A list of Taxable property in the corporation of Fredericksburg September the 20th 1785

Names of persons & White Titheables Negroes Riding Carriages Horses Lotts Cattle Drays Retail of Goods Amount of Assessment
Owners of Property # >16 <16 # # Improved Unimproved # # Gross Tax £ s d
H. Armistead 2 5 12 2 1 1 17 6
J. Atkinson 1 2 1 1 2 1 8 6
Jas. Allen 1 6 2 3 2 2 6
John & W. Arrell ½ 0 3 0
Ths. Anderson 1 0 3 0
D. Atkinson 2 1 D. Goods 2 17 0
J. Berry 1 0 0 1 4 6
Ths. Brown 2 3 3 0 2 2 2 11 0
J. Brownlow 2 2 1 6 2 1 0 3 4 0
M. Baggott 1 17 6
Ths. Brumfield 1 2 1 1 0 12 9
D. Blair 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 11 6
Jas. Brown 2 2 1 1 0 15 6
Bowdoin & Hunter 1 3 0 0
P. Bowdoin 1 1 10 0
Jno. Benson 1 2 3 3 3 1 0 4 12 0
Rd. Briden 1 0 3 0
Chs. Bennett 1 0 3 0
Chr. Brown 1 0 3 0
Wm. Bowen 1 0 3 0
Wm. Blythe 1 1 4 1 2 1 5 10
Jno. Baylor 0 1 4 2 10 0
Wm. Brown 1 0 3 0
L. Brooke 1 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 19 0
Jno. Bridgland 1 1 0 4 6
Wm. Boulware 5 2 1 1 2 6
Rob. Brooks 1 1 2 0 9 0
Saml R. Bradford 1 1 4 1 0 11 6
Ths. Cockran 1 1 D. Goods 2 14 0
R. B. Chew 3 2 1 2 2 0
£45 3 7
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Amount Tax Brot forward £45 3 7
Jos. Christie 1 1 1 3 0
Callender & Co. 4 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 5 12 0
Michl. Clarke 1 0 3 0
Geo. Chapman 3 0 0 0 3 0 13 6
Land. Carter 1 0 3 0
Rd. Crookshank 2 0 6 0
Richd. Corbin 1 3 9 0
Edwd. Carter 4 8 7 10 0
Lac. Campbell 2 1 D. Goods 2 17 0
Elez. Callender 1 14 1 2 6 6
Timy. Conner 1 0 3 0
Chs. Carter 1 3 2 2 0 16 6
Lucy Dixon 3 4 4 4 0
Ben. Day 3 2 6 2 3 1 1 3 4 6
Jas. Duncanson 1 2 1 0 2 2 5 13 6
Elish. Dickenson 1 5 2 0 2 2 1 3 2 14 6
Chs. Donnolly 1 2 1 0 16 0
John Davis 1 0 3 0
John Duffey 1 1 0 4 6
Chs. Dick Adm. 3 15 0
Davd. Dewar 2 1 D. Goods 2 17 0
Roger Dixon 3 1 0 0
Phill. Evans 1 1 0 10 6
Wm. Elliott 1 D. Goods 2 11 0
Jno. Fearneau 4 0 1 1 2 2 4 0
John Frazer 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 13 6
Col. Frazer 1 1 0 3 6
Saml. Fox 1 0 15 0
Geo. French 1 2 3 2 3 1 0 2 2 14 6
Rd. Forsyth 2 6 2 13 0
Wm. Fitzhugh 2 0 6 0
Wm. French & Co. 2 D. Goods 2 14 0
Wm. Fowler 1 1 0 4 6
Andw. Frazer Est. 1 0 5 0
Wm. Grymes 1 ¼ 0 12 0
D. Galloway 1 9 12 2 1 1 1 3 10 0
Jas. Gillies 1 1 1 1 0 8 6
John Glassell 5 0 0
£117 17 10
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Amount Tax Brought Over £117 17 10
John Green
Walt. Gregory 2 1 2 0 9 0
Musco Garnett 1 0 4 3
Jno. Glassell Jr. 1 0 3 0
Richd. Garner ¼ 0 3 0
Ann Hackley 1 2 1 2 1 12 8
God. Heiskell 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 14 0
Susa. Heath 1 3 4 0 1 1 2 2 4 18 6
Benjn. Hedrick 2 1 6 6
Jno. Hardia 1 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0
Davd. Henderson 1 0 3 0
Edwd. Herndon 1 4 4 0 4 1 0 3 2 6 6
Adm. Hunter 1/5 0 1 6
Jas. Hunter Est. 2 1 2 7 6
Wm. Harvey 1 2 2 0 2 1 5 2 3 7 6
John Hazelgrove Est. 1 1 10 0
Wm. Horner 1 1 ½ 0 9 0
Geo. Hills Estate 1 0 3 0
Ann Harvey 1 0 1 0
Elisha Hall 1 4 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 12 0
Jas. Julian 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 17 0
Jno. Julian Est. 4 4 0 1 1 1 2 4 13 6
Richd. Johnston 1 1 1 2 D. Goods 2 16 0
Wm. Jackson (Sell) 2 4 0 2 3 4 1 10 6
Wm. Jenkins 3 0 3 1 2 1 0 6
Ben. Johnston 1 0 3 0
Jas. Jarvis 1 2 0 9 0
Wm. Jackson 4 2 5 0 0
Jacob Kuhn 1 1 6 D. Goods 3 3 0
Rid. Kenney 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 8 0
Alex Kennedy 1 0 3 0
John Kean 4 1 1 1 D. Goods 3 6 6
Zach. Lucas 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 3 5 0
Fieldg. Lucas 1 0 1 0 4 6
John Lewis 1 1 3 3 12 0
Lilly & Fisher 2 1 2 1 D. Goods 3 7 0
Sebn. Lush 1 0 4 6
John Legg 1 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 7 6
Steph. Lacoste 2 2 4 2 2 4 7 0
186 6 3
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Amount Tax Brought Over £186 6 3
Phill Lipscomb 2 15 9 7 1 5 4 5 12 6
Richd. Ludlow 1 0 3 0
Wm. Lewis 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 0
Betty Lewis 1/3 1 10 0
Reba. Lucas 1 0 15 0
Wm. Lovall 1 D. Goods 2 11 0
Geo. Leonard 1 0 3 0
Chs. Leemans 2 1 1 D. Goods 2 18 6
Jas. Maury 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 8 0
Adm. Maury 2 2 2 1 D. Goods 3 7 0
N. McCoul 2 2 6 2 1 1 2 1 9 6
Archd. McCall 2 D. Goods 2 15 6
Ths. Miller 1 1 1 1 1 12 0
Maj. Minor 2 3 0 7 6
Wm. McWilliams 1 4 1 2 3 3 4 13 6
Wm McCawley 1 2 2 0 6 0
Chs. Mortimer 1 4 1 4 3 2 3 4 5 9 6
Eliz. Minor 1 D. Goods 2 11 0
Wm. Murray 3 0 9 0
Jas. Mercer 1 7 4 3 4 2 3 5 9 0
Isaba. Mercer 5 2 2 1 2 2 9 6
Jno. McKensey 1 0 3 0
H. McAusland 2 2 2 D. Goods 3 3 0
Wm. Minor 1 D. Goods 2 11 0
Lac. McIntosh 1 D. Goods 2 11 0
Ths. Middleton 4 2 3 D. Goods 3 10 6
P. Malonie 1 0 3 0
Jno. Minor 1 1 2 0 7 0
Ths. Moffatt 4 4 3 2 3 D. Goods 4 5 6
Wm. Nile Est.
Alex Narne 1 D. Goods 2 11 0
Leo. Patterson 1 1 D. Goods 2 11 0
Wm. Porter 2 3 2 4 4 D. Goods 4 1 0
Mann Page 8 1 4 0
Saml. Paine 3 1 1 D. Goods 3 1 6
Jno. Richards 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
John Robinson 1 3 5 1 0 18 6
Saml. Roddy 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 6 0
270 15 4
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Amount Tax Brought over 270 15 4
John Richeson 1 1 0 4 0
Collin Ross 2 D. Goods 2 14 0
John Rootes 1 0 1 6
Phillip Rootes 3 0 4 6
Mrs. Rootes Est. 1 0 1 6
Edwd. Ross 2 0 4 6
John Rose 1 0 2 3
John Royal 1 0 1 6
Rob. Ayles 1 D. Goods 2 11 0
Reid & Ford 1 3 15 0
Wm. Smock 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 6
James Smock 3 1 1 0 13 6
Jas. Slaytor 2 1 0 9 0
Wm. Smith P M 1 1 2 10 0
John Sunderland 2 1 1 D. Goods 2 18 6
Ben. Sebastian 2 1 1 0 10 6
Davd. Simons 1 2 1 1 D. Goods 2 19 0
Wm. Smith 1 3 1 1 14 6
Edwd. Simpson 2 2 1 1 2 3 6
Jas. Somerville 1 2 1 2 1 1 1/3 1 4 0
Norent Slaven 2 1 1 0 8 6
Mary Sullivan 2 2 2 0 1 0 9 6
Saml. Selden 1 0 3 0
Ths. Sydnor & Co. 1 1 1 D. Goods 2 15 0
Edwd. Shepherd 1 0 3 0
And. Specht 2 1 0 9 0
Benj. Stratt 1 0 3 0
Wm. Thompson Est. 1 1 0 3 0
John Thompson 2 0 4 6
Geo. Thornton Est. 5 1 1 2 6
John Tayloe Est. 3 1 14 5 0
Jas. Taylor 1 1 0 0
Wm. Taylor 1 1 10 0
H. Vowles 2 2 10 0
Tul Whitehurst 1 1 1 2 0 6 6
Jno. Welsh 1 2 3 3 2 5 18 0
328 8 7
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Amount Tax Brot forward 328 8 7
Jacob Whitter 2 2 1 1 2 3 13 0
Wm. Wiatt 2 2/3 0 18 9
Rob. Wilson 2 1 1 D. Goods 2 18 6
John Williams 1 0 1 6
Thos. Walker 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 17 6
Wm Reatt 1 0 D. Goods 2 11 0
John Wallace 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 6
John Webb 1 0 3 0
Mary Washington 5 5 1 1 1 2 6 6
John Wigglesworth 1 1 10 0
Wm. Whitmore 1 D. Goods 2 11 0
Jean Ward 2 1 2 6 17 0
Jas. Williams 2 1 1 0 12 6
Geo. Washington 2 2 0 0
Jacob Wray 1 0 3 0
John Waller 2 0 6 0
Jarvis Willis 19 0 8 0
Ths. Walker 1 0 1 6
Anthy Walker 1 0 1 6
Rob. Walker 1 1 1 2 1 13 0
Rob. Walker Jr. 1 D. Goods 2 11 0
Edwd. Wills 1 1 0 0 4 6
Ben Weeks 2 1 1 1 1 8 6
Geo. Wheeler 2 1 1 1 D. Goods 2 19 6
Geo. Weedon 1 5 2 1 2 1 5 3 0
Jos. Walker 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 6
Jos. Wood 1 2 2 1 2 0 17 6
John Willis 1 0 10 0
Rob. Young 3 1 D. Goods 2 18 6
Chs. Yates 25 4 4 0 0
Chs. Urquhart 2 1 2 2 D. Goods 3 6 0
John Stamper 1 0 3 0
Somerville & Mitchell 1 6 0
£382 1 4

Edw. Herndon, and John Richards returned agreeable To Order of this Board a list of Taxable Property which is ordered To be Recorded.

Note: This information is taken from the Fredericksburg City Council Minutes 1785, pp. 110-114. There is not a State Auditor Tax Book to our knowledge. This is provided for completeness.



Last Updated on 9 November 2006
Entered by Gary Stanton
Please provide corrections to gstanton@umw.edu