A List of the Taxable Town Lots in the County of Stafford made by Thomas Norman, Commissioner of Revenue, 1840

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 40 567 25 330 88 60 00 1 50  
Beale, William C. Stafford same 28 945 41 661 78 60 00 1 50  
Bowen, William P. Spotsylvania same 32 94 52           10  
Brooke, Whitfield same trust 81 2,363 53 1,890 81 150 00 3 75  
ditto same same 81 378 15 283 63 40 00 1 00  
Buckannan, William Stafford same 30 & 36 1,418 13 945 81 75 00 1 88  
Bundy, Armistead (B) same same 67 236 34 189 07 40 00 1 00  
Butler, Eliza (B) same same 67 141 81     20 00   50  
ditto same same 23 114 81   20 00   50  
Chinn, William same same 2 756 32 378 15 90 00 2 25  
Conway, W. P. same same ½ of 7 2,647 17 2,363 53 125 00 3 13 from Hugh M. Patton to Wm C. Beale from him to WP Conway
same same same 40 283 63 141 81 50 00 1 25 from Philip Alexander & Dudley Shackleford
Cox, Peter same same 2 283 63 141 81 62 00 1 55  
Dunbar, William Louisiana same 21 1,690 81 1,418 13          
ditto same same 32 945 41 472 70 100 00 2 50  
Ford, James W. Stafford same ? 74 32           10  
Forbes, Murray same same 29 & 35 2,363 53 18,990 81 80 00 2 00  
ditto same same 42 236 34 350 00 30 00   75  
same for Robert Dunbar same same 85 1,418 13 472 70 100 00 2 50  
ditto same same 85 94 52   15 00   38  
same same same 85 1,681 76 709 06 50 00 1 25  
same for Cowle same same 61 189 07 141 81 25 00   63  
same same same 28 672 70 330 88       48  
Page 1     22 $19,144 49 $12,762 97 $1,192 00 $30 50  
                         
Ficklin, Joseph B. same same 82 94 52           10  
same same same ½ of 80 226 91 141 81 20 00   50  
Fitzhugh, Alexander same same 29 & 35 1,890 81 1,418 13 70 00 1 75  
ditto same same 80 472 70 330 88 60 00 1 50  
ditto same same 80 236 34 141 81 37 50   94  
Fox, Toby (B) same same 23 141 81 113 45 20 00   50  
Gordon, Bazil same same 3 2,890 81 1,134 50 100 00 2 50  
same for Alexander same same 6 4,727 07 3,781 66 150 00 3 75  
same for Payne same same 2 4,727 07 3,781 66 200 00 5 00  
same same same 9 3,008 94 2,836 26 135 00 3 38  
same for warehouse same same 1 & 2 945 41 756 32 25 00   63  
same for Short same same 2 567 25 472 07 50 00 1 25  
same for Williams same same 71 & 6 38 05     10 00   25  
same same same 2 756 32           76  
same for Green same same 95 614 00 141 81 50 00 1 25  
same for Briggs same same 0 38 05           04  
ditto from Cunningham same same ¼ of 16 75 63     10 00   25  
Greaves, Nathaniel Rev. Stafford same 86 648 13 945 81 80 00 2 00  
same same same 86 283 63 189 07 75 00 1 88  
same same same 86 567 25 189 07 30 00   75  
same same same 86 378 15 189 07       38  
same same same 86 378 15 189 07 25 00   63  
Green, James (B) same same 32 141 81 113 45 20 00   50  
Green, Duff Stafford same 3 4,018 01 3,781 66 200 00 5 00  
Page 2     24 $27,436 82 $20,647 16 $1,367 50 $35 49  
                         
same for Hewitt same same 0 472 70 330 78       48  
ditto from Samuel Gordon same same 14 2,781 66 2,308 14 120 00 3 00  
same for Vowles same same ½ of 97 141 81 113 45       15  
same from Saml Gordon same same 15 47 26           05  
same from Stribling same same 32 47 26           05  
same same same 92 945 41 756 32 80 00 2 00  
same from Wm Payne same same 3 283 63           29  
same same same 93 94 52           10  
Hall, Benjamin Sr. same same 80 756 32 472 70 60 00 1 50  
Hall, Benjamin Jr. same same ½ of 80 56 73           06  
Humphreys, Samuel same trust   400 00 200 00 0 50 1 25 from Butler Sacrey to Samuel Humphreys benefit of Eli Tabett Lawson
Hillyard, R & Albert, G Lucas Fredbrg same 2 1,890 81 756 62 120 00 3 00  
Howard, Abraham (B) same same 81 & 82                  
ditto same same 82 614 51 378 15 80 00 2 00  
ditto same same 1 850 88 567 25       86  
Howard, Mildred (B) same same 103 141 81 113 45 20 00   50  
Johnston, Benjamin (B) Stafford same 103 141 81 113 45 20 00   50  
Keese. Polly (B) same same 56 94 52           10  
Kiger, George same same 56 & 62 236 34 141 81 25 00   63  
King, Absolam same same 25 & 27 1,523 59 745 41 100 00 2 50 from W. C. Beale
same same same 20 472 70 283 63 50 00 1 25 from W. C. Beale
Kenyon, Russell same same ½ of 97 472 70 330 88 40 00 1 00  
Langfit, Sarah same same 36 572 70 283 63 40 00 1 00  
Page 3     23 13,739 67 9,246 07 805 00 22 27  
                         
Lawman, William Baltimore same 22 189 07 113 45 20 00   50  
Leitch, George est. Stafford same 84 756 32 519 97 75 00 1 88  
Minor, Henry's admr. (B) Spotsyl same 61 189 07 141 81 25 00   63  
Morson, Arthur A. Fredbsg same 2 472 70 236 34 40 00 1 00  
Morson, William Stafford same 2 94 50       10  
Oliver, Lucy Essex same 78 945 41 709 06 70 00 1 75  
O'Banion, John M. Stafford same 103 60 00           06  
Ross, William   same 61 141 81 113 45 25 00   63  
Scott, C. Thomas Stafford fee simple 40 756 32 109 06          
same same same 47 & 48 94 52     50 00 1 25  
ditto for Briggs same same 86 1,418 13              
ditto same same 86 283 63              
ditto same same 86 109 07 141,813 00 166 00 4 15  
same same same ½ of 45                  
same same same 46                  
same same same 52                  
same same same 53                  
same same same 55                  
same same same 56                  
same same same 66                  
same same same 67 170 18 37 20 50 00 1 25  
Page 4     21 $5,760 73 $3,998 47 $521 00 $13 20  
                         
Scott, Thomas C. & Absolam King same same 24 888 63              
same     24 94 52     40 00 1 00  
Seddon, Nancy same same 99 283 63 141 81 25 00   63  
Seddon, Thomas est. Fredbsg same 83 & 84 363 53 1,654 47 200 00 5 00  
Ditto from J Seddon same same 99 94 52     12 50   32  
ditto for Stanard same same 84 141 81           75  
ditto same same 80 472 70 141 81 40 00 1 00  
ditto same same 12 & 13 94 22   10 00   25  
ditto from Franklin same same 17 189 07 113 45 30 00   75  
Stringfellow, William est. Stafford same 2 940 41 709 06 110 00 2 25  
Taylor, John heirs same same 2 858 88 614 51 80 00 2 00  
Turner, Alexander same same 103 472 10 113 45 60 00 1 50 from John Moncure to W. P. Conway from him to A. Turner
Vass, James est. same same 3/4 of 16 650 00 250 00       65  
ditto for Wallace same same 1 94 52     10 00   25  
ditto same same 10 & 11 378 15 189 07 40 00 1 00  
ditto for Dunbar same same 16 47 26           05  
Vowles, F. George heirs Stafford same 3 189 07           14  
Page 5     17 7,653 92 3,927 63 657 50 16 99  

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 3/12/2001
Enterred by Gary Stanton
Email: gstanton@umw.edu