A List of Taxes due on Lots, land & property in Stafford County in the Year 1789. Taken by William Alexander, Commissioner, in District No. 1.

Proprietors Number of Town Lot Rents of Lots Quantity of Land Rates per Acre Amt of Land tax on lott @ 5¢ &/or land
            £ s d
Allison, David 6 20       1 0 0
Briggs, David from Lotspeach & Bell 24 35 216 10/1 108/18/0 3 7 8
ditto Vowles and Richards 86 40       2 0 0
Buckhannon, Andrew 59 40       2 0 0
Buckhannon, James estate 29 20       1 0 0
Bowers, Michael 7 & 8 & 9 30       1 10 0
Collins, Thomas pt of lot 30 18       0 18 0
Colquohown, Walter 70 30       1 10 0
Dunbar, Robert 91 5       0 5 0
Hooe, Harris Est. 8 & 9 12 400 5/6 110/0/0 2 5 0
Hewitt, William 82 5 200 9/2 91/13/4 1 13 6
Harris, Jonathan for W. Taylor 28 50       2 10 0
Lawson, Gavin 2 65 86 11/ 47/0/6 3 19 2
ditto 10 9       0 9 0
Lyon, James 22 15       0 15 0
Love, Marion pt lot 3 49 100 7/1 36/13/4 3 0 0
Lotspeak, William 93 15       0 15 0
McMillon, William 28 15       0 15 0
Morson, Arthur 4 & 5 35       1 15 0
ditto 95 8       0 8 0
Morson, Alexander 23 & 4 15       0 15 0
McCloud, Priscilla 31 12       0 12 0
McCloud, James 99 5       0 5 0
McKitterick, Anthony 23 30       1 10 0
Newall, Adam 15 15       0 15 0
Payne, Daniel pt 2 40       2 0 0
ditto 14 20 191 6/5 62/15/7 1 18 7
Richards, William 92 & 97 40       2 0 0
ditto Slipe of ground to A.K.   16       0 16 0
Ross, William 61 5       0 5 0
Stone, William slip in Falmth 16       0 16 0
Triplett, Daniel 3 115       5 15 0
ditto   40       2 0 0
Travis, Margrett 83 15       0 15 0
Vowles, Henry 25 40       2 0 0
total   940            

Stafford, 8th June 1789
I certify the foregoing List as agreeing with those returned, Wm Garrard Clk.

This land tax listing was abstracted from the District Listing by only transcribing properties identified as being lots in Falmouth.



Last Updated on 3/23/2001
Enterred by Gary Stanton
Email: gstanton@umw.edu