List of Land Tax within the District of Samuel H. Skinker Commissioner in the County of Stafford, Year 1815

Name of Owner Residence Estate Number of Town Lot Yearly Rents of Lots Amount of Taxes on Lots Acreage Total of tax upon lots & land Remarks
Alexander, Lewis Spotsylvania fee simple 6 100 $3 63½   $7 27  
same same same 84 100 $3 63½        
Briggs, David Stafford same 24 40 $1 45½   $5 09  
same from B.H.Hall same same 30 & 36 100 $3 63½        
Briggs, Thomas Berkley same 36 300 $10 90½   $10 90½  
Barnes, Newman B. Stafford same 78 100 $3 63½   $3 63½  
Brooke, William Jr. same same 29 75 $2 73   $2 73  
Bell, John per Morson Stafford same 20 40 $1 45   $3 27  
for same Stafford same 2 50 $1 82        
Cole, James (Blk) same same 61 33.34 $1 21   $1 21  
Dunbar, Robert same same 20 & 23 200 $7 27        
same same same 20 60 $2 18        
same per warehouse & stables same same 92 60 $2 18        
same for Lyon same same 22 40 $1 45        
same same same 11 25   91        
same per Vass same same 77 60 $2 18        
same (smith's shop) same same 80 25   91        
Forbes, Murray Stafford fee simple 42 40 $1 46   $1 46  
Fitzhugh, Alexander same same 27 & 35 100 3 63½   $3 63½  
Gordon, Bazil same same 3 200 $7 27   $30 89  
same for Payne same same 2 150 $5 45        
same same same 7 & 8 & 9 200 $7 27        
same for Richards & Short same same 2 300 $10 90        
Gordon, Samuel same same 14 150 $5 45   $20 59  
same store & warehouse whereon same same 14 200 $7 27        
same G. Lawson's w. house same same 86 100 3 63½        
same pt of lot same same pt of 86 33.33 $1 21        
same for Irwin same same 15 33.33 $1 21        
same for Lewis pt Lott same same 86 50 $1 82        
Hewitt, William estate   same 81 & 82 40 $1 45   $1 45  
Hewitt, Mary   same 40 50 $1 82       Lot 40 pr McKittric
Hewitt, James same same 95 50 $1 82   $1 82  
James, William Rev. same same 59 50 $1 82       pr Will Buckhannon
Lewis, Daniel (Blk) same same 40 50 $1 82   $2 73  
same fr Seddon same same 103 25   91        
Langfit, John est. same same 35 80 $2 90   $2 90  
Morson, Alexander same same 4 & 5 50 $1 82        
same same same 20 25   91        
Moor, Aaron (Blk) same same 61 33 $1 21   $1 21  
Norman, Elizabeth Stafford   2 75 $2 73   $2 73  
Porch, Esom Stafford same 80 100 $3 63½       Lot 80 pr Dunbar
same same same 93 60 $2 18½       Lot 93 pr L. Wallace
Payne, William Fauquier same 3 200 $7 27 100     Lot 3 pr Love
Pack, Leonard (B) Stafford same 103 25   91     91  
Ross, William agt.   same 61 25   91     91  
Seddon, Thomas per Morson Stafford same 83 & 84 200 $7 27        
Seddon, John Estate same same 99 25   92     92  
Stringfellow, William same for life 2 60 $2 18   $2 18  
Terry, Elijah   for life 2 75 $2 73   $2 73  
Vass, James fr Grinnan same fee simple 7 200 $7 27   $7 29  
same pr S. Mitchell same same 16 unoccupd            
same for W. B. Wallace   same 1 50 $1 82   $1 82  
Towles, Zach same same 27 150 $5 45        
same per Minor   same 95 60 $2 18        
same per same   same 97 25   91        
same per McMillan   same 28 25   91        
Wallace, William B. same same 25 150 $5 45       Lot 25 pr C. B. Robinson
Walker, Samuel   same 3 200 $7 27   $7 27  
Weeks, Benjamin Orange same 3 240 $8 72   $9 44  
same pr Louman same same 32 20   72        

12 June 1815

Free African American citizens owning property in Falmouth were noted in the land tax with a (B. In transcribing the close parenthesis has been added.


Last Updated on 3/14/2001
Enterred by Gary Stanton
Email: gstanton@umw.edu