A List of the Taxable Town Lots in the County of Stafford made by John G. Hedgman, Commissioner of Revenue, 1838

Name of Owner Residence Tenure Number of Town Lot Value buildings Value of Lots including Buildings Yearly Rents of Lots Amount of Taxes on Lots Explanation of Alterations
Alexander, Philip Fredbsg fee simple 40 500 750 50 $1 25  
same from Morson   fee simple 6 400 700 60 $1 50  
Beale, William C. Stafford fee simple 25 & 27 1500 2000 100 $2 50  
same   fee simple 28 1500 2000 60 $1 50  
Bell, H. Joseph Stafford fee simple 24 200 800        
same   fee simple 24 200 800 40 $1 00  
Bowen, William P. Spotsylvania fee simple 32 200 100     10  
Briggs, David's Est. Richmond fee simple 20 500 800 50 $1 25  
Brooke, William Jr. Stafford fee simple 81 2000 2200 150 $3 75  
same   fee simple 81 300 400 40 $1 00  
Bryant, George Stafford fee simple � of 97 700 800 40 $1 00  
Buchannan, William Stafford fee simple 30 & 36 1500 2000 75 $1 88  
Bundy, Armistead (B) Stafford fee simple 67 200 300 40 $1 00  
Butler, Eliza (B) Stafford fee simple 67 100 200 20   50  
same   fee simple 23 100 200 20   50  
Chinn, William Stafford fee simple 2 800 200 70 $2 25 from John H S Potts
Cox, Peter Stafford fee simple 2 300 500 62 $1 55  
Dunbar, William Louisiana fee simple 21 4000 4500        
same   fee simple 32 2000 2500 100 $2 50  
Ford, James W. Stafford fee simple     100     10  
Forbes, Murray Stafford fee simple 29 & 35 2000 2500 80 $2 00  
same   fee simple 42 350 500 30   75  
same from Dunbar   fee simple 85 2000 2500 100 $2 50  
same from Dunbar   fee simple 85 200 400 15   38  
same   fee simple 85 500 2000 50 $1 25  
same from Cowle   fee simple 61 150 200 25   63  
same   fee simple 28 500 900     90 from Wm. C. Beale
Page 1     27 28,300.00 31,670.00 1297 33 54  
                   
Ficklin, Joseph B. Stafford fee simple 82   150     15  
Ficklin & Brooke Stafford fee simple 80 100 200 20   50  
Fitzhugh, Alexander Stafford fee simple 29 & 35 1000 1500 70 $1 75  
same   fee simple 80 300 600 60 $1 50  
same   fee simple 80 100 400 37.50   94  
Fox, Toby (B) Stafford fee simple 23 100 150 20   50  
Gordon, Bazil Stafford fee simple 3 2500 4000 100 $2 50  
same from Alexander   fee simple 6 2000 7000 150 $3 75  
same from Payne   fee simple 2 6225 7000 200 $5 00  
same   fee simple 9 5500 6000 135 $3 38  
same warehouse   fee simple 1 & 2 1500 2000 25   63  
same from Short   fee simple 2 2000 2500 50 $1 25  
same from Williams   fee simple 71 & 6   40 10   25  
same from Payne   fee simple 82 2000 2500 50 $1 25  
same   fee simple 2 2000 2500   $2 50  
same from Green   fee simple 95 750 900 50 $1 25  
same from Briggs   fee simple     100     10  
same from Cunningham   fee simple 2 25 30 10   25  
same   fee simple � of 16   262.5     27  
Greaves, Nathaniel Stafford fee simple 86 1500 2000 80 $2 00  
same   fee simple 86 200 400 75 $1 88  
same   fee simple 86 100 800 30   75  
same   fee simple 86 300 500     50  
same   fee simple 86 300 500 25   63  
Green, James (B) Stafford fee simple 32 100 200 20   50  
Green, Duff Stafford fee simple 3 200 4387 200 $5 00  
same from Hewitt   fee simple   750 1000   $1 00  
same from Samuel Gordon   fee simple 14 3000 4300 120 $3 00  
Page 2     28 $39,400.00 51,919.50 1537.50 42 98  
                   
Green, Duff from Vowles Stafford fee simple � of 97 100 200     20  
same from Saml Gordon   fee simple 15   150     15  
same from Stribling   fee simple 32   100   0 1  
same   fee simple 92 2000 2500 80 $2 00  
same from Wm Payne   fee simple 3   500   0 5  
same   fee simple 93   200   0 2 from George Kiger & RCL Moncure Commrs.
Hall, Benjamin Stafford fee simple 80 500 1000 60 $1 50  
Hillyard, R & Albert, G Lucas Fredbrg fee simple 2 800 1000 120 $3 00 from John H.S. Potts
Howard, Abraham (B) Fredbrg fee simple 81 & 82 300 400 40 $1 00  
same   fee simple 82 100 300 40 $1 00  
same   fee simple 1   350     35  
same   fee simple 103   60     06  
Howard, Mildred (B) Stafford fee simple 103 100 150 20   50  
Johnston, Benjamin (B) Stafford fee simple 103 100 150 20   50  
Keese. Polly (B) Stafford fee simple 56 100 200 20   50  
Kiger, George Stafford fee simple 56 & 62 150 250 25   63  
Langfit, Sarah Stafford fee simple 36 700 900 40 $1 00  
Lawman, William Baltimore fee simple 22 300 500 20   50  
Leitch, George est. Stafford fee simple 84 750 1000 75 $1 88  
Lewis, Daniel est. Stafford fee simple 81 & 82 840 1000 50 $1 25  
Minor, Henry's admr. (B) Spotsyl fee simple 61 150 200 25   63  
Moncure, John Stafford fee simple 103 600 750 60 $1 50  
Morson, Arthur A. Fredbsg fee simple 2 400 600 40 $1 00  
Morson, William Stafford fee simple 2 100   10  
Oliver, Lucy Essex fee simple 78 1000 1500 70 $1 75  
Ross, William agt. Stafford fee simple 61 100 150 25   63  
Page 3     26 $9,090.00 14,210.00 830 22 43  
                   
Scott, C. Thomas Stafford fee simple 40 1250 1500        
same   fee simple 47 & 48 100 200 50 $1 25  
same from Briggs   fee simple 86 1500 2000 100 $2 50  
same   fee simple 86 750 1000 36   90  
same   fee simple 86 300 600 30   75  
Seddon, Nancy Stafford fee simple 99 100 300 25   63  
Seddon, Thomas est. Fredbsg fee simple 33 & 84 3000 4000 200 $5 00  
same from J Seddon   fee simple 99 50 100 12.50   32  
same from Stanard   fee simple 84   200     20  
same   fee simple 80 500 1000 40 $1 00  
same   fee simple 12 & 13 100 120 10   25  
same from Franklin   fee simple 17 100 200 30   75  
same from Bell   fee simple 24 200 400 16   40  
Stringfellow, William est. Stafford fee simple 2 1000 1750 110 $2 75  
Taylor, John heirs Fredbrg fee simple 2 750 1000 80 $2 00  
Thornton, Polly G. (B) Stafford fee simple 66 100 150 10   25  
Vass, James Fredbrg fee simple 3/4 of 16 750 975 150 $3 75  
same   fee simple � of 7 725 2500 125 $3 13  
same from Wallace   fee simple 1   100 10   25  
same   fee simple 10 & 11 800 1000 40 $1 00  
same from Dunbar   fee simple 16 600 700 50 $1 25  
Vowles, F. George heirs Stafford fee simple 3 1500 2000 80 $2 00  
Walker, Alexander's Est. Fredbrg fee simple � of 45            
same   fee simple 46            
same   fee simple 52            
same   fee simple 53            
same   fee simple 55            
same   fee simple 56 40 180 50 $1 25  
Page 4     28 $15,615.00 21,975.00 1254.50 $31 58  

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 6/13/2001
Enterred by Gary Stanton
Email: gstanton@umw.edu