Middlesex County Personal Property Tax List

1782-1819

Library of Virginia microfilm reel no. 235

 

1782 Middle Precinct

James Meggs: Judy, 2 horses [frame 2]

 

1783 Middle Precinct

James Meggs 1 tithe 2 cattle 2 horses

Christian Meggs: Joan (a tithe) Francis: 1 Negro tithe, 1 Negro child

 

1784 Middle Precinct

James Meggs 1 tithe [frame 23]

 

Lower District

Christian Meggs: Jone (tithe) Frank 2 Negro tithes, 1 Negro child [frame 26]

 

1785 Lower Precinct

Christian Meggs list 1 slave 12-16 [frame 29]

James Meggs 1 Black tithe 3 horses, 4 cattle

 

1786 Middle District

James Meggs 1 tithe, 3 horses 5 cattle [frame 34]

 

1787

James Meggs: James & Peter Meggs yellow tithes [frame 45]

 

1788

John Meggs 1 tithe a Mulato [frame 54]

 

1790

Billy Cook (F. Mulatto) 1 tithe [frame 65]

Ralph Goleman 1 tithe [frame 66]

Chris Meggs 1 slave 12-16, 1 horse [frame 67]

James Meggs 1 tithe 1 horse

James Peters 1 tithe [frame 68]

 

1791

Chriss Meggs 1 horse [frame 75]

Peter Meggs 1 tithe

James Meggs 2 tithes

 

1792

James Meggs 1 tithe [frame 83]

 

1793

James Meggs 1 tithe [frame 91]

 

1794

James Meggs 1 tithe [frame 100]

 

1795

James Meggs 1 tithe [frame 107]

 

1796

James Meggs 1 tithe 2 horses [frame 116]

Peter Meggs 1 tithe 1 slave 12-16

 

1797

Peter Meggs 1 tithe 1 slave 12-16 [frame 124]

James Meggs 1 tithe 1 horse

 

1798

James Meggs 1 tithe 1 slave 12-16, 1 horse

Peter Meggs 1 tithe

 

1799

Peter Meggs 1 tithe [frame 142]

James Meggs 1 tithe 1 slave 12-16, 2 horses

 

1800

Richard Driver 1 tithe [frame 151]

William Driver 1 horse

James Meggs 2 tithes 1 slave over 16, 2 horses [frame 152]

Peter Meggs [frame 153]

 

1801

Richard Driver 1 tithe [frame 161]

James Meggs 2 tithes, 2 slave over 16, 3 horses [frame 162]

Peter Meggs 1 tithe

End of list:

Benjamin (a free negro) 1 tithe 1 horse [frame 164]

Bristow D^o 1 tithe 2 horses

Lewis D^o 1 tithe

James Laughlin D^o 1 tithe

George Day D^o 1 tithe

Charles Cook (Mulatto) 1 tithe

William Cook D^o 1 tithe

Samuel Read D^o 1 tithe

 

1802

James Meggs 1 tithe [frame 173]

Peter Meggs 1 tithe

End of list:

Benjamin free negro [frame 175]

Bristow free negro

James Laughlin free negro

George Day free negro

W^m Lewis free negro

Samuel Reed Free Mulattoe

Sawny Whistler free negro

William Lewis mulatoe

 

1803

Benjamin West (free negro) 1 tithe 1 horse [frame 188]

Bristow Weeks d^o 1 tithe 1 horse

Lewis d^o 1 tithe

George Day d^o 1 tithe

Sawny Whistler d^o 1 tithe 1 horse

Samuel Read (Mulatoe) 1 tithe

Thomas Syphax d^o 1 tithe

Peter Meggs (free negro) 1 tithe

Sam (Post Rider ) d^o 1 tithe

George (at O. Cosby's) mulatto 1 tithe

 

1804

List of free Negroes (at end of list) [frame 197]

Charles Rylee (free negro) 1 tithe

George Day (free negro) 1 tithe

Samuel Coleman (mulato) 1 tithe

Sawny Whistler (free negro) 1 tithe

Benjamin West "

Bristow Weeks D^o 1 tithe

 

1805

James Cammell (Mulattoe) 1 tithe [frame 203]

James Lockley (free negro) 1 tithe 1 slave over 16 [frame 205]

James Meggs (Mulatoe) 1 tithe 2 horses

James Meggs J^r d^o 1 tithe

Charles Rylie free negro [frame 208]

George Day

Samuel Coleman (Mulatto) 1 tithe

Sawny Whistler free negro

Benjamin West

Bristow Weeks

 

1806

Jane Lockley (free negro) 1 tithe 1 slave over 16 [frame 215]

James Meggs (Mulatoe) 1 tithe

George Day [frame 217]

John Oakley (Mulatto) 1 tithe

Samuel Coleman

Charles Rylee

Sawny Whistler

Benjamin West

Bristow Weeks

 

1807

List of free Negroes (at end of list) [frame 225]

George Day

John Oakley (Mulatto) 1 tithe

Samuel Coleman

Charles Rylee

Sawny Whistler

Benjamin West

Bristow Weeks

Lewis Kidd free negro

 

1809

James Meggs 1 tithe 1 horse [frame 233]

Sawny Whistler 1 tithe [frame 235]

Brister Weeks 1 tithe

Benjamin West 1 tithe

Samuel Coleman 1 tithe

George Day 1 tithe

John Oakley 1 tithe

Benjamin Scotland (fn) 1 tithe

 

1810

James Meggs (Mulattoe) 1 tithe [frame 242]

List of free Negroes (at end of list) [frame 244]

Benj^a West 1 tithe

Sawny Whistler 1 tithe

Benj^a Scotland 1 tithe

George Day 1 tithe

Samuel Coleman 1 tithe

John Oakley 1 tithe

John Person Mulatto 1 tithe

Jane Hern (free negro) 2-wheeled chair

Joan Henry " 1 horse

James Peters Mulattoe 1 tithe

 

1811

James Meggs 1 tithe [frame 251]

List of free Negroes (at end of list) [frame 253]

Benj^a West, Sawny Whistler, Bristow Weeks, Benj^a Scotland, George Day, Samuel Coleman, John Oakley, John Patterson, John Henry, James Peters

 

1812

List of free Negroes [frame 261]

Benj^a West

Sawny Whistler

Bristow Weeks

George Day

Benj^a Scotland

Herns

John Patterson

James Peters

James Meggs S^r (free negro)

Jams Meggs J^r "

William Meggs "

 

1813

Nancy Twopence 1 horse [frame 270]

Bristow Weeks 1 horse

Joan Henry 1 horse

 

A List of Free negroes subject to Taxation [frame 272]

Molly Gladman

Haney Gladman

Betty Cammell

Charles Rylee

Nancy Twopence

Betty Twopence

Betsey Peters

Lucy Peters

Benj^a Scotland

Nancy Lightfoot

Jane Kern

Maria Day

George Day

Joan Henry

Sam^l Henry

Dinah Henry

Sawney Whistler

John Oakley

Betty Syphax

Caty Syphax

Winny Syphax

Betty Dudley

Lewis

Fanny Gilmore

James Meggs

Elizabeth Meggs

Molly Meggs

Christian Meggs

Rutha Meggs

Parthenia Meggs

Sarah Meggs

Benj^a West

Daphny West

Nancy Woodford

Fanny Woodford

Will^m Woodford

David Woodford

Mary Patterson

Lucy Martin

Bristow Weeks

Kentucky George

Milley Whistler

John Scott & wife

Milley Jackson

Betty Key

 

1814

Molly Gladman 2 horses [frame 279]

Joan Henry 1 horse (gig)

Charles Rylee [frame 282]

Benj^a Scotland

Samuel Henry

Sawny Whistler

John Oakley

James Meggs

James Meggs J^r

Peter Meggs

 

1815

George Day [frame 292]

Bristow Weeks

James Cassaty 1 tithe 1 slave over 16, 1 horse

Benj^a Scotland

Judith Parker 1 horse

John Oakley

James Meggs S^r no tithes

William Woodford 1 tithe

Peter Meggs 1 tithe

John Cooke 1 tithe

Roy Cole 1 tithe

Benj^a Deay(?) [can't read my notes]

 

1817

List of free Negroes [frame 313]

Charles Rylee 1 tithe

James Meggs S^r 1 tithe

Benj^a and 1 tithe

W^m Woodford 1 tithe

John Oakley 1 tithe

Nelson Patterson 1 tithe

James Casaty 1 tithe

Sam (Reads) 1 tithe

Bristow Weeks 1 tithe

John Cooke 1 tithe

David Chapman 1 tithe

Penny Cole 1 horse

John Dungee 1 tithe 1 horse

Squire Morris 1 tithe

Judy Parker 1 slave 12-16, 1 horse

 

1818

List of free Negroes [frame 322]

Charles Rylee 1 tithe

James Meggs S^r 1 tithe

Benj^a Scotland

W^m Woodford 1 tithe

John Oakley 1 tithe

Nelson Patterson 1 tithe

James Cassaty 1 tithe

Bristow Weeks 1 tithe

John Cooke 1 tithe

John Dungee 1 tithe

David Chapman 1 tithe

Squire Morris 1 tithe

Penny Cole 1 horse

 

1819

Penny Cole 1 horse [frame 339]

David Chapman 1 tithe

James Cassaty 2 horses

Elijah Gladman [frame 340]

Billy Goodchild 1 tithe

David Woodford 1 tithe [frame 341]

W^m Woodford 1 tithe

 

List of free Negroes [frame 343]

James Meggs S^r 1 tithe

Francis Meggs 1 tithe

John Jefferson 1 tithe

Charles Rylee 1 tithe

Benj^a Scotland

W^m Woodford 1 tithe

John Oakley 1 tithe

Nelson Patterson 1 tithe

James Cassaty 1 tithe

Bristow Weeks 1 tithe

John Cooke 1 tithe

John Dungee 1 tithe

David Chapman 1 tithe

Squire Morris 1 tithe

Penny Cole 1 horse