List of Land Tax within the District of Samuel H. Skinker Commissioner in the County of Stafford, Year 1814

Name of Owner Residence Estate Number of Town Lot Yearly Rents of Lots Amount of Taxes on Lots Total of tax upon lots & land Remarks
Alexander, Lewis Spotsylvania fee simple 6 100 $2 77 $5 54  
same same same 84 100 $2 77      
Briggs, David Stafford same 24 40 $1 11 $1 11  
Briggs, Thomas same 36 275 $7 62 $7 62  
Buckhannon, William same same 59 50 $1 38 $1 38  
Barnes, Newman B. Stafford same 78 100 $2 77 $3 63�  
same same same 78            
Brooke, William Jr. same same 29 75 $2 08 $2 08  
Bell, John per Morson Stafford same 20 40 $1 11 $1 11  
for same Stafford same 2 50 $1 39 $1 39  
Cole, James (Blk) same same 61 830   83   83 entered by direction
Dunbar, Robert same same 20 & 23 200 $5 34      
same same same 20 60 $1 66      
same per warehouse & stables same same 92 60 $1 66      
same for Lyon same same 22 35   97      
same same same 11 25   69      
same per Vass same same 77 60 $1 61      
same (smith's shop) same same 80 25   74      
ditto Ellington's shop same same 80 100 $2 77      
Forbes, Murray Stafford fee simple 42 40 $1 11 $1 11  
Fitzhugh, Alexander same same 27 & 35 100 $2 77 $2 77  
Gordon, Bazil same same 3 200 $5 54 $22 60  
same for Payne same same 2 150 $4 15      
same same same 7 & 8 & 9 200 $5 54      
same for Richards & Short same same 2 266.67 $7 37      
Gordon, Samuel same same 14 150 $4 15 $15 59  
same store & warehouse whereon same same 14 200 $5 54      
same G. Lawson's w. house same same 86 100 $2 77      
same pt of lot same same pt of 86 33.33   22      
same for Irwin same same 15 33.33   83      
same for Lewis pt Lott same same 86 50 $1 82      
Hewitt, William estate   same 81 & 82 40 $1 10 $1 10  
same pr W. Hetrick   same 40 50 $1 29 $1 29  
Hall, Benjamin H. same same 30 & 36 100 $2 77 $2 77  
Hewitt, James same same 95 50 $1 39 $1 39  
Lewis, Daniel (Blk) same same 40 50 $1 39 $1 72  
same fr Seddon same same 103 12   33      
Langfit, John est. same same 35 50 $1 39 $1 39  
Morson, Alexander (Swan Tavern) same same 4 & 5 50 $1 39 $1 39  
same pr Tripplet same same 20 25   69   69  
T & S Lawson ?     2            
Moor, Aaron (Blk) same same 61 30   83   83 entered by direction
Payne, William Fauquier same 3 200 $5 54 $5 54  
Pack, Leonard (B) Stafford same 103 25   69   69  
Ross, William agt.   same 61 17   47   47  
Seddon, Thomas per Morson Stafford same 83 & 84 200 $5 54 $5 54  
Seddon, John Estate same same 99 12   33   33  
Stringfellow, William same for life 2 60 $1 66 $1 66  
Terry, Elizabeth   for life 2 75 $2 08 $2 08  
Vass, James fr Grinnan same fee simple 7 200 $5 54 $5 54  
same pr S. Mitchell same same 16 unimproved          
same for W. B. Wallace   same 1 30   83   83  
Towles, Zach same same 27 150 $4 15 $6 64  
same per Minor   same 95 60 $1 66      
same per same   same 97 30   83      
same per McMillan   same 28 unimproved          
Wallace, William B. pr B. Robertson same same 25 200 $5 54 $5 54  
Wallace, John same same 23 60 $1 66      
Walker, Samuel   same 3 200 $5 54 $5 54  
Weeks, Benjamin Orange same 3 240 $6 65 $7 20  
same pr Louman same same 32 20   55      

20 May 1814

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