The following individuals are recorded as paying poll, tithe and personal property taxes in Bedford Co., VA from 1782 to 1805 (Source: LDS Film 20244472). The PRESUMED spouse, parent and/or event for some tax payers are identified in parenthesis. The names immediately below are recorded in sequence and spelling as they initially occured on a tax list. 1782 Josiah Bradshaw (Elizabeth Armistead; son of William Bradshaw/Judith Scruggs) 1783 John Bradshaw Sr (Jane Canada; son of William Bradshaw/Judith Scruggs) 1783 Charles Bradshaw (Nancy Robinson; son of John Bradshaw Sr) 1783 William Bradshaw (Susannah Robinson; son of William Bradshaw/Judith Scruggs) 1787 Canaday Bratcher (Rachel Robinson; son of John Bradshaw Sr) 1787 John Bratcher Jr (Nancy Shrewsbury; son of John Bradshaw Sr) 1801 Benjamin Bratcher (Elizabeth Farrell; son of John Bradshaw Sr) Note: John Bradshaw Sr became John Bratcher Sr in 1787 and remained as Bratcher until last recorded on the 1803 tax list. Neither Bradshaw nor Bratcher can be found on the 1785 and 1786 tax lists. ========== Legend: 1782 1st Col: Free Males Above 21 2nd Col: Slaves 3rd Col: Horses 4th Col: Cattle 5th Col: White Tithes Above 16 Years 6th Col: Black Tithes Above 16 Years 1782 Josiah Bradshaw......1, 1, 3, 11, 1, 0 (moved to NC) ========== Legend: 1783, 1784, 1785 & 1786 1st Col: Whites Over 21 2nd Col: Blacks Over 16 3rd Col: Blacks Under 16 4th Col: Total Blacks 5th Col: Horses 6th Col: Cattle 7th Col: Total Number of White & Black Tithes 1783 John Bradshaw...........1, 4, 3, 7, 2, 10, 5 1783 Charles Bradshaw......1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1 (moved to TN & known as Bratcher) 1783 William Bradshaw.......1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 8, 1 (moved to NC & to TN) ---------- 1784 John Bradshaw..........1, 4, 3, 7, 2, 10, 6 ========== Legend: 1787 Names of White Males Tithable Above 21 1st Col: White males above 16 Under 21 2nd Col: Blacks Above 16 3rd Col: Blacks Under 16 4th Col: Horses 5th Col: Cattle 14 ___ 1787 John Bratcher Jr........1, 0, 0, 1, 0 19 ___ 1787 Canaday Bratcher.....0, 0, 0, 2, 4 19 ___ 1787 John Bratcher Sr.......0, 4, 2, 1, 14 ========== Legend: 1788 &1789 1st Col: Total Number of Tithes White & Black 2nd Col: Number of Blacks Over 16 3rd Col: Horses 12 Apr 1788 John Bratcher...........5, 5, 2 ---------- 15 Jun 1789 John Bratcher...........6, 5, 5 ========== Legend: 1790, 1791 & 1792 1st Col: Number of Tithes Black & White 2nd Col: Number of Blacks Over 12 3rd Col: Horses 12 Jul 1790 John Bratcher............6, 5, 7 ---------- 07 Apr 1791 John Bratcher..........7, 5, 7 07 Apr 1791 Canady Bratcher......1, 0, 2 ---------- 26 --- 1792 Canady Bratcher........1, 0, 1 26 --- 1792 John Bratcher.............7, 5, 11 ========== Legend: 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800 & 1801 1st Col: Total Number of Tithes White & Black 2nd Col: Blacks Over 12 3rd Col: Horses 31 Jul 1793 John Bratcher Sr...........5, 4, 4 31 Jul 1793 Canaday Bratcher.........1, 0, 1 31 Jul 1793 John Bratcher Jr...........1, 0, 2 ---------- 02 Apr 1794 Canady Bratcher.........1, 0, 2 30 Apr 1794 John Bratcher Sr.........6, 4, 5 30 Apr 1794 John Bratcher Jr..........1, 0, 2 ---------- 15 May 1795 John Bratcher Sr.........5, 4, 5 15 May 1795 John Bratcher Jr..........1, 0, 2 15 May 1795 Canada Bratcher.........1, 0, 1 ---------- 22 Mar 1796 Canaday Bratcher........1, 0, 1 22 Mar 1796 John Bratcher Jr..........1, 0, 2 22 Mar 1796 John Bratcher Sr..........5, 4, 3 ---------- 07 Apr 1797 John Bratcher Sr..........6, 4, 4 07 Apr 1797 John Bratcher Jr...........1, 0, 2 07 Apr 1797 Canada Bratcher..........1, 0, 0 ---------- 11 Apr 1798 Canada Bratcher..........1, 0, 1 08 Jun 1798 John Bratcher..............6, 4, 4 ---------- 13 Apr 1799 Canady Bratcher..........1, 0, 1 24 Jun 1799 John Bratcher Sr..........4, 4, 3 24 Jun 1799 John Bratcher Jr...........1, 0, 3 ---------- 08 May 1800 Can Bratcher...............1, 0, 1 08 May 1800 John Bratcher..............1, 0, 2 08 May 1800 John Bratcher Sr..........5, 3, 3 ---------- 03 Apr 1801 John Bratcher Sr...........4, 3, 3 03 Apr 1801 John Bratcher Jr...........1, 0, 2 03 Apr 1801 Canada Bratcher..........1, 0, 1 03 Apr 1801 Ben Bratcher................1, 0, 2 ========== Legend: 1802, 1803 & 1804 1st Col: Number of White Males Above 16 2nd Col: Blacks Above 12 Years Old 3rd Col: Blacks Above 16 Years Old 4th Col: Horses 21 Aug 1802 John Bratcher Jr........1, 0, 0, 2 21 Aug 1802 Cannady Bratcher......1, 0, 0, 2 21 Aug 1802 John Bratcher Sr........1, 0, 3, 2 ---------- 18 Aug 1803 John Bratcher Jr.........1, 0, 0, 2 (moved to KY) 18 Aug 1803 Cannady Bratcher.......1, 0, 0, 1 18 Aug 1803 Benjamin Bratcher.......1, 0, 0, 1 (moved to TN) 26 Aug 1803 John Bratcher Sr.........1, 0, 3, 2 (moved to TN) ---------- 28 Jul 1804 Cannady Bratcher.........2, 0, 0, 1 (moved to TN) ---------- After 1804, neither Bratcher, Bradshaw nor surname variations are found on the 1805 through 1810 tax lists. This data was copied from microfilm by Joseph "Eddie" Harris and transcribed by Karen Cooper, 105 West Xenia Drive, Fairborn, OH 45324; Tel: (937) 879-9874.