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Virginia and Names of Slaves 1783 PROPERTY TAX LIST of CULPEPER COUNTY VIRGINIA AND NAMES OF SLAVES 1783 COMPIL!:0 BY MRS. GARLAND C. NORRIS RALEIGH. N. C. Culpeper County, Virginia, was formed 1748, being taken from Orange County. The territory included what is now Culpeper, Madi­ son (1792) and Rappahannock (1833). · It was named for Lord Culpeper, who served as Governor of Virginia from 1680 to 1683. On a hill in the western outskirts of Culpeper the famous Culpeper Minute Men were organized 1775. This list of property owners' and slaves' names was taken from list preserved in Archives Division, Virginia State Library, Richmond, by Mrs. Garland C. Norris, a member of the Culpepper Minute Men Chapter, D. A. R. PROPERTY TAX LIST OF CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1783 By MRS. GARLAND C. NORRIS, Raleigh, N. C. LIST OF WILLIAM BROWN, GENT. John Anderson Coleman Brown (Negroes) Michael Burk \Villiam Browning Alexander Burk \'\'iHiam Burk Shadrack Browning Mordacai .Hrown, Henry Brown John Brown William Brown (Jack, Peter, Simon, James, George, Thomas, Frank, Hannah, Dafney, Luce) Josiah Boon Elisha Cheek (India and Balk) George Crump Peter Cooper Waugh Darnoto Daniel Deil, John Deil Charles Duncan ( Peter and Nell) Isaac Dunaway John Farmer Matthew Hawkins ( Suse) Benjamin Hawson Charles Holloway Thomas Hall Nathaniel Harris (Isaac and Orange) William Johnson Jonathan Jones Joseph Jones Theopheles Jones Benjamin Leitch Jacob Mounts (Negroes) Martin Nall (Dick, Gilbert, Hanner) Richard Nalls ( Morns and Bob) James Nall Richard Parks (Jack, Abraham, Luce, Jude, Sam, Robert) Peter Penigar Nathaniel Popham, Thomas Pophan1 ---?--- Price LIST OF JAMES PENDLETON, GENT. James Atwater (Tom and George) Absalem Adams, John Adams, Evan Adams under 21 ( Peneller) Isaac Anderson ( Sinah) Philip Amey William Acre 3 John Button (Sarah above 16, Tom and Milly) Nancy Baise (Jenny, Bask above 16, Ned, Tom, Jerry) William Button Elizman Basey ( Milly above 16, Lidda, and Jacob) Thomas Bywaters, Jr. Joseph Baysey (Mose, above 16) John Baysey Harman Button (Isaac, Nanny under 16) William Bown1er, Peter Bowmer above 16 (Abraham) tithe James Broadus ( Cate tithe, Sam, George and Jenny) Edmond Basey, son Isaac above 16 (Solomon, Rose, Aggy tithe, Dinah, Nan, Charles, Fan, Sarah, Mary, Luke) Trent Baker Thomas Bywaters free from tithes J eramiah Cosban free from tithes John Coons ( Isaac under 16) William Cook ( Tab tithe) Oliver Clark John Carmon, Henry Huffman tithe (Jenny under 16) Landon Carter (Joe, Zack, Ned, Rubin, Betty, Tomes, Owen, Tenor tithes; Ickam and James) William Cannady, Daniel Clark, George Clark above 21, Robert Clark ( Tom tithe, Phillis, Muntila) William Churchman Lewis Cottin Bushrod Doggett, George Doggett, Joel Doggett ( Sisk, George, Ned, Phillis, Nuria, Easter tithes, and six young negroes) Joseph Duncan, Frances Duncan tithe (Doll and Easter) William Dulaney, sons Joseph and Zachariah tithes (Coss tithe) John Dillard (Harry, Milly, Jude tithes; Hannah and Fan) George Dillard, Magi Dillard (Prim, Peter, Tom, Bill, Riney above 16, Milly, Charles, Frank,. and Ben) Emanuel Elkin (man above 16, Bob and Allen) David Elkin, Mark Landram Samuel Farganson, William Foster ( Daniel, Tom, Tom, Sue, Tom, Agg,. Milly, Scott, Milly, Sue, tithes; Moes, Daniel, Martin, Ezekeal, Lucy, Joseph, Amy, Milly, Nelson, Edward, James, James, George, William, John) Thomas Flourence John Farganson, sons John and Lewis above 21, Elijah above 16 ( Frank, Charles, Tom tithe) Robert Freeman, Jr. (Nancy, Hannah above 16, infant) William Foster Albert Freeman, Sr., John Freeman John Flourence William Farganson (Sarah, N~ll 16, Charles, Fanny, Jack, Will) Harris Freeman (Peter, Isam above 16, Gracie, and Daniel) Mary Gaunts, Lumford Gaunt 16 (Doll above 16, John, Andrew) James Hackley -(James, Joe, Milly, Inde above 16, Charles, Dinah, Gabriel, George, Will, Davey) Sabrel Hay Robert Hamilton George Hammitt Samuel Ha1·rell John Hudnell (Bob, Sames, Frank, 16, Sarah, Ruben, Clare) William Hainey ( Rachel, Doll) Isaac Horner Richard Hill William Knox, '3an1uel Calbert, Overseer (\Vill, Lawrence, Adam, Harry, Cupid, Hannah, Molley, Libby, Virgin, Ellen, Cloe, Kate, 4 Winnie tithables, Charlotte, Phebe, Lett, Patience, Moses, Elec, Jude, Amy, Randol, Walace, Fillice, Loes, Fanny, Rachel, Titus, George, Billy, and two old ones past labor) Francis Lathans, Robert Lathans, George Lathans, and Philip La­ thans, above 16, (Emanuel, Ralph, Hannah, Sall, and Milly, above 16, Fann, Judy, Mary, Ester, Lida, Jack, Charles, Lott, Lawson, Dinah,. Ben, Judy, Sarah, and infant, Jiles, Jansey) William McClanahan, and son William ( Daniel, Gus, Kate, Patt, · Pender, Aggathy, 16, Moses, Aron, Sall, Daniel, Jesse, and David) N .B. One horse covering at $2. Arthur Morson (John Bowling, overseer) (Davy, Robin, Cinder, Phillis, Kate, Alice, 16, Alice, Jack, and Rachel) San1uel McQueen Wm Mitchel John Mc Queen Francis Morgan (Phil, Jack, Scotch, 16, Lawrence, Cupid, and Jesse) William Nichols William Nolen John Nay James Pendleton, James Read and George Munday, overseers, John Pendleton above 16 (Tom and Else free from tax) (Oscar, Tom, Tom's son, Ruben,· Jesse, Nan, Lilly, Jenny, Dinnah, Nell, Frank, Ben, Suck, Louis, Moses, Louis, Jenny, Aggy, Sall, Aroon, William, 16, Nellie, Minne, Steven, Fidus, Pender,. Phillis, Saga, Zach, True­ love, Lizzy, Lucy, Sambo, Joe, Sellie, Gabriel, Violet, Fabe, Ester, Kato, Winney, Autonack,. Sweney, George, Adam, Harry, Hannah, Jude, Ruben, Jack, Fanny, and Masher) Henry Pendleton, Lewis Corbin, overseer (Meg, Robin, Pompey, Cupid, Jack, James, Boss, Jude, Rachel, Hannah, Best, Kate, Bonny, Mole, tithables, one free from tax, Billy, Ann, Dinna}l, George, Cain, Spencer, Braxton, Jae, \Vinny, Sall, Peter, Delphia, Betty, Lett, Moses, Judy, Chancy, Charles, Bob) William Pend*ton, Thomas Broadus, Robert Piper ( Zach, Will, Charles, Bob, Jenny, Jean, Titus, Millie, Harry, Jim, George, Minna, Dick) John Pierce John Pierce, Jr. Hankerson Read, John Read ( Cato, Jerry, Jinney, Sarah, Mill, 16, Dinnah, George, Eve, Mines, Phillis, Milly,_ and Ruben) James Read (Bett, under 16) John Read, Samuel Read, Guffer Read, under 16, Tom exempt ( Cato, Armstrong, Moll, Tilton, Judy, George, Refia) William Ratliff Jacob Refia, Joshua Refia Robert Ratliff Richard Shackelford, Daniel Sh··•·""'.elford (Spencer under 16) James Spillman, Ben Spillman, under 21 (Jack, Frank, Monica) ,Edward Sims (Armstrong) James Shackelford, Dudley Shackelford Cornelius Scott (Minna) Thomas Spillman ( Sephio, Mitty, Susan) James Spilln1an, Jr. Walter Stallard (Sam, Tanner, Bob,~Tenny, Jacob, Frederick) John Scott Randolph Stallard (Alice, Nancy) I\'Iilly Scott, William Scott under 21 Samuel Scott, free James Scott, Lewis under 16 Thomas Washbourn, John Sinso, overseer (George, Suck, Jack, Luke, 7 small negroes) John Walker, free 5 LIST OF FRENCH STROTHER, GENT. Thomas Brown (Harry, Moll, Rachel, Queen, Peg, and seven young negroes) Gideon Brown (Jane, two young negroes) l\fichael Bennett Jeane Brown Edward Ballenger Gerard Banks ( Tom, John, Simon, Jack, Cleason, Bushtol, Sam, Charles, Ben, Lett, Sall, 2 young negroes) John Butler ( 1 negro tithe, 1 young negro) Jam.es Bell ( 2 young negroes) William Collins (Fanny) Daniel Canaday (1 young negro) Charles Clifton ( Tom, Milly tithe; 1 young negro) William Champ (So1omon, Ben, Colony, Charles, Peter, Scripro, Scripro, Charles, Charles, Charles, Charles, Stafford, Dick, Titus, Jack, Stephen, Will, Sam, Cuffey, Aron, Pallace, Mary, Betty, Jodah, Sarah,. Flo1·a, Lidia, Pender, Defney; 21 young negroes and 1 riding carriage) · James Duncanson (Charles, Cato, Billy, Dick, Joe, George, Gabriel, Betty, Jenny, Molly, Molly, Nan, Flora, Hannah, Isabel, Milly) Daniel Farmer (Ruben, Beck, Easter, Jean, Cate, Rachel) Ellis Field ( 3 negros) Ruben Field ( 4 negros) Jan1es Green, Jr. (7 negros) James Green ( 6 negros, tithe, 7 small negros) Gerard Hoe (14 negros) George I-Iaywood ( 2 negros) Richard Hume (Robin, Will, Frank, Lettie, 1 young negro), William Reason, overseer James Hunter (George, Mingo, Sam, Culley, Robert, Sam, Harry, Billy, Ben, Joe, Riney, Lucy, Dinah, Hannah, Ellis, Phebe, Effy, Gutt", Hannah, Jumbo, Fanny, Jenny, 23 young negros; Charles Colvin, overseer) William Inskeep John Jinkins ( 2 small negros) David Jameson (Charles, Dina, 1 young negro, Goodrich Lightfoot) John King James King . Robert Kay (11 negros) Gabriel Long (15 negros) Rubin Long (Jonathon, George, Ester, Phillis, Hannah, 11 young negros) Arn1stead Long William Lightfoot (Jenny, Amey, Po1npy, Will, Sam, Martin, Moll, M~ U, Moll, Nan, 5 young negros) Aron Lane (Will, Joe, Sar~h, Jean, Frank, 4 young negros) Phillip Lightfoot (5 tithables and 8 small negros) James Nash (Tom, James, Syrus) Elizabeth Oxford ( 2 tithables, 1 young negro) Richard Pittenger William Paytoon ( 2 negros, 3 s1nall negros) Benjamin Paytoon John Pullen (Rose, Frank, George, Andy, Iiannah, Ned, Jenny) Richard Roberts (1 negro) Richard Rowser ( Phil, Sam, ,Vinnie, 9 young negros) John Ricoly ( 1 tithable) Israel Robertson ( 2 negro tithe, 2 s1nall negros) Joseph Roberts (Sawney, ,vn1; Jacob, Ada111, James, Joe, Voll, Kesar, Lett, Jenny, Easter, Lucy, Sarah, 7 small negros) 6 Hull Randolph (2 negros) John Strode (Boatswain, Pompy, Cuffy, Abran1, James, Sant, Moses, Charles, Kitty, Grace, Sylvy, Sucky, 19 young negros, 1 stage wagon) Rubin Stout Robert Slaughter (Tom, Thomas, Mark, Will, Austin, Lett, Nan, Sarah, Jane, 11 young negros) Robert Sharwood Charles Slaughter (John, Hannah, 2 young negros) James Slaughter ( five negros tithe,
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