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Genealogical Books in PrintSpringfield, Virginia

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THE 1788 LAND TAX LISTS

THE STATE CENSUS OF 1784/5

FOR NANSEMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA

INSOLVENT LISTS q LEGISLATIVE PETITIONS

Nansemond County Lan~ Taxes for 1787/1788!Last Name

Firs t NameAc resNotesLas t NaDleFirst NameAc resNotes

Streator

EdIJard70 - Jas.VaughnJames290Mand 1. I ?)

VaughnWm.(Estate) 150Spenc~r

Abram 15WilkersonMills 448Sumo!:: r

J05. 500 - for OrphanWilliamsAa ron127

Stallings

Uriah200WilkersonIIi llis100 - 1.11.[ISleStallings

James 125 of lIight?]Stallings

IIi lliam125WilkersonWilliazt, Jr.299

Spury

Margret t177WilkersonWilliam, Jr.180 - for Solo.

Spury

Christian354 WilsonSket 0

Pharaby100WilkersonWm., Capt.327

StallingsAbram400WardropAnn 170 - Alexr. to

Savage

\.,'illiam140 paySmith

John 310

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lIilliam311 - SarahSmith

Reuben150 IIi 11 iam175 - Sarah. for

Savage

Caleb 325 DeansSmith

Saml. 230lIebbHonour290Smith

Isaac 75IIrightlIilliam. Sr.195Smith

Thomas 90IIrightWilliam, Jr.100Smi,h

James 175

llihimmer

John 30Smith

Charity100 IIi llisRobert100Sumner

J aCe b500 - A. lIiggins lIakefieldThomas88

inquire

WardJames100(marked

lIilderJames358

through]IIrightIIi 11 iam217 - P. Pain t

Spur)'George250lIhiteAnthony170

SkinnerJoseph, Jr.160lIealchIsaac100 - no such

ShelleyGeorge50 knolJn

SkinnerJoseph, Sr.400WilkersonIIi 11m.• Jr.100 - for Miles

SandersJames200 IIright

SandersJohn 100WoodwardJohn 50

$umnerDemsey600WishartThomas68

SkinnerJessey300 - John ColesWishartThomas 2 - for (name

Sparling

George 3 - 40 years not given],rent

10 years rentShepherd

Solomon, Sr.100IlioodIJardRi chd.225Stakes

lIilliam 75

I WilkinsJames100

Smelley

Thomas280 - 1.\.1.[Isle WilkinsWm.100 - of Thos.

of lIight? )I WilkinsThomas86

SandersDanl. 125

I WilkinsShadrach162Stott

Watson 2 - 40 yearsWigginsJessey180rent

WatsonSamuel200Sumner

Jel:hro150lIillisThomas100

SumnerJames120WinbornEaster688

SmithThomas, Jr.100WigginslIillis 175 - Carpn.

Taylor

Jethro140IliebbJohn (Estate)500

Taylor

Hannah130 Illilkerson

Arnold172 - deadTrotten

Elizabeth140 - J.lor 1.?] lIeatherlyl-iilliam150

Jordan Iliright

James150Thomas

Charles175 - angn. {?} lIoodJohn131 - GilesTurner

Pasco205 lIinbornSarah100Thomson

John 100lIhitfieldSolomon185

TurlingtonMargret t150 - to Js.lIhitfie1dlvey 150

Ha}'\Jood

lIhitfieldJohn 180

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John 140WinbornMartha200

TurlingtonBenj n.117 - N.C.WilsonJohn (Esta,e)1 - H. Pointer

Turlington

Mason270IIrightStephen937

Turlington

James 15IIrightStephen222 - for Jas.Trevathan

IIi lli am60 - to \o!illis Heffeton

lIygens [Jr?], IIUkerson

Thomas100

Carpenter

lIalkerElizabeth256

Veasey

John 50 - "\liooIJ"WalkerElizabeth2 - 10 yearscrossed out,

rent"Christian"

lIhi t lockCharles175added

lIhitlockCharles 1 - 2 yearsVi r lines

Hezekiah519 - [pd. by] rentlIiddoIJ

WestRandolph100Prisilla

WilkersonJessey338

Vaughn

Rebeccal60BrominghamJohn 83 - to Jacob

Valentine

Jonas150 Callao, 1787

Vaughn

Charles290

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To the HonourablE

The Petitior

jacent most humb)under the disadvathe neares t lnsp€quence of ~hich gin North Carolinathe state. YourSouth Quay on BIB

and tend to the ptime of the lastreception of a IsEnemy after IJhichreception of Fivein the year 1782rendered the housof the conveniencwe conceive it toas sufficient Houwi th any expencesaid Inspection m

3 November 1786

Reasonable, Tepor

Below are names 0Southampton Count:indicated \lith a 'were living in 50\sibilities that tl

Elisha Darden -5Benja. lIilliams ­Holland Darden -SJoshua Gardner -5J no. Roche lle -SBen Blunt -5Henry Westbrook ­Edwin Gray -S11m. Hines -S

Lewis, Jr. JoynerBenja. Butts -5lIilliam HutchingsMiles Cary -SJacob Turner -SHat thew lIills -SAbsalom lIilliamsHarris NicholasH., Sr. IJr?) Edm'Hichl. BlowTho. Ridley [1) -'A. Jones -IW. Bennett -SBenja. Levis -SJ scab Barnes -SAugustine HedgeJohn Peters [PetetJohn IIright -SWm. HarrisonWilliam GvaltanyJohn Bishop -SlIilliam, Jr. VickDavid Edwards -$William Edwards -~Michael Warren -5Avis (1) PhillipsR. Kello -S

Nansemond County Petitions

Principle will Justify it) that D\Jellings contiguous to Navigation. Counties situate up­on Rivers, & Farms convenient to trading To\lOs, Subjected to Taxes, from \Jhich themore distant Counties will be free.

It tends to discourage the growth & increase of TO\Jns because it takes from theIndividual that hope of profit \Jhich is the only inducement to build upon & improve hisuntenanted & uncultivated lots. And \Jhenever that profit is t,.aken away. by ••.•hatevercause, the resul t ing e f fec t \Je have s taced 1s, in our op inion inevi table.

It tends to defeat the establishment of Manufactures, because these cannot be es­tablished so \Jell in the Country, as in Town, ••.•here the support [, endeavours of all itsvarious branches may be conducted [, directed with uniformity, decision, & effect. Andthe same cause which discourages the one will Ultimately also defeat the other.

It tends to check the impr(!vement & progess of Science, & the free exercise of thehuman faculties, by a discrimination of professional Hen as the objects of Taxation,whose endeavours redound to the honor & advantage of every Community, And whichcannot be effected by the free exercise of those Talents which are the bountiful git tsof Heaven, & which, it being impious to disuse: no human Laws should or ought to re­strain: And because too this objection will be found more strongly to apply when theprinciple of this Tax is extended to men of every calling, trade, or profession, as itcertainly must and will if suffered to exist, thereby shifting the weight of the publickburthens from all men generally & equally to those of particular descriptions, unhingingthe Carriers of Government, [, prostrating every principle of the Social Compact.

\ole also Remonstrate agsinst the said Act as Unconstitutional for the follo .•••ingreasons: 1st, Because by the third Section of the Bill of Rights it is declared thatthe People have an equal Class to the common benefit I protection. & Security ofGovernment; of course the rule & principle of all Legislative Acts ought to be generaland equal, not partial and perticular - 2ndly, Because by the same \Jise principle ofthe Bill of Rights which provides That no man or set of men are entitled to exclusiveor seperate emoluments from the Community, but in consideration of Services, itis inseperably Inferred, that no man or set of men can or ought to be subjected toexclusive or Seperate burthens or inconveniences, otherwise inequality might be therule of Government whenever political expediency should Suggest. inasmuch as par­ticular burthens on a particular Class of Citizens. must al .•••ays operate to the generalexemption of the other Citizens from their equal participation in the burthens of Gov­ernment: And this We humbly conceive is the direct Obvious, [, certain consequenceof the act in question. 3rdly. Because this act by being unequal, partial, 0 particularis a departure from the fifteenth Sectn. of the Bill of Rights which declares "that nofree government can be preserved to any People but by a firm adherence to Justice"And it 1s equally indiferent to the governed whether this departure be found inThose Acts of Legislature which establish an unequal mode of participation under theCommon burthens of government, or in those vhich by Stoping the fountains ofJustice render our Jurisprudance an Evil rather than a Good.

Lastly. We Remonstrate against the said Act as true friends to the Constitution andGovernment-under vhich .•••e live, Solicit;ous to preserve the Rights and PrivilidgesSecured to us by the late glorious Revolution, at the expence" of the best blood [,treasure of our Country, & anxious to avoid that inmumerable train of evils conse-quent On Disunion, Dissention, and Discord, which we fear are ineVitable from afarther continuance of the measure in question.

For all which reasons your Petitioners [, Remonstrants humbly pray that the ActIntituated !IAn Act imposing ne\J Taxes" may be repealed.

And finally that an all ise providence may enlighten Your minds & direct Yourmeasures to the advancement of his Honor And the true Interests & happiness ofYour Constituents.

And .•••e as in duty bound will ever pray. -- November 20, 1787

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Sam!. CohoonA. RichardsonJ. HayWatson Stott

John LuptonThos. BrownPeter Suphburn [?)John GranberyWilliam Riddi thDemny CopelandJohn Driven

George Sparling

Robt. JordanH. AllmandJames Co.•••lingThos. Heloney

Jas. PughJohn RossWhitson LassitorJohn Cockell

Nicholas NerneyLewis BretonJohn HilesCharles Whitlock

Chris. CouperBenjn. BartlettJosiah RiddickStephen I?] BrittenElisha Hinton

William EleyWilson H. Davis

William, Jr. Co"lingWillis EverittThos, HilnerPeter Green

Benja. Harrison

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Patrick BrynsWilliam TankardDav id Be11Solomon Edmonds

Danl. Driv)'Hen ry Bes tJohn CorbellRober t God .•••inJohn Denson

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FEINCOR

To the rlon(ora)bl

The petitionParish] in the Copleased wi th andProtestant Episcolieve that a vigonext Meeting in t;ly conceive therejured by the oper;Sect or Sects of (no doubt have the:Honble. body to r,of repealing the Iattend the repealthere being enumel

Therefore your pet

31 October 1786

There were three ppeared on these pe

Kinchem God'IJin

Jos. HolladayJ as. God"inWilliam EleyHenry GodwinThos. God"inJ no. HollidayThos. HolladayHeza. [?) DudlyWilliam WilkinsJos., Sr. CodYinThomas. J r. CaI:JpbelThos ., Sr. CampbellJoseph CorbellThomas Wil [ ? JonJ [ ? ) [ ?

Richard HousePatrick DartyHenry Bes tJoseph God\JinThos. HouseFrederick HallCoffield FosterHills God"in

~titionsNansemond County Petit ions

- November 20, 1787

tUOU5 to Navigation, Counties situate up­Subjected to Taxes, from .•...hich the

monstrants humbly pray that the Actpealed.

enlighten Your minds & direct Yourtrue Interests & happiness of

85 true friends to the Constitution and

eserve the Rights and Privilidgest the expence' of the bes t blood &

irnnumerable train of evils conse-h we fear· are inevitable from a

Saml. EverittJosiah Everit tWID. Everit t

Jno. CoganJacob Farro .•...

Josh. IJr?] JordanJno. BoundsWm. MidcalfJno. JohnsonThos. JohnsonNathl. JohnsonWm. ShiversWillis CorbellWm. TankerdDavid BellWilson H. DavisThos., Jr. God•...·inBenja. God•...•inGeo. BinnJohn God••..'inJoseph CatchinJohn SearsbrookeEdmond Pitt

Suffolk Parish n 1 -- 74 signaturesSuffolk Parish II 2 -- 70 signaturesUpper Parish -------- l46 signatures

George ThellyThos. GodwinEdmond God•.•.•inJoseph MitchellElisha. God•...•inWilliam JordonThomas JordanJ as. MooreJoseph God\olinJohn GodwinJames GodwinSease brooke God\olinJno. BestThomas Minton

Robert DudleyJohn CorbellWillis EverittWm. WeatherlyPatrick ByrnsRo. JordanThos. PinnerPleast. JordernsJno. Frith

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Suffolk Parish II 1

31 October 1786

Therefore your petitioners, again duty bound, will ever pray.

PETITION AGAINST REPEALING ACT TOIN CORPORA TE PROTEST ANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Kinchem Godwin

Jos. HolladayJas. God••.:in

William EleyHenry GodwinThos. God•...•in

Jno. HollidayThos. HolladayHeza. [? J DudlyWilliam WilkinsJos., Sr. God•...•inThomas, Jr. CampbellThos., Sr. CampbellJoseph CorbellThomas Wil [ ? JonJ [ ? ] [ ?

Richard House

Patrick DortyHenry BestJoseph God.••••.inThos. HouseFrederick HallCoffield FosterMills Godwin

To the rton[ora]ble, the Speakers 0 the General Assembly of Virginia ...

There .••••.ere three petitions bearing the same wording and date. Names which ap­peared on these petitions are given here under ,the petition they had signed.

The petition of the Vestrymen and Inhabitants of the [Upper Parish/SuffolkParish] in the County of Nansemond Humbly Sheweth, that your petitioners are wellpleased with and very easy under the Act of Assembly passed for Incorporating theProtestant Episcopal Church in this State; that we are informed, b verily be­lieve that a vigorous attempt will be made to induce your Honble. Body at Yournext Meeting in this present Year 1786, for the Repeal of said law, that we humb­ly conceive there is no Sect or Society under Heaven that are in any manner in­jured by the operation of that law .••••.hich we are well pleased with, And that anySect or Sects of Christians on application to the General Assembly may, \ole makeno doubt have their Church or Churches incoporated: Your petitioners pray yourHonble. body to refuse all Solicitations that may be made to you for the purposeof repealing the said law, (knowing that the many bad consequences which willattend the repeal of that Salutary law will occur to you and reflection withoutthere being enumerated here)

Patrick BrynsWilliam TankardDavid BellSolomon EdmondsDanl. DrivyHen ry Bes tJohn CorbellRobert God\olinJohn Denson

Ie of To.•...ns because it takes from the

! inducement to build upon [, improve his1at profit is taken a•.••ay, by •.••hateverIn our opinion inevitable.

tUfactures, because these cannot be es­1ere the support [, endeavours of all lts:h uniformity, decision, [, effect. And~timately also defeat the other.

; of Science, [, the free exercise of the.onal Hen as the objects of Taxation,:e of every Community, And \olhich! Talents which are the bountiful giftsno human La•...•s should or ought to re­found tnore strongly to apply when the

'Y calling, trade, or profession, as it,ereby shifting the "eight of the publickIse of particular descriptions, unhingingprinciple of the Social Compact.

; Unconstitutional for the followinghe Bill of Rights it is declared thatleftt, protection, & Security of.1 Legislative Acts ought to be generallecause by the same wise principle of

set of men are entitled to exclusiveon consideration of Services, itten can or ought to be subjected to;t otherwise inequality might be the

should Suggest, inasmuch as par-'ns, must al .••••.ays operate to the general

participation in the burthens of Gov­ect Obvious. & certain consequencet by being unequal, partial, [, particularBill of Rights "hich declares "that nout by a firm adherence to Jus tice"ther this departure be found inqual mode of participat ion under the

by Stoping the fountains ofthan a Good.

CouperBartlettRiddick, (1) BrittenMin t on

I EleyM. Davis

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Solomon Shepherd\...'i111s StreaterJas. MurdaughStephen WrightThos. Ben"lIills Wil kinsonDemeo. Baker

Josiar (7) GaskinsJohn HudnallGrissom Coffield

Joseph DentNathal. Deans

\.1m. LasiterSaml. DenbyJames Jones

Henry J ohoson

\Hlils HargravesCharles CottrellRobert HargravesJames CooperDavid OshealsDavid BakerJohn BuxtonRobert SandersEd"'ard Denby

Willis Riddick [? ]

William KingThos. WillisWilliam LukeBen Waller

Peter Butler

John DaughteryWilliam WrightThos. Wishart

George SparIingGeo. Robinson

Samuel RiddickThos. BennJ ame 5 Duke

Wills Co",!>erJosiah Co'"er

Grover Wise

George Benor I? J

Wm. BuxtonJethro\.' Hiles

John PearceR. Hoore

T. {or Ja.?] HooreJohn DurdanGeorge DurdanJohn Reames ('?)William BakerJ05. LittleJas. KingStephen HowardJosiah BrewerSol. Hat eeT

Isaac GumblyJohn PowellNoah Fros tThos. RadwellHathias MonroZorobabel NorthamChar les Thomas

Calop WardEmprough Denbey

List C - Upper Parish

~harles WhitlockWichard G. WhitlockJas. PughDavid GwinR. WoodRobert WallisJohn SkeltonWilliam RiddickThomas, Jr. MeloneyJohn Ross

Hardy Daughtreerhos. CooperJohn MilesRobt. Lawson

Chris. CouperRobert Moore Riddick

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William Jones

Joseph TctylerJonathon C.athonDanie 1 Aswe 11Thomas Miars

Joseph CorbinWillis DickersonNathonJ.el WordJose-ph DeansWillis Ward

Jesse FulghamHoses Powe 11

William CO••.."PerSaml, ~!arshallJno. HaleJno. DeansThomas Hof f lerWilliam woodJames HettertonJas. Hariss (?]

George ComensAbsalom Miars

John LaycockWillis Hyars

Robert CowperJohn GranberyWatsen StottJohn Coc ke 11Fras. PepperJno. AkenCornelius Courtney {?}

Henry C. WrightJohn Lawson

A. HenriquezJames GrantBenjaman CornwallJoseph HayWm. Hyde

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PETITION

To the Honourable the Speaker and gen

The Petition of Joseph Pell Humbly ShSurgeon on Board of the Norfolk Revensand and Seven Hundred & Sevp.ntj' SeveCalvert that he continued on Board asWright Wescott until 1 it '-'as Oversettby which means your Petioner Lost allamputating Instruments, one [case] ofInstrument all of the Best quallity aPetioner therefore Prays that your HeConsideration and grant him Such Relias in duty Bound ",ill Pray. -- Dctob

PETITION OF

'Io his Excellency Patrick Henry, Esquof State.

The petition of Samuel Calvert hChristopher Calvert is possessed of aabout three hundred pounds; that thefather, ••••ho resides at South Quay renlegislation of his said claim; that tthe public during the entire [ ? ](deed.), Thomas Smith and Duncan Rosefor a considerable time before his dethe said claim, but a H[ ? ) tain effedo. That your petitioners father issettlement and payment of his said Clsaid claim is for a In[ ? ] and Execufather in a suit by him referred on blate Navy Board and the whole of histo the public ••.•hich ••••ere equal to CasInterest of \.lhic.h still remain unsett( ? ) prays that by order of your Hhad of his fathers said claim; that tand said part or the \Jhole of the prigineers and the [ ? ) of the Boardthe precient time, may be paid and yopray For. -- November 22, 1787 (