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Lee County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List — 1798

Prepared January 2006 by Gloria Kay Vandiver Inman and Elton C. Bingham

Please be advised that we attempted to follow the exact spelling … as written, and not always the correct spelling of a name. Question marks are left in on purpose to identify those items that were too difficult to clearly translate.

1798 Personal Property Tax List, Lee County, Virginia
Surname Given Name White Males 16+ Black Males 12-16 Black Males 16+ Horses, Mares,
Colts & Mules
Adams Peter 1     1
Applegate Ezekial 1     3
Arbackle James 1     3
Artus? Elias 1     4
Aulsop John Jr 1     1
Aulsop John Sr. 1     5?
Aulsop William 1     3
Aulsop William 1     1
Bacar John Jr. 1     1
Bacar John Sr.       2
Baker Edward Jr. 1     1
Baker Edward Sr 1     1
Baker John 1     2
Baker John 1     1
Baker Joseph 2     4
Baker William 1 1   2
Baley Car 1   1 2
Baley James 1     3
Baley James 1      
Baley John       3
Baley William 1      
Ball John 1     12
Ball Moses 1     7
Barchet Benjamin 1      
Barger Henry 1      
Barnet Abner 1     3
Basham Johnson 1     2
Baty Martin? 1      
Baty Richard 1     1
Baty Robert 1     1
Baty William 1     1
Bays William 1     2
Birgin James 1     4
Blackamore Joseph Jr 1   3 5
Blackamore Joseph Sr 1 1 3 3
Blackamore William 1     3
Blair Charles 1      
Blanton John Jr 1     1
Blanton Vincent 1     3
Blanton William 2     5
Blubough Jacob 1     5
Boggs james 3     4
Boling Jesse 3     3
Boynes William 1      
Bradford David 1     1
Bradford William 1     1
Briant William 1     1
Briton Nathaniel 1     4
Brumbley Cornelious 1      
Bunch Claburn 1     1
Bunch Joseph 1      
Burkhart George 1     3
Burnell Burchet 1     1
Bush David 1     1
Butcher Arbacl? 1     8
Butcher Elisha 1     2
Butcher Thomas 1     3
Campbell Catron       3
Campbell James 2     3
Campbell John 1     3
Campbell William 1     3
Cannon James 1     2
Carlock Henry 2     2
Carlock John 1     2
Carlock Joseph 1     3
Carver Jacob 1     2
Cassle? Littleton 2     4
Castenson? David 1      
Cerby? William 1     1
Chadwell David 1   5 10
Chadwell John       1
Chadwell William 1     2
Chrisman Gabriel 1 1 1 9
Chrisman Isaac 1     3
Chrisman Nimrod 1     3
Claburn Nat 1     1
Clark William 1     3
Claypool David 1     2
Click John 1     2
Coger Joseph 1     2
Coger Nicolas 1   2 2
Coke Able 1     1
Coke Charles 2   6 11
Coke John 1     2
Coke Juter? 1     1
Cole Mathew 1      
Collins Daniel 4     6
Colston David 1   1 1
Colston Henry 1     2
Colston John 1     2
Colton James 1 1 1 1
Cooper Robert 1     3
Copehan? Thomas 1     1
Cottrol? Morris? Moses? 1      
Cowin James 1     1
Cox John 1     4
Cox Joseph 1     1
Cox Samuel 1     4
Cox Thomas 1     3
Cox William 1     2
Cox William Jr 1     1
Cox William Sr. 1     1
Crabtree Thomas 1     1
Crockett Richard 1     2
Croley James 1     4
Croley John 1     3
Croley William 1     1
Crunch? John 1     1
Crunk? Richard 1     1
Cummins John 2     1
Custer John 2     6
Danniel? Archable 1     2
Daugherty Joseph 3     4
Daugherty William 1     2
Davis David 1     1
Davis John 1     2
Day John Henry 1     1
Deen? John 1     2
Desarn Frederick 1     1
Dewey Joseph 1      
Dixson? Daniel 2     6
Dunham James 1     2
Dunkin Joseph 1     3
Eley George 1     6
Eley Isaac 1     1
Eley John 1     5
Eley Joseph 1     4
Eley Roberts 1     1
Eley Sadam 2     4
Elum Edward 1   1 2
Estep Samuel 1     1
Evins Thomas 1     1
Ewing Joshua 1 1 1 7
Ewing Sam’l 1     4
Ewing William 1   3 16
Fergerson Obediah 1     1
Finley James 2     1
Fips John 1      
Fips Joshua 1     2
Fitzgerald James 1     2
Flanery John 2   1 5
Flanery William 1     1
Fletcher George 1     1
Flinn George 1     2
Flinn Jacob 1     2
Flinn William 1     1
Foster Charles 1     2
Foster George 1     2
Frasure Elexander 1     2
Fugate James       3
Fulkerson Isaac 1     4
Fulkerson James 1     3
Fulkerson James 1     3
Fulkerson John 1     5
Fulkerson Peter 1 2   5?
Garner Bengamer 1      
Garner James 3     1
George William 1 1 1 4
Gibbs Mical 1     3
Giburt Joseph 2     4
Gipson George 2   1 8
Gipson John 1     1
Goff Thomas 1 1 1 2
Gray james 1     1
Gray James 1     1
Gray Roland 1     1
Grimes John 1     2
Groom Robert 1     1
Guffey Efram 1      
Gutery Hugh Jr 1     1
Gutery Hugh Sr 1     1
Guttery Daniel 2     1
Hambleton Thomas 1      
Hamblin? Charles 1 1   3
Hamblin? Francis 1   1 1
Hamblin? Henry 1     7
Hampton William 1     1
Haris? Edward 1     1
Harison Jonathon 3     2
Harvy Littlebury 2     1
Hason? Henry 1   2 9
Hatfield George 1     1
Hatfield James 1      
Hatfield John 1     2
Hays Adron 1      
Hays John 1     2
Head? Joseph 1     4
Henderson George 1     1
Hetson? Bukart? 1     1
Hignight James 1     3
Hill John 1     5
Hobbs Absolum 1     2
Hoff Charles 1     1
Hoff James 1     4
Hoff William 1     2
Hoover John 1   1 11
Horn? Richard 1 1   4
Houk John 1     1
Hubbard Isom 1     3
Hubbard Joseph 1     1
Huit Goldsmith 1     5
Huston? William 1 1 3 12
Ingram Job 1     5
Ingram? Jacob 1 3 4 15?
Janell? Andrew 1     2
Johnson David 1     3
Johnson William 1      
Jones Abraham 1      
Jones Federick 2   1 2
Jones James 1     4
Jones John 1      
Josla? John 1     2
Keley Jonathon 1     3
Kindrick John 1     2?
King Elijah 1      
King Harmon? 1     1
King Joel 1     2
Lamburt Stephen 1     1
Lane Corbin 1     3
Lane John 1     1
Laurance Charles 1      
Lee John 1      
Lee Needham 1     1
Lemaster Eley 1     1
Lemmon John 2     2
Levington? Thomas 1     3
Levy Carambe? 1      
Lewis James (walaing? Creek?) 1     1
Linkhorn Elijah 1      
Little William 1     1
Litural Daniel 1     1
Lock Abraham 1      
Loveall Jonathan 3     3
Loveall Zebulon 1     2
Lovely Rose 1     3
Low Thomas 1      
Luis James 1     1
Luis John Sr. 1     2
Luis Williby 1      
Luis? John Jr 1     1
M…smeared Samuel 1     1
Macy Calos 1     1
Marcum Arthur 1     1
Marcum James 1      
Marcum Mager 1     1
Marcum Rubin 1      
marcum William 2     1
Mark John 1     1
Mark John 1      
Martin Hatfield 1      
Martin John 1     7
Martin Menan? 1     1
Martin Richard 1     1
Martin Salathiel 1   2 2
Martin Seadian?     1 7
martin Thomas 1      
Mathis Rubin 1     1
Matlock John 2     2
Maury Joseph 1     2
Mays Abraham 2      
McBride James 1     1
McBride William 1     1
McCleary Richard 2     2
McClelland Hugh 1     1
McCubine William 1     1
McGuire Francis 1     3
McGuire Francis 2     3
McKee William 1     2
McMullin James 1     2
Medlock James 1      
Melton Mathew 1     1
Miles David 1     2
Miles Ritt? Pete? 1      
Millar Daniel 1     1
Millar Henry 1     2
Minson Samuel 1     2
Mitchel William 1     1
Mode James Jr 1      
Mode James Sr. 2     3
Mode John 1     2
Morgin John 1     2
Morgin Samuel 1     1
Morgin William 1     1
Mose David 1      
Moyar? Abraham 1      
Moyars? Henry 1     2
Mulins Isaac 1 1 1 3
Muncas? William 1     1
Muncy John 1     2
Muncy Joseph 1     2
Muncy Samuel 2     4
Muncy William Jr 1      
Muncy William Sr. 1     3
Murfey Thomas 1     2
Nance James 1      
Naper Raney 1     2
Neal Arthur 1     7
Neal Charles 1     14
Neal John 2     6
Neal William 1     9
Nicols  Edmon 1     1
Nix Nathaniel 2     5
Noe Aquila 1     4
Noe Charles 1     2
Noe David 1   1 3
Noe John Sr. 1   3 4
Noe Randolph 1     6
Noe Samuel 0     2
Ott Federick 1     3
Owins Enoch 1     1
Owins Faba?       1
Owins Washington 1      
Owins William 1      
Pace? Jason 1      
Parott James 1      
Parott Ruth, Hotel? 0   1 4?
Patrick Hugh 1   2 1
Patrick James 1      
Patrick John 1     1
Patrick Robert 1     5
Penington Benager 1     2
Penington Edward 1     2
Penington Gray? 1     1
Penington William, Blacksmith 1     3
Pennington Elijah 1   1 2
Pennington Junior? 1     1
Pennington William 1      
Poteet Benjamin 1     4
Poteet Job? 1     3
Poteet Samuel 1     1
Poteet Thomas 1   3 3
Powel James 1     1
Prizmore? Drury 1     2
Ramesy William 1     10
Ramsey Josiah 1     4
Reade Robert 1     2
Reynolds Amos 1     1
Rial? Mical 1      
Rice Elijah 1     1
Rice George 1     2
Rice Thomas 1     1
Rife Gabriel 1     2
Rige? William 1     2
Rite Erin? 1     3
Rite Thomas 1   1 10
Roberts Jesse 1     1
Roberts William 1     2
Robertson Absolum 1     3
Robertson Edmon 1     8
Robertson Nocolas 1     1
Robertson Thomas 1     2
Robertson William Jr. 1 1 5 15
Robertson William Sr. 1   7 11
Rusell David 1     1
Rusell John 1     6
Scidmore Henry 1   1 1
Sexton? Zedeciah? 1      
Sharp Benjamin 1 1 3 10
Shepherd Elizabeth 0     2
Shepherd James 1     2
Shepherd Samson 1     1
Shoppel? Mical 1     1
Sims James 1     2
Sims Robert 1     4
Slaughter James? 1     2
Slaughter Joseph Sr. 1     1
Slusher Jacob 1     4?
Smith James 1     2
Smith John 1     1
Spurlock Drury 1     1
Spurlock William 2     2
Staford Jerabable 1     1
Standaford Isaak 1     1
Standaford Job? 1     1
Stanley Jacob 1      
Stanley Moris? 1     3
Stephen Henry 1      
Stuart Charles 1     2
Sty? Thomas 1     3
Sullivan Burkard 1     1
Summars John 1      
Summers Abraham 1     1
Summers Isaac 1     1
Summers Richard 2     2
Summers Thomas 1     1
Summers William 1     5
Summers? Thomas       3
Sutherland Erin? 1     2
Tacket Francis       1
Tacket John 1      
Tacket Luis 1     1
Tacket Phillip 1      
Tate Samuel Jr. 1     1
Tate Samuel Sr. 1   1 3
Thomas Jonathan 1     3
Thomson James 1     1
Thomson Margaret 1     6
Thomson Stephen 1     5
Tindall Charles 1     1
Tindall John 1      
Tindall Samuel Jr. 1     1
Tindall Samuel Sr       1
Tinsley Thomas 1     1
Tittle Anthony 1   2  
Towall? John 1      
Townsall George 1      
Townsall Moses 1      
Troter James 3     12
Troter John 1     1
Turner James 1     1
Turner James? Jonas? 1     2
Votow? Jacob 1     1
Walding Geffery 1      
Walding John 2   2 5
Walding Joseph 1     1
Walker Robert 1     3
Warin? John 1     1
Weaver Jacob 1     2
Weaver James 1     1
Webb John 1     3
Whisman John 1     2
Whisman Philip 1     4
White Robert 1     1
Whitehead James 1     1
Whiticar Giles? 1     1
Williams Isom 1     1
Williams Thomas 1     1
Willow? George 3 2 3 5
Winn Elkanah 1     2
Winn Herman 1     5
Worin? Arra 1      
Yeary William 1     6
Young Benedick 1   2 4
Young Daniel 2 1   5
Young David 1     5
Young Henry 1     5
Young James 1     5
Young John 1     1
Younge Nicolas 1