunsucker, James | Wise | Fee | 32 | Powel’s River | 4SW | 1.50 | 48.00 |
| Hunsucker, James | Wise | Fee | 50 | Guest’s River | 3.5SE | 3.00 | 150.00 |
| Hoge, Daniel S. | Wise | Fee | 500 | Guest’s River | 8 SE | 5.00 | 2500.00 |
| Hagan, Joseph | Wise | Fee | 50,000 | West Side G.R. Sto. Creek | 10SW | 1.00 | 50,000.00 |
| Hagan, Joseph | Wise | Fee | 500 | Near High Knob | 12S | 1.00 | 500.00 |
| Huff, Charles | Wise | Fee | 108 | On Guest’s River | 4SW | 1.00 | 108.00 |
| Hill, James M. | Wise | Fee | 88 | On Both Sides P. River | 6W | 1.00 | 88.00 |
| Hunsucker, John | Wise | Fee | 293 | Between Guest River & Powell River | 6W | 1.00 | 293.00 |
| Horton, Harvey A. | Wise | Fee | 293 | On Big Stone Gap Fork P.R. | 20W | 1.00 | 293.00 |
| Horton, Harvey A. | Wise | Fee | 134 | On South Side Pigeon Fork | 20W | 1.00 | 134.00 |
| Isom, Edmon | Wise | Fee | 36 | Black Creek | 10W | 2.00 | 72.00 |
| Isom, Edmon | Wise | Fee | 246 | Black Creek | 10W | 1.00 | 246.00 |
| Isom, Archibald | Wise | Fee | 68 | Water’s Powell’s River | 5W | 1.50 | 102.00 |
| Justice, Hiram | Kentucky | Fee | 70 | Lick Fork Pound River | 12NW | 2.00 | 140.00 |
| Justice, Hiram | Kentucky | Fee | 140 | Lick Fork Pound River | 12NW | 1.00 | 141.00 |
| Joseph, Clemmy | Wise | Fee | 40 | Big Stone Gap | 15W | 2.00 | 80.00 |
| Joseph, Clemmy | Wise | Fee | 100 | Roaring Fork P. River | 15W | 4.00 | 400.00 |
| Joseph, Clemmy | Wise | Fee | 46 | Joining Above | 15W | 3.00 | 138.00 |
| Joseph, Clemmy | Wise | Fee | 25 | Joining Home Tract | 15W | 1.00 | 25.00 |
| Joseph, Clemmy | Wise | Fee | 300 | Joining Home Tract | 15W | 1.00 | 300.00 |
| Jones, William P. | Lee | Fee | 50 | Rogers Ridge | 10W | 2.00 | 100.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 100 | Big Stone Gap Fork | 10W | 2.00 | 200.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 100 | East Spur Rogers Ridge | 9W | 2.00 | 200.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 100 | Rogers Ridge | 8W | 2.00 | 200.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 167 | New Shell Camp | 8W | 2.00 | 334.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 195 | Roger’s Ridge | 8W | 2.00 | 390.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 115 | Sulphur Springs | 8W | 2.00 | 230.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 120 | Near Shell Camp | 8W | 2.00 | 240.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 206 | Roger’s Ridge | 9W | 2.00 | 412.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 50 | East Side Midle Ridge | 10W | 2.00 | 100.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 200 | Shell Camp | 8NW | 5.00 | 1000.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 500 | Three Forks P. River | 10W | 1.00 | 500.00 |
| Jones, Stephen, Est. | Lee | Fee | 150 | Near Shell Camp | 10W | 1.00 | 150.00 |
| Jones, Isaiah | Wise | Fee | 100 | N. Side. P. Mtn. | 12SW | 10.00 | 1000.00 |
| Jones, John | Wise | Fee | 198 | Waters Black Creek | 10W | 2.00 | 396.00 |
| Jones, John | Wise | Fee | 88 | Waters Black Creek | 10W | 5.00 | 440.00 |
| Jones, John | Wise | Fee | 194 | Waters Black Creek | 10W | 2.00 | 388.00 |
| Joseph, John | Wise | Fee | 39 | Joining Alance Huff | 9SW | 1.00 | 39.00 |
| Kilbourn, Martin | Wise | Fee | 50 | N. Side Watkins Ridge | 20SW | 8.00 | 400.00 |
| Kilbourn, Martin | Wise | Fee | 50 | N. Stone Mt. | 20SW | 2.00 | 100.00 |
| Kilbourn, Martin | Wise | Fee | 25 | Stone Gap Fork P. River | 16W | 2.00 | 50.00 |
| Kilbourn, Martin, Sr. | Wise | Fee | 100 | Stone Gap Fork P. River | 16 W | 4.00 | 400.00 |
| Kelly, John | Wise | Fee | 100 | Stone Gap Fork P. River | 18W | 5.00 | 500.00 |
| Kelly, John | Wise | Fee | 90 | N. Side Stone Gap | 14W | 8.00 | 720.00 |
| Keller, William | Wise | Fee | 200 | Both Sides Pigeon Fork | 18W | 2.00 | 400.00 |
| Keller, John, Estate | Wise | Fee | 43 | Powell’s Mountain | 8S | 1.00 | 43.00 |
| Kane, David & John | Wise | Fee | 100 | Powell’s Mountain | 10Sw | 2.00 | 200.00 |
| Landreth, Zachariah | Wise | Fee | 67 | Wilecat Valley | 20S | 2.00 | 134.00 |
| Landreth, Zachariah | Wise | Fee | 58 | Wile Cat Valley | 20S | 3.00 | 174.00 |
| Landreth, Zachariah | Wise | Fee | 50 | Wile Cat Valley | 20S | 4.00 | 200.00 |
| Landreth, Zachariah | Wise | Fee | 100 | Wile Cat Valley | 20S | 2.00 | 200.00 |
| Long, Andrew T. | Eise | Fee | 360 | Waters of Pound | 12NW | 2.00 | 720.00 |
| Logan, Mana | Wise | Fee | 121 | Waters of Guest’s River | 5SE | 1.00 | 121.00 |
| Logan, William M. | Wise | Fee | 121 | Waters of Guest’s River | 5SE | 1.00 | 121.00 |
| Magard, Henry | Kentucky | Fee | 84 | Waters of Pound | 10NW | 2.00 | 168.00 |
| Magard, Samuel | Wise | Fee | 250 | On Lick Fork of Pound | 12NW | 2.00 | 500.00 |
| Moris, William | – | Fee | 200 | – | Unknown | .25 | 50.00 |
| Mullins, John | Wise | Fee | 28 | Pound Fork Sandy | 20SW | 2.00 | 56.00 |
| Morris, Michael, est. | Scott | Fee | 333 | Guest’s River | 10SW | .50 | 166.50 |
| Moore, Ephraim | Wise | Fee | 450 | On Stone Mountain | 9SE | 1.00 | 450.00 |