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The 1857 Wise County, Virginia Land Tax List (Surnames A through M only)

Transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, August 2, 1998

Name	Residence	Title	# of Acres	Location	Distance from CH	Value per Acre	Total Value
Adington, Joseph	Wise	Fee	200	Waters of Guest River	5NW	.75	150.00
Allexander, William	Kentucky	Fee	50,000	Waters of Guest River	In Dist.	.30	1500.00
Adington, Charles	Wise	Fee	200	Waters of Guest River	5NW	.75	150.00
Bond, William	Wise	Fee	300	Guest River, Rocky Fork	5 NW	1,.00	300.00
Baker, John Heirs	Wise	Fee	16,667	Wise County	8W	.01	166.67
Boling, Jeremiah, Sen.	Wise	Fee	100	Pound Gap	16W	4.00	400.00
Boggs, Jesse	Wise	Fee	206	Waters of the Kane Patch	10W	2.00	412.00
Boling, Jeremiah, Jr.	Wise	Fee	52	Gun Stock Ridge	15NW	2.00	104.00
Boling, Jeremiah, Jr.	Wise	Fee	50	Pound Fork of Sandy	15NW	2.00	100.00
Boling, Jeremiah, Jr.	Wise	Fee	50	Pound Fork of Sandy	15NW	2.00	100.00
Boling, Jeremiah, Jr.	Wise	Fee	217	Pound Fork of Sandy	15NW	2.00	434.00
Boling, Jeremiah, Jr.	Wise	Fee	50	Pound Fork of Sandy	15NW	2.00	100.00
Blanton, William	Wise	Fee	50	Heard S. Fork of P. River	15SW	6.00	300.00
Blanton, William	Wise	Fee	50	Powell Mountain	16SW	6.00	300.00
Blanton, John	Wise	Fee	133	N. Side Powell Mountain	16SW	2.00	266.00
Boggs, William	Wise	Fee	38	Kane Patch Fork P. River	10W	1.00	38.00
Boggs, John	Wise	Fee	200	Kane Branch	17W	1.00	200.00
Boggs, David	Wise	Fee	50	Waters Kane Patch	12W	2.00	200.00
Boggs, John	Kentucky	Fee	169	Calaham's Creek	17W	3.00	507.00
Boggs, James	Wise	Fee	147	Big Stone Gap P. River	12W	1.00	147.00
Boggs, James	Wise	Fee	45	Cole Branch	12W	1.00	45.00
Baggett, Andrew J.	Wise	Fee	200	Powells Mountain	12SW	1.00	200.00
Back, Isaac	Wise	Fee	50	--	15NW	1.00	50.00
Barren, Wm. N. G.	Lee	Fee	400	Southside P. River	22SW	12.00	4800.00
Bruce, Joshua	Wise	Fee	200	Waters Pine Creek	8SE	3.00	600.00
Baker, Jesse	Wise	Fee	110	Powell's River	5W	2.00	220.00
Baker, James	Wise	Fee	181	Waters of Guest River	4W	2.00	362.00
Baker, Daniel W.	Wise	Fee	90	Guest's River	6 SE	2.50	225.00
Byrns, John W.	Wise	Fee	13	S. Side Guest River	5SE	2.;00	26.00
Boling, Hosey	Wise	Fee	14	Pound Fork Sandy	18W	1.00	14.00
Boling, Hosey	Wise	Fee	194	Waters Pound Fork Sandy	18W	1.00	194.00
Boling, Amos	Wise	Fee	150	Waters Pound Fork Sandy	16W	1.00	150.00
Bruce, Enoch G.	Wise	Fee	153	Guests River	5SE	4.00	612.00
Baker, James	Wise	Fee	50	Benge's Branch	7SW	1.00	50.00
Creech, John W. & J. M. Gibson	Wise	Fee	165	Pound Fork Sandy	14NW	1.00	165.00
Creech, Freelin G.	Kentucky	Fee	25	Lick Fork of Pound	15W	1.00	25.00
Creech, Freelin G.	Kentucky	Fee	250	Lick Fork of Pound	15W	1.00	250.00
Creech, John	Wise	Fee	477	On Pound River	12NW	1.00	477.00
Creech, John	Wise	Fee	45	Lick Fork of Pound	14NW	1.00	45.00
Creech, Jonathan, Heirs	Wise	Fee	50	Top, Wallins Ridge	23 SW	5.00	250.00
Creech, Jonathan Heirs	Wise	Fee	50	Powell Mountain	23SW	4.00	200.00
Creech, Jonathan, Heirs	Wise	Fee	407	Little Stone Gap	9SW	5.00	2035.00
Creech, Jonathan, Heirs	Wise	Fee	61	Powell's Mountain	9SW	12.00	732.00
Church, Gabriel	Wise	Fee	76	Roaring Fork P. River	14W	2.-00	152.00
Church, William	Wise	Fee	223	Roaring Fork P. River	10W	1.00	223.00
Carrons, William	Lee	Fee	50	Roger's Ridge	10W	1.00	50.00
Carrons, William	Lee	Fee	77	Roaring Fork P. River	15W	2.00	154.00
Carrons, William	Lee	Fee	97	Roger's Ridge	14W	1.00	97.00
Carrons, William	Lee	Fee	673	South Side Black Mountain	20W	1.00	673.00
Carrons, William	Lee	Fee	40	Roger's Ridge	15W	1.00	40.00
Carrons, William & Thomas Duff	Lee	Fee	100	N. Side Black Mtn.	18W	1.00	100.00
Carrons, William L. R. Tyler	Lee	Fee	200	Head, Roaring Fork, P. River	20W	1.00	200.00
Cooper, John	Wise	Fee	165	Powel's River	6W	2.00	330.00
Cooper, John	Wise	Fee	245	South Side Big Stone Mtn.	11W	2.50	612.50
Carter, Dale	Russell	Fee	160	South Side Guest's River	4SE	4.00	640.00
Davis, Thomas	Russell	Fee	499	Waters of Pound River	12NW	1.00	499.00
Davis, John	Wise	Fee	94	Powell Mountain	10SW	6.00	564.00
Davis, John	Wise	Fee	44	Stone Mountain	10SW	4.00	176.00
Davis, John	Wise	Fee	119	Stone Mountain	10SW	3.00	357.00
Davis, Beals	Kentucky	Fee	70	Stone Gap	8W	2.00	140.00
David, Beals	Kentucky	Fee	222	Little Stone Gap	8SW	1.00	222.00
Drake, Martin	Lee	Fee	125	Beaver Dam Gap P. Mtn.	11SW	6.00	750.00
Drake, Martin	Lee	Fee	100	Beaver Creek	11SW	6.00	600.00
Dotson, Daniel	Wise	Fee	164	West Side Guest's River	3SW	3.50	574.00
Davis, Beals	Kentucky	Fee	100	Little Stone Gap	9W	3.00	300.00
Dickenson, Daniel	Lee	Fee	169200	Powel's & Guest's River	10W	.50	84,600.00
Ewing, Samuel, Est.	Russell	Fee	500	Waters of Guest's River	10SE	.25	125.00
Ewing, Samuel, Est.	Russell	Fee	1000	Waters of Guest's River	10SE	.25	250.00
Ewing, Samuel, Est.	Russell	Fee	1000	Waters of Guest's River	10SE	.25	250.00
Ewing, Samuel, Est.	Russell	Fee	1000	West Side Guest's River	10SE	.50	500.00
Elkins, John, Sen.	Wise	Fee	100	Three Forks P. River	20SW	5.00	500.00
Elkins, John, Sen.	Wise	Fee	15	Joining Same	20SW	5.00	75.00
Elkins, Joseph	Wise	Fee	100	Three Forks P. River	20SW	5.00	500.00
Eaton, John	Wise	Fee	367	Guest's River	5SE	3.00	1101.00
Eaton, John	Wise	Fee	150	Guest's River	5SE	5.00	750.00
Eaton, John	Wise	Fee	15	Guest's River	5SE	1.00	15.00
Falpson, Philip	Unknown	Fee	50,000	Guest's River	10S	.16	3000.00
Gibson, James M.	Unknown	Fee	550	Pound River	10NW	1.00	550.00
Graham, Samuel	Wise	Fee	500	South Side Stone Mtn.	17SW	.50	250.00
Gilly, John B.	Wise	Fee	50	Powell's Mountain	18SW	6.00	300.00
Gilly, John B.	Wise	Fee	78	Powell's Mountain	18SW	1.00	78.00
Gilly,John B.	Wise	Fee	100	Powell's Mountain	18SW	7.00	700.00
Gilly, George W.	Wise	Fee	50	S. Side Stone Mountain	18SW	8.00	400.00
Galloway, Joseph E.	Wise	Fee	113	South Fork P. River	9W	1.00	113.00
Galloway, Joseph E. & A. Blythe	Wise	Fee	200	Joining Above	9W	1.00	200.00
Gilly, Jesse, Estate	Wise	Fee	100	Wile Cat Valley	18SW	5.00	500.00
Gilly, Jesse, Estate	Wise	Fee	50	Wile Cat Valley	18SW	2.00	100.00
Gilly, Jesse, Estate	Wise	Fee	70	South Fork P. River	18SW	3.00	210.00
Gilly, Jesse, Estate	Wise	Fee	100	Wile Cat Valley	18SW	3.00	300.00
Gilly, Jesse, Estate	Wise	fee	300	Powel's Mountain	20SW	.50	150.00
Gilly, Jesse, Estate	Wise	Fee	125	Wile Cat Valley	20SW	8.00	1000.00
Gilly, Jesse, Estate	Wise	Fee	310	Wile Cat Valley	20SW	8.00	2480.00
Gilly, Elkanah	Wise	Fee	75	Three Forks Powell's River	18SW	15.00	1125.00
Gilly, Elkanah	Wise	Fee	27	Joining the Above	18SW	10.00	270.00
Greer, Francis	Wise	Fee	200	Between Guest's River and Cane Patch	15SE	3.00	600.00
Gibson, George	Wise	Fee	130	--	10S	2.00	260.00
Gibson, William	Russell	Fee	77	Waters Pound	12NW	2.00	154.00
Gibson, William	Russell	Fee	300	Waters Pound	12NW	2.00	600.00
Gilly, Ira	Wise	Fee	106	Head of Powell's Valley	12SW	10.00	1060.00
Hall, John A.	Wise	Fee	250	Indian Creek	11NW	1.00	250.00
Hays, John	Wise	Fee	193	Pound Fortk	14NW	1.00	193.00
Hoge, John H.	Wise	Fee	917	Tom's Creek	8SE	2.00	1854.00
Hall, Alexander	Wise	Fee	130	Calaham's Fork P.R.	18W	5.00	650.00
Hill, James	Wise	Fee	43.00	Powell's River	8W	2.00	86.00
Hays, Jonathan	Wise	Fee	30	Pound F. Head Sandy	15NW	3.00	90.00
Horton, Harvey	Wise	Fee	115	Three Forks P. River	19SW	12.00	1380.00
Horton, Harvey	Wise	Fee	90	Same	19SW	10.00	900.00
Horton, Harvey & Henderson Horton	Wise	Fee	20	Same	19SW	12.00	240.00
Huff, John, Estate	Wise	Fee	182	Little Stone Gap	9SW	1.00	182.00
Huff, John, Estate	Wise	Fee	101	Black Creek	8W	1.00	101.00
Huff, John, Estate	Wise	Fee	60	N. Side Stone Mountain	8SW	1.00	60.00
Huff, John, Estate	Wise	Fee	50	Near Head Butcher's Fork	8SW	3.00	150.00
Huff, John, Estate	Wise	Fee	100	Near Head Same	8SW	5.00	500.00
Huff, John, Estate	Wise	Fee	50	Little Stone Gap	9SW	2.00	100.00
Huff, William, Sen.	Wise	Fee	63	Joining A. Vance & Others	8W	2.50	157.50
Huff, James	Wise	Fee	54	Stone Coale Branch	8W	2.50	135.00
Huff, James	Wise	Fee	60	North Powel River C.B.	8W	2.00	120.00
Hendren, Aron	Wise	Fee	330	Guest's River	5SW	2.00	660.00
Huff, L. D.	Wise	Fee	400	On Waters Powel's River	6SW	1.50	600.00
Hunsucker, John	Wise	Fee	480	Waters Guest River	6W	1.50	720.00
Huff, Charles	Wise	Fee	84	Both Sides of Powel's River	5W	1.50	126.00
Hunsucker, George	Wise	Fee	136	Guest's River	3SW	2.50	540.00
Hunsucker, James	Wise	Fee	32	Powel's River	4SW	1.50	48.00
Hunsucker, James	Wise	Fee	50	Guest's River	3.5SE	3.00	150.00
Hoge, Daniel S.	Wise	Fee	500	Guest's River	8 SE	5.00	2500.00
Hagan, Joseph	Wise	Fee	50,000	West Side G.R. Sto. Creek	10SW	1.00	50,000.00
Hagan, Joseph	Wise	Fee	500	Near High Knob	12S	1.00	500.00
Huff, Charles	Wise	Fee	108	On Guest's River	4SW	1.00	108.00
Hill, James M.	Wise	Fee	88	On Both Sides P. River	6W	1.00	88.00
Hunsucker, John	Wise	Fee	293	Between Guest River & Powell River	6W	1.00	293.00
Horton, Harvey A.	Wise	Fee	293	On Big Stone Gap Fork P.R.	20W	1.00	293.00
Horton, Harvey A.	Wise	Fee	134	On South Side Pigeon Fork	20W	1.00	134.00
Isom, Edmon	Wise	Fee	36	Black Creek	10W	2.00	72.00
Isom, Edmon	Wise	Fee	246	Black Creek	10W	1.00	246.00
Isom, Archibald	Wise	Fee	68	Water's Powell;'s River	5W	1.50	102.00
Justice, Hiram	Kentucky	Fee	70	Lick Fork Pound River	12NW	2.00	140.00
Justice, Hiram	Kentucky	Fee	140	Lick Fork Pound River	12NW	1.00	141.00
Joseph, Clemmy	Wise	Fee	40	Big Stone Gap	15W	2.00	80.00
Joseph, Clemmy	Wise	Fee	100	Roaring Fork P. River	15W	4.00	400.00
Joseph, Clemmy	Wise	Fee	46	Joining Above	15W	3.00	138.00
Joseph, Clemmy	Wise	Fee	25	Joining Home Tract	15W	1.00	25.00
Joseph, Clemmy	Wise	Fee	300	Joining Home Tract	15W	1.00	300.00
Jones, William P.	Lee	Fee	50	Rogers Ridge	10W	2.00	100.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	100	Big Stone Gap Fork	10W	2.00	200.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	100	East Spur Rogers Ridge	9W	2.00	200.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	100	Rogers Ridge	8W	2.00	200.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	167	New Shell Camp	8W	2.00	334.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	195	Roger's Ridge	8W	2.00	390.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	115	Sulphur Springs	8W	2.00	230.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	120	Near Shell Camp	8W	2.00	240.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	206	Roger's Ridge	9W	2.00	412.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	50	East Side Midle Ridge	10W	2.00	100.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	200	Shell Camp	8NW	5.00	1000.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	500	Three Forks P. River	10W	1.00	500.00
Jones, Stephen, Est.	Lee	Fee	150	Near Shell Camp	10W	1.00	150.00
Jones, Isaiah	Wise	Fee	100	N. Side. P. Mtn.	12SW	10.00	1000.00
Jones, John	Wise	Fee	198	Waters Black Creek	10W	2.00	396.00
Jones, John	Wise	Fee	88	Waters Black Creek	10W	5.00	440.00
Jones, John	Wise	Fee	194	Waters Black Creek	10W	2.00	388.00
Joseph, John	Wise	Fee	39	Joining Alance Huff	9SW	1.00	39.00
Kilbourn, Martin	Wise	Fee	50	N. Side Watkins Ridge	20SW	8.00	400.00
Kilbourn, Martin	Wise	Fee	50	N. Stone Mt.	20SW	2.00	100.00
Kilbourn, Martin	Wise	Fee	25	Stone Gap Fork P. River	16W	2.00	50.00
Kilbourn, Martin, Sr.	Wise	Fee	100	Stone Gap Fork P. River	16 W	4.00	400.00
Kelly, John	Wise	Fee	100	Stone Gap Fork P. River	18W	5.00	500.00
Kelly, John	Wise	Fee	90	N. Side Stone Gap	14W	8.00	720.00
Keller, William	Wise	Fee	200	Both Sides Pigeon Fork	18W	2.00	400.00
Keller, John, Estate	Wise	Fee	43	Powell's Mountain	8S	1.00	43.00
Kane, David & John	Wise	Fee	100	Powell's Mountain	10Sw	2.00	200.00
Landreth, Zachariah	Wise	Fee	67	Wilecat Valley	20S	2.00	134.00
Landreth, Zachariah	Wise	Fee	58	Wile Cat Valley	20S	3.00	174.00
Landreth, Zachariah	Wise	Fee	50	Wile Cat Valley	20S	4.00	200.00
Landreth, Zachariah	Wise	Fee	100	Wile Cat Valley	20S	2.00	200.00
Long, Andrew T.	Eise	Fee	360	Waters of Pound	12NW	2.00	720.00
Logan, Mana	Wise	Fee	121	Waters of Guest's River	5SE	1.00	121.00
Logan, William M.	Wise	Fee	121	Waters of Guest's River	5SE	1.00	121.00
Magard, Henry	Kentucky	Fee	84	Waters of Pound	10NW	2.00	168.00
Magard, Samuel	Wise	Fee	250	On Lick Fork of Pound	12NW	2.00	500.00
Moris, William	-	Fee	200	-	Unknown	.25	50.00
Mullins, John	Wise	Fee	28	Pound Fork Sandy	20SW	2.00	56.00
Morris, Michael, est.	Scott	Fee	333	Guest's River	10SW	.50	166.50
Moore, Ephraim	Wise	Fee	450	On Stone Mountain	9SE	1.00	450.00

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