A List of Taxable Property within District of John Metcalfe Comr. Rev.Corpn Fredericksburg for 1829

Slaves Carriages
Persons chargeable >/=12 Horses &c Description Value Tax
Anderson, Matthew D 1 .40
Anstice, Kos'n 2 .80
Allen, William 4 1.60
Ames, Michael 1 .40
Alsop, Benjamin 1 .40
Adams, Mrs 1 .40
Allen, Elizabeth 2 .80
Ames, John 1 .40
Botts, Thos H 3 1 Chair $100 2.30
Barton, Thos B 7 2 Carriage $125 5.00
Buck, Anthony 6 2.40
Bozel, Rich'd 4 1.60
Beckwith, Barnes 1 .40
Blackburn, R. L. 6 1 2.50
Bruce, Robert C. 2 .80
Bibb, Will H 1 .10
Benson, Jane 1 .40
Boors, Catharine 1 .40
Ballard, William 2 .80
Berry, Law W. 4 1 Chair $40 2.20
Bruce, Will H 5 2.00
Baggott, George M 1 .40
Bragdon, Jos 1 .40
Baggott, Mary 2 .80
Blaydes, Stephen J 3 1.20
Brooke & Ficklin 1 .40
Beck, Elizabeth 2 .80
Brown, William 4 1 1.70
Blackford, Wm M 1 Chair $30 .90
Bassett, Geo W. Exr 3 1.20
Chew, Rob't S. Est 2 .80
Chew, John Jas 1 Chair $50 .90
Crump, John 4 1 1.70
Christy, Joseph 4 1 1.70
Coakley, John 2 .80
Cunningham, James 1 .40
Cooke, James 2 .80
Cox, George 2 .80
Curtis, Jessee 2 .80
Caldwell, Elizabeth 2 .80
Chapman, Wm 1 .40
Clarke, Thos 1 .40
Campbell, Eliza 3 1.20
Clarke, John 1 .40
Carter, John 1 .40
Clarke, Benjamin 1 .40
Carter, Chas L 4 1.60
Chewning, Susan 1 .40
Curtis, Thomas 1 .40
Carmichael, Edwd H 7 1 Gig $150 4.40
Croughton, Rob't 3 1.20
Carmichael, Jas 6 2 Pheaton $50 4.60
Caldwell, Maria 3 1.20
Clarke, Robert 1 .40
Clarke, John 3 1.20
Chew, John 2 1 Chair $40 1.40
Page 1 134 13 $8.50 $63.40
Doggett, Samuel 1 1 .50
Dickey, Robert 3 2 Gig $75, Gig $75 $150 2.90
Drinnan, Jas S 1 .40
Daniel, Thomas 1 .40
Dooe, Josiah H. 3 1.20
Edwards, Enoch 1 5 Gig $150, 2 Gigs $50 ea, chair $40 $290 8.90
Ellis, Robert 11 4.40
Ellis, George 6 2 2.60
French, Elizabeth 5 2.00
Finnalle, James 2 .20
Fitzhugh, Mrs. 4 1.60
Fry, Hugh W. 1 .40
Floyd, James 1 .40
Ford, Mrs. 1 .40
Fisher, Benjamin 1 .10
Frazier, James 1 .40
Ferneyhough, Sally 1 .40
Gray, William F 4 Gig $75 2.35
Goolrick, John 3 1.20
Gordon, William 2 .80
Green, Nath D 3 1 1.30
Goodwin, Cha's 4 1.60
Green, Timothy 1 .40
Grotz, Marg't 2 .20
Goodwin, Arthur 1 .40
Goodwin, Sarah 1 .40
Goodwin, Arthur Trustee 4 1.60
Gore, Jacob 1 .40
Gray, Polly K. 1 .40
Gibbs, Robert 1 1 Gig $40 1.00
Harrison, Philip 3 1 Carriage $200, Gig $100 $300 4.30
Hart, Arch'd 5 2.00
Hart, John 3 1 1.30
Hough & Tunis 2 1 .90
Harrow, Jas D. 2 .80
Henderson, Alex'r 1 1 .50
Hillyard, Benj. R. 1 1 Gig $30 1.60
Hill, Ann 1 .40
Henderson, David 4 1.60
Hall, John B. 4 1.60
Helmstatter, Philip 2 .80
Hume, Thomas 1 1 .50
Hanson, Tho's H. 1 .40
Harvey, William 1 .40
Howison, Samuel 3 1.20
Hardin, William 2 .80
Head, Emanuel 1 .40
Hunter, E M 3 1.20
James, Elizabeth 2 .80
Johnston, Larkin 3 1.20
Johnston, Fayette 4 1 1.70
James, Chas P. 4 1.60
Johnston, Richard 4 1 Pheaton $50 3.70
Jones, James 2 6 2 Hacks $150 ea, Gig $100 $400 6.40
Page 2 126 31 $16.25 $69.75
Kale, Anthony 2 .80
Kellogg, William 3 1.20
Knox, William A. 3 1 1.30
Lomax, Rebecca T. 2 .80
Leitch, Abner 2 .80
Little, John P & Co 3 1.20
Lucas, Fielding 2 1 .90
Lucas, Mrs Zach'h 1 .40
Lawson, Thomas 3 1.20
Long, Joannah 1 .40
Lomax, Tho's L. 2 1 .90
Lipscomb, Mary 2 .80
Lomax, Ann C. 1 .40
Minor, William trust 4 1.60
McGregor, N. M. 1 .40
Minor, Jefferson 1 1 .50
Murphy, James 1 2 .60
McGrath, Michl 1 .40
Metcalfe, John 6 1 2.50
Mackay, Robert 1 .40
Moncure, John 1 .40
Morris, Alexander 1 .40
Morton, Allen W. 4 1 1.70
Myers, Joshua 1 4 Hack $200, Gig $50 $2.50 3.30
Middleton, Henry Jr. 2 .80
Morton, Jeremiah 4 1 Chair $40 2.20
McGuire, Edw'd C 2 .80
Minor, Lucy L. 1 Pheaton $100 2.10
Mercer, Hugh 5 1 2.10
Parke, Benjamin 3 1.20
Phillips, Samuel 4 1 Gig $50 2.20
Phillips, Henry T. 2 1 .90
Pearson, Charles A. 1 .40
Pearson, Mrs E. 3 1.20
Parrott, Robert 1 .40
Parish, Lewis 1 .40
Peacock, Richard 1 .40
Pilcher, Fred'k 4 1 Chair $50 2.20
Page, Mann A. 2 .80
Parish, Mrs 2 .80
Pullen, Lindsay 1 .40
Pullen, John B. 1 .40
Pittman, Mrs 1 .40
Peake, Will B. 2 2 1.00
Proctor, Thomas 3 1.20
J & J G Peck & Wellford 4 Stage Coach $200 2.40
Porter, Sidney 1 12 Stage Coach $250, Stage Coach $100 $350 6.10
Patton, Robert 6 2 Chair $50 3.10
Rootes, Ann 1 .40
Roberts, William J. 5 2.00
Rothrock, George W. 3 1.20
Rothrock, George & Son 8 1 Jersey Wagon $190 5.20
Rollow, Arch'd 6 1 Gig $50 3.00
Read, Danl G. 1 .40
Ross, James Trustee RM 3 1.20
Redd, William 2 1 .90
Ross, James 4 1 Chair $40 2.20
Roy, Mrs 2 .80
Page 3 136 42 $15.90 $74.50
Stevenson, Carter L. 6 3 Chair $50 3.20
Smith, Elizabeth H. 2 .80
Shepherd, John M. 1 .40
Spilman, Peter 1 .40
Sweeney, Morgan 2 .80
Shepherd, Mrs. 1 .40
Shultice, John L. 4 1 Gig $60, Sulky $50 $110 2.80
Southard, Edmd 1 2 Chair $30 1.10
Staylor, John 1 Carry-all $40 1.10
Smoot, John H. 1 1 Gig $30 1.00
Smock, William Est 3 1.20
Stanard, John 4 1 Chair $40 2.20
Stevenson, Ann 2 .80
Samuel, Argules E 1 .40
Sorrell, Alexr 2 1 Carry-all $40 1.90
Seddon, Thomas 10 3 Carriage $150, Chair $50 $200 6.80
Scott, John 12 4 Carriage $400 9.20
Thom, Reuben T. 5 2.00
Taliaferro, Frances W. 4 2 Chair $100 2.80
Timberlake, Mrs. 1 .40
Tupman, Thos G. 1 .40
Terrier, John 3 1.20
Thompson, Lemuel 1 1 .50
Thatcher, Mrs 1 .40
Vass, James 9 3 Carriage $350 7.40
Voss, William E. 1 1 .50
Wallace, John H. 2 1 .90
Walker, Harris 1 .40
Wellford, John J. 6 1 2.50
Wellford, Beverly R. 4 1 1.70
Wellford, Chs C. 3 1 Jersey Wagon $175 3.05
Wright, Thomas 4 1.60
Walker, Alexander 9 1 Carriage $100, Chair $50 $150 6.20
White, William H. 3 1.20
White, Elizabeth 1 .40
Williams, James 3 1.20
Warren, William 6 1 2.50
Williams, Richard 2 .80
Williams, W'm T. 1 .40
Whittemore, Joseph 3 Gig $50 1.70
Walker, Joseph 4 1.60
Wayte, Jesse 1 .40
Wilson, Saml B 3 1.20
Wiglesworth, Mrs. 2 .80
Young, James 13 1 Gig $50 5.80
Brown, Maria FN 1 .40
Brown, Billy 1 .10
Berry, William 0 0 .50
DeBaptist, Benj. 2 2 1.00
DeBaptist, Edw'd 2 1.20
Dawson, Fred'k 1 1 .50
Page 4 157 35 $21.35 $87.65
Jones, William 1 1 .50
Liverpool, James 1 .10
Lyons, William 1 .40
Monroe, Toney 1 .40
Redd, George 1 .40
Starr, Anthony 1 .10
West, James 2 .80
Wilkins, James 1 .20
Rollins, David 1 .40
Young, Evelina 1 .40
Waring, William 1 1 .50
Page 5 9 5 $4.10

Recapitulation
Page Slaves Horses Tax on Carriages Tax Total
Page 1 134 13 $8.50 $63.40
Page 2 126 31 $16.25 $69.75
Page 3 136 42 $15.90 $74.50
Page 4 157 35 $21.35 $87.65
Page 5 9 5 $4.10
Total 562 126 $62.00 $299.40

Statement Fredericksburg Property Book 1829
Page Slaves Horses Coaches Stages Carryalls Gigs
Page Slaves >12 Horses No. Val No. Val No. Val No. Val
Page 1 134 13 2 $4.00 6 $4.50
Page 2 126 31 4 $8.00 11 $8.25
Page 3 136 42 5 $10.50 1 $1.90 7 $3.50
Page 4 157 35 4 $11.50 3 $3.75 11 $6.10
Page 5 9 5
Total 562 126 15 $34.00 4 $5.65 35 $22.35

Summary
562 Slaves @ 40¢ $224.80
126 Horses @10¢ $12.60
15 Coaches $34.00
4 Carryalls $5.65
35 Gigs $22.35 $74.60
Total $299.40

I John James Chew, clerk of the Coporation Court aforesaid, do hereby certify, that I have carefully examined the foregoing list of taxable property and that I find the same to be correct and I further certify that the commissioner of the revenue, has complied with the act amending the several acts concerning the tax on licenses, to merchants and others passed the 29th February 1829.
Given under my hand this 12th day of June 1829.
J. J. Chew cc

I John Metcalfe Commissioner of the Revenue for the Town of Fredericksburg do solemnly swear that in making out the list hereto annexed I have diligently faithfully and strictly to the best of my knowledge and ability pursued the provisions of the several laws prescribing the duties of a Commissioner of the Revenue
Jno Metcalfe Com Rev Dist Fredg

Sworn to and subscribed before me Hugh M Patton a magistrate for the County of Spotsylvania on the 13th day of June 1829.
Hugh M. Patton, J P



Last Updated on 6 November 2006
Entered by Katie Kosack and Gary Stanton
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