Well folks, I suppose because I'm English I'll try to help. Here is what I know and understand about Poll Taxes The English Oxford Dictionary gives a number of definitions for "poll" , one of which is "the head of man or beast." It then goes on to give further connected definitions ("part of the head on which hair grows" and "the figure or representation of a head") So far so good It then goes on to give the definition "As the prominent or visible part in a crowd, a person or individual in a number or list (ie head) giving rise to phrases such as "by (the) poll", by counting of heads; "poll by poll", one by one; "per poll", for each person. This counting of heads then takes us to the counting of voters; the entering of votes, in order to their being counted: esp. at the election of parliamentary or other representatives. In England we go to vote at "The Polling Station" and the result of an election can be called the poll, meaning the numerical result of the voting. An "opinion poll" is a count taken to estimate public opinion on a specified issue by questioning a sample intended to be representative of the whole people The dictionary defines poll-tax as a tax levied on every person; a capitation or head-tax Hope that helps. By the way, Mrs Thatcher won the election in 1987 by promising to being in a tax that looked very much like a poll-tax but called it a "community charge". In the event there was so much dislike of the tax that it was the direct cause of her being removed from power so we no longer have a poll-tax ----- Rick Edmondson rick@hunter.co.uk tel: 01959 532575 fax: 01959 532832

Dear All EFAB members over the years have researched Thomas Edmondson married to Anne Gregory. The following is the way I have pieced it together from articles in the EFAB with references. I would hope that there are new people out there who also can trace back to this family and add additional information and corrections. Don't use my collection as a proof. I frequently copy errors and make a few myself. Try looking up the references and see if there are sources listed. This family typically started out in Essex County, VA and some descendants are still probably there. From there the family has descendants in North Carolina, the eastern part, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas. As far as the parents of Thomas, they are unknown. WE have only been able to prove a few families from England and Scotland, basically descendants of William Edmundson, the Quaker Preacher, and some that went to Canada from the SW Yorkshire area. The problem is that most of the EDM... families came so long ago, that there are no good records. It would be nice.... Some of the Canadian Edmondson and Edmiston families came in the 1820s, so it isn't too hard because some of the families still had the recorded history. Orvan Edmonson, editor of the EFAB Descendants of Thomas Edmondson 1 Thomas Edmondson b: 1650 in was in Old Rapahannock County,VA as early as 1667 d: 1715 in Rapahannock changed to Tapahannock? EFAB 83/46, 65/2 . +Anne Gregory b: in Will of Thomas Edmundson, Essex Cnty, VA, EFAB #55/51 2 James Edmundson b: in owned 500 acres in Essex Cny, VA EFAB#4, p.104 d: August 18, 1741 in Essex County, Virginia EFAB 85/21, 4/92, .... +Judith Alleman d: Abt. 1700 ... 3 John Edmundson ... 3 Susanna Edmundson ... 3 Elizabeth Edmundson ....... +Haye ... 3 Sarah Edmundson ....... +Townley ... 3 Thomas Edmundson b: in Essex County, Virginia EFAB 99/51, 5/92 d: December 20, 1757 in Essex County, Virginia EFAB 86/24 ....... +Dorothy Todd m: March 25, 1740 Father: William Col. Todd Mother: Martha Vicaries ... *2nd Wife of Thomas Edmundson: ....... +Hannah Graves m: December 20, 1757 Father: Willliam Graves 2 John Edmundson d: January 02, 1732/33 in Will Proven at Essex County, VA .... +Susanna ... 3 Phillip Parr Edmundson ... 3 Thomas Edmundson ... 3 James Sr. Edmundson ... 3 William Edmundson ... 3 Judith Edmundson ....... +Mann 2 Sarah Edmundson .... +James Boughan 2 Anne Edmondson .... +Hayman 2 Bryant Edmundson b: Abt. 1680 in See Nancy Wood memo, 4-23-98 d: 1769 .... +Sarah Farr ... 3 James Edmundson b: Abt. 1720 ... 3 Richard Edmundson b: Abt. 1720 d: in Franklin County, Virginia ....... +Priscilla Levell b: Abt. 1720 ... 3 William Edmundson b: Abt. 1720 ... 3 Elizabeth Edmundson b: Abt. 1720 2 Joseph Edmundson b: Abt. 1685 in See Nancy Wood's research d: Abt. 1744 in North Carolina EFAB 83/47 82/7, 65/2 will proved 3-19-1744 .... +Priscilla Graves b: Abt. 1690 in Prucella ... 3 North Carolina Edmondsons ... 3 James Edmondson b: Abt. 1715 ... 3 John Edmondson b: Abt. 1717 in lived in Craven County, NC d: 1796 in lived near upper Broad Creek, NC until, to Wilkes Cnty, GA 1784 ....... +Mary Barrington b: Abt. 1720 d: 1768 in Craven County, NC ... 3 Mary Edmondson b: Abt. 1717 ... 3 Precillow Edmondson b: Abt. 1718 ... 3 Anne Edmondson b: Abt. 1720 ... 3 Elizabeth Edmondson b: Abt. 1722 ... 3 Thomas Dr. Edmondson b: Abt. 1725 d: July 07, 1778 in Martin County, North Carolina, EFAB #42/32 ....... +Ann Edmondson b: Abt. 1740 d: August 17, 1820 in Edgecomb County, North Carolina *2nd Wife of Joseph Edmundson: .... +wJoseph Edmundson b: Abt. 1690 in first wife ... 3 Joseph Edmondson b: Abt. 1720 ... 3 Elizabeth Edmondson b: Abt. 1725 ... 3 Anne Edmondson b: Abt. 1727 ... 3 Sarah Edmondson b: Abt. 1728 ... 3 Mary Edmondson b: Abt. 1729 2 Benjamin Edmondson b: 1689 d: 1727 in Tappahanock, Essex Cnty, VA .... +Margaret Upton b: in see EFab #5, p. 20 EFAB #94, p.38 ... 3 Thomas Edmondson b: in Lunenburg, Virginia EFAB #93, p.11 d: 1755 in 1760, will was filed in May 1755. ....... +Grissell Coleman m: in Lunenburg County, Virginia ... 3 Upton Edmundson b: in Edmondson, or Edmundson?? d: 1771 in Amelia Cnty, VA ....... +Mary Edmundson ... 3 Margaret Edmundson ... 3 Benjamin Edmundson d: 1774 ....... +Sarah Edmundson ... 3 Mary Edmundson b: 1712 in EFAB # 5/8, #83/51 d: 1795 in buried at Shoofly, Granville County, NC ....... +James Webb b: December 05, 1705 m: February 05, 1730/31 in Essex Cnty, VA EFAB #98, p.31 d: April 11, 1771 in Essex Cnty, VA 2 William Edmundson b: Abt. 1690 2 Samuel Edmundson b: Abt. 1690 *2nd Wife of Thomas Edmondson: . +Mary Edmondson b: Abt. 1675 2 Joseph Edmundson b: Abt. 1675 in from Dr. Stephen Edmondson, GA. 2 Elizabeth Edmundson b: Abt. 1677 2 Anne Edmundson b: Abt. 1679 2 Mary Greene b: Abt. 1681 -----Original Message----- From: Rootssrchr@aol.com [mailto:Rootssrchr@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 9:20 PM To: EDMONDSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [EDM] Re: Thomas Edmondson, Essex Co., VA. Hi List, Is anyone on the list researching Thomas Edmondson b: 1650 in Essex Co., VA. and his first wife Anne Gregory? I know they had a son James b: abt. 1671. Were there any other children? Who were the parents of Thomas? Thanks for any help, Peggy ==== EDMONDSON Mailing List ==== For RootsWeb lists, the "-request" form of the email address is for subscribing and unsubscribing. Leave off the -request, and you are writing to the list. ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Dear All England either still has a poll tax or was considering renewing it. If you find out the English definition, you will probably learn exactly what a poll tax was. When I was in England in 1991 they were talking about it. I believe it is a tax on every person as sort of a minimum fee that everyone was to pay. It may have been different here because obviously the slave owners didn't want to pay a tax on property, which the slaves were considered to be to justify their enslavement. I will copy some of our English Edmondsons to see what at least the English story is. Orvan Edmonson 22 March, Charlotte, In Georgia in early days ( and likely all the other states as well) the poll tax was the tax that adult whites paid to be able to vote in elections. The efforts at that early day was that the property owners were the ones voting, not the poor or the indigent people. It was a real tax on folks so that they were able to cast a vote! And , if one did not pay the poll tax, there was no vote. It was ruled unconstitutional as you can imagine. Anne R Bruce Question for anyone that wants to answer this. It probably is a stupid question, but please can someone answer. When a message or document references polls/poll tax, what are they paying taxes on? At what age where they required to pay poll tax? Thank you. Charolette Edmonson Sage

Dear All I think this is the family that you are looking for. The Pollard Edmondson married to Mary Dickenson is accounted for and doesn't fit your family. I will show you both lines, but remember my data is just pieced together, but there are references to articles that have appeared in the early EFABs. I am looking for descendants of the Pollard and Mary Dickinson Edmondson family. Once again the Pollard Edmondson data is not proven. It is my belief that the Pollard family had a tendency for the daughters to carry the Pollard name over to the sons as a first name. John Edmondson, the father of Pollard Edmondson, was married to Margaret Pollard. You will also find the Pollard name used with other surnames occassionally. You can also see that with the exception of the son Pollard Edmondson, Jr., they all appeared to stay on the Eastern Shore and were very affluent. I also think that Dr. Thomas Edmondson married to Ann is from the Thomas Edmondson married to Ann Gregory line of Essex County, VA Edmondsons. Orvan Edmonson, Editor of the EFAB Descendants of Thomas Dr. Edmondson 1 Thomas Dr. Edmondson b: Abt. 1725 d: July 07, 1778 in Martin County, North Carolina, EFAB #42/32 . +Ann b: Abt. 1740 d: August 17, 1820 in Edgecomb County, North Carolina 2 William Edmondson b: Abt. 1755 in Edgecoumb County, North Carolina, see more d: March 14, 1804 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina (Book D, page 201) .... +Orpha Howard b: 1735 m: in EFAB#41p20 d: in Edgecombe County, North Carolina ... 3 Willis Edmondson b: Abt. 1760 ... 3 William Edmondson b: Abt. 1763 ... 3 Nancy Edmondson b: Abt. 1767 ... 3 Chloe Edmondson b: Abt. 1769 ... 3 Orpha Edmondson b: Abt. 1771 ... 3 Eunice Edmondson b: Abt. 1772 ... 3 Elias H. Edmondson b: Abt. 1790 in Edgecomb Cnty, North Carolina d: in EFAB #100, p. 82 ....... +Helen (Hannah) (Kitchen) Cutchen b: Abt. 1800 in North Carolina EFAB49, p.4 m: December 08, 1825 in Edgecomb Cnty, North Carolina d: in Bondsman, John Edmondson 2 Ambrose Edmondson b: June 05, 1759 in Halifax County, North Carolina d: January 01, 1825 in Warren County, Georgia See EFAB #51/57, #10/54 .... +Elizabeth b: 1763 in North Carolina d: 1849 in Attala County, Mississippi ... 3 Penny Edmondson b: November 13, 1785 ... 3 Thomas Edmondson b: May 24, 1788 in Georgia d: May 11, 1860 in moved to Alabama, then Mississippi ....... +Elizabeth L. "Betsey" McGee b: 1788 in EFAB #51/57, 59/46/103/47 m: July 23, 1811 in Warren County, Georgia See EFAB #51/57 Father: Reuben McGee ... 3 Sally Edmondson b: February 05, 1791 ... 3 Mary "Polly" Edmondson b: November 11, 1793 in Nash County, North Carolina d: 1859 in Sallis, Mississippi ....... +John Sallis b: 1793 in Georgia? m: 1817 in Warren County, Georgia See EFAB #51/57 d: in Information from: 1980: Dr. Melton P. Meek, 3410 Oak N. W., Lawton, Okl., 73505 ... 3 Betsey Edmondson b: February 22, 1797 ... 3 Susan Edmondson b: February 15, 1800 ... 3 Green Edmondson b: December 23, 1802 ....... +Sintha Dorough b: Abt. 1810 m: June 30, 1833 in Morgan County, Georgia ... 3 James Edmondson b: June 23, 1807 ... 3 Ambrose Edmondson b: December 23, 1810 2 John Edmondson b: September 12, 1762 in Halifax County, North Carolina d: September 03, 1817 in Edgecomb Cnty, North Carolina (September 30??) .... +Lydia Downing b: Abt. 1762 m: 1773 d: in alive 1820 in Edgecombe. (Died 1808 Edgecomb Cnty, N.C.) Father: James Downing ... 3 Anna Louisa Edmondson b: Abt. 1782 in Pollard Edmondson Guardian of Anna as an infant. d: 1829 in Died with no heirs, property went to brothers, and sisters ....... +Hodges b: 1766 ... 3 John Edmondson b: January 19, 1782 in Union District, South Carolina EFAB#41/20 d: January 17, 1854 ....... +Talitha b: Abt. 1785 m: in 3 wives ... 3 Mary "Polly" Edmondson b: Abt. 1784 in North Carolina ....... +Noah Little b: 1768 d: 1824 ... *2nd Husband of Mary "Polly" Edmondson: ....... +Purvis Johnson b: 1768 m: November 02, 1825 ... 3 Amos E. Edmondson b: Abt. 1784 in Halifax or Martin County, North Carolina d: in 1830 in Hinds County, Mississippi ....... +Mary "Polly" Moody b: 1791 in Sumter County , South Carolina m: 1809 in Sumter District, Salem County, South Carolina d: 1841 in Marshall County, Mississippi ... *2nd Wife of Amos E. Edmondson: ....... +Mary Glover b: 1790 m: June 21, 1843 in Marshall County, Mississippi ... 3 Ellender "Nelly" Edmondson b: Abt. 1786 in Lived in S. Carolina, See Jean Norris Stennett History of the Norris Gathering d: 1850 in Sumrall, Covington County, Mississippi ....... +Luke Norris b: January 03, 1767 in St. Marys County, Maryland (Norris: "Man from the North") m: Abt. 1796 in South Carolina d: 1838 in Sumrall, Covington County, Mississippi, settled there about 1817 ... 3 James (W?)Edmondson b: Abt. 1793 d: in 1830 living in Covington County, Mississippi ....... +Louisa Givens b: 1811 m: 1829 in South Carolina (per Fred Logan, see notes) d: in Living with her son "Joe" in 1880 Yazoo County census ... 3 Joseph Edmondson b: Abt. 1796 d: in In Tennessee by 1844 ....... +Sarah Martha Lesia Glover b: Abt. 1796 m: in EFAB#41p20 ... 3 Sealy Edmondson b: Abt. 1798 ... 3 Lemuel Edmondson b: Abt. 1800 in North Carolina EFAB#49p.4 d: in Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi (was there in 1838) ....... +Polly Gray b: Abt. 1800 m: May 23, 1823 in Halifax County, North Carolina, Joseph Edmondson best man ... 3 Eli Edmondson b: Abt. 1802 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina d: October 31, 1864 in Cemetery by Starrs Mill, Fayette County, Georgia ....... +Jane McBride b: 1802 in EFAB47p.62 m: January 31, 1825 in 1-2-1825? Fayette Cnty, Georgia, Feb 1, 1826 EFAB#74/76 2 Thomas Jr. Edmondson b: Abt. 1766 d: September 1819 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina .... +Frances "Fanny" Thigpen b: Abt. 1798 m: Abt. 1808 d: in Edgecombe County, North Carolina ... 3 Pollard (4) Edmondson b: Abt. 1810 ....... +Annis Stanton b: 1810 ... 3 Thomas Jr. Edmondson b: Abt. 1810 in EFAB#41p20 ... 3 John W. "Jack" Edmondson b: 1816 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina d: July 14, 1899 in Shiro, Grimes County, Texas EFAB#73, p.9 ....... +Elizabeth Cobb b: Abt. 1816 in North Carolina d: 1842 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina ... *2nd Wife of John W. "Jack" Edmondson: ....... +Elizabeth "Betsy" Wilkinson b: 1822 m: August 19, 1845 in Moved to Shiro, Texas in 1852 d: January 05, 1883 in Shiro, Grimes County, Texas ... 3 Talitha Edmondson b: 1820 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina d: April 05, 1842 in Born shortly after father died 2 Penny Edmondson b: Abt. 1768 2 Pollard Edmondson b: Abt. 1770 d: 1812 ... 3 Pollard Edmondson b: Abt. 1830 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina ....... +Absala Gammen b: Abt. 1830 in Halifax County, North Carolina m: March 31, 1852 in Halifax County, North Carolina 2 Randolph Edmondson b: Abt. 1772 Descendants of Pollard (Hon.) Edmondson 1 Pollard (Hon.) Edmondson b: Abt. 1718 in Maryland d: September 16, 1794 in Easton, Maryland . +Mary Dickinson b: Abt. 1720 in Maryland m: March 05, 1737/38 in St. Peters Parish, Dorchester, Maryland d: Abt. 1764 in Maryland Father: James (Hon.) Dickinson Mother: Hannah Coate 2 Lucretia Edmondson b: Abt. 1740 in Easton, Maryland d: Bef. 1760 in Easton, Maryland 2 Pollard (2) Jr. Edmondson b: Abt. 1745 in Officer in Revolutionary War, 1777 d: 1794 in Raleigh, North Carolina ??? To Mississipp .... +Rachel Leeds Bozman ... 3 Pollard (3) Edmondson b: Abt. 1770 in see notes ....... +Elizabeth (Betsy) Airey b: Abt. 1745 in Maryland m: March 26, 1789 in Talbot Cnty, Maryland d: Abt. 1810 in Maryland Father: John Pitt Airey ... 3 Thomas (spec) Edmondson b: Abt. 1795 ....... +Louisa Airey b: Abt. 1795 m: March 01, 1815 in Dorchester Cnty, Maryland 2 James Edmondson b: Abt. 1748 in Maryland d: Abt. 1774 in Maryland .... +Rachel Leeds Bozman b: May 02, 1755 in Maryland d: June 28, 1830 in Maryland Father: John Bozman Mother: Lucretia Leeds ... 3 Lucretia Edmondson b: Abt. 1772 ....... +William Barroll b: Abt. 1770 in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland 2 Sarah Edmondson b: Abt. 1757 in Maryland d: Abt. 1820 in Maryland .... +Edward Dr. Harris b: Abt. 1757 in Maryland m: 1792 d: Abt. 1837 in Maryland 2 Mary Edmondson b: Abt. 1759 in Maryland d: Abt. 1820 in Maryland .... +Christopher Col. Birckhead b: Abt. 1740 in Maryland d: Abt. 1788 in Maryland Father: Christopher Birckhead Mother: Ann Harrison ... 3 Anne Birckhead b: Abt. 1785 in this is the wrong Anne! ....... +John Dr. Hooper Father: John Major Hooper Mother: Elizabeth E. Scott 2 Ann Edmondson b: Abt. 1762 in Maryland d: Abt. 1825 in Maryland 2 Horatio Edmondson b: Abt. 1771 in Maryland d: August 11, 1810 in Maryland .... +Charlotte (Mary?) Leeds Thomas b: Abt. 1755 in Maryland m: December 05, 1799 in Easton, Maryland d: February 21, 1852 in Maryland Father: William J. Thomas Mother: Rachel Leeds ... 3 Charlotte Matilda Edmondson b: January 18, 1801 in Involved with George Washingtons, MD. d: October 31, 1871 in 2 step children Maryland ....... +John Rousby Jr. Plater b: Abt. 1795 in Maryland m: May 09, 1822 in Talbot Cnty, MD (Bayne) d: Abt. 1831 in Maryland Father: Govn. George Plater ... 3 Horatio Leeds Edmondson b: 1802 in Talbot Cnty, Maryland d: 1864 in Baltimore, Maryland ....... +Eleanor Lloyd Lowndes m: November 20, 1828 d: 1839 ... *2nd Wife of Horatio Leeds Edmondson: ....... +Marie E. Groome b: Abt. 1820 in Talbot Cnty, Maryland m: June 09, 1846 in St. Michaels, Talbot Cnty, Maryland, by Rev. Spencer Father: Groome 2 John E. Edmondson b: Abt. 1773 in Talbot County, Maryland d: Abt. 1841 in Edmondson Neck, Maryland *2nd Wife of Pollard (Hon.) Edmondson: . +Rachel R. Birckhead b: 1740 m: October 31, 1765 in St. Peter's Parish, Easton, Maryland d: 1818 in Maryland Father: Christopher Birckhead Mother: Ann Harrison 2 Harriet Edmondson b: Abt. 1752 in Maryland d: Abt. 1812 in Maryland .... +Richard Trippe b: Abt. 1752 in Maryland d: Abt. 1812 in Maryland 2 Lucretia Edmondson b: October 28, 1766 in Maryland EFAB 89/83-86 d: June 05, 1826 in "Woodlands Cemetery" Edmondson Neck, Talbot County, Maryland .... +Captain Severn Teackle b: Abt. 1765 in Maryland m: February 23, 1786 in Tred Haven, Talbot, Md d: 1794 in Maryland Father: Thomas Teackle Mother: Elizabeth Custis ... 3 Retta Teackle b: Abt. 1792 in Maryland d: Abt. 1855 in Maryland ... 3 Elizabeth Custis Teackle b: Abt. 1794 in Maryland d: Abt. 1845 in Maryland ....... +Phillip Wallis b: Abt. 1790 m: Abt. 1815 ... 3 Thomas Teackle b: Abt. 1796 ... 3 Caleb Teackle b: Abt. 1798 *2nd Husband of Lucretia Edmondson: .... +William Preston m: 1796 in Kent Cnty, MD 2 Rachel Edmondson b: Abt. 1770 in Maryland d: Abt. 1830 in Maryland 2 John Edmondson b: 1770 in Talbot Cnty, Maryland .... +Susan Howard b: 1770 in Maryland m: March 28, 1799 in Annapolis, Maryland Father: Samuel H. Howard -----Original Message----- From: nancy_wood [mailto:nancy_wood@email.msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 4:10 PM To: EDMONDSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [EDM] Thomas Edmondson Hi Dan, I have a Pollard EDM m. to Mary Dickenson, dau of John & Rebecca Thomas Dickenson of early Northampton Co, NC. John (9 Nov. 1662-bef Aug 1749 were the dates given) had a will, which mentioned Mary EDM. I have nothing else on this couple. I'm pretty sure that this Pollard wasn't from Talbot Co, MD. Your Ths, I have as the son of James & Penelope Mooring EDM. Do you have a will or Bible records, etc. for Ths. & Clarey? Land records? Wish I could be of more help. Nancy Edmondson Wood Subject: [EDM] Thomas Edmondson > To Orvan Edmondson, Nancy Edmondson Wood, Margaret Olson, or anyone else > that can answer my stumbling block question!!!! > > I have Thomas Edmondson b. abt 1766 wife Clarey (Clarissa), Father; > Thomas Edmondson b. 1738 (wife unknown). Children William b. abt 1762, > John b. abt. 1764, Thomas b. abt 1766 (mine), Penelope b. abt 1768, > Pollard b. ca. 1786, Randolph b. ca 1790. > I believed that Thomas b. 1738 was the son of Pollard and Mary Dickinson > of Talbot Co. MD., until I found the info on them and their children. It > seems they had no children named Thomas. Pollard had 3 brothers, John b. > abt 1718, James b. unk, and Samuel b. unk With the names passed on to > later generations, it would appear that Thomas (1738) would be the son > of John, unless James or Samuel named their children after their > brother. I am having difficulty finding anything to show this link, > other than speculation. Or, am I chasing the wrong Edmondson? > Could anyone out there help me if they have the info that I need? > Thanks, Daniel Edmondson > > > ==== EDMONDSON Mailing List ==== > To email to the list, send your message to: EDMONDSON-L@rootsweb.com. > To subscribe or unsubscribe, email to: EDMONDSON-L-request@rootsweb.com > or to EDMONDSON-D-request@rootsweb.com, if you get digests. > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > ==== EDMONDSON Mailing List ==== For RootsWeb lists, the "-request" form of the email address is for subscribing and unsubscribing. Leave off the -request, and you are writing to the list. ============================== The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Charlotte, in the early days there was a white poll meaning a white male over 16. Women were not counted as their status was different. In the South, Poll Tax in some states meant a fee to register to vote, sometimes required a literacy test, and women did not gain the vote nationwide until 1920, if memory serves. Hope this helps some. Tom

Charlotte, in the early days there was a white poll meaning a white male over 16. Women were not counted as their status was different. In the South, Poll Tax in some states meant a fee to register to vote, sometimes required a literacy test, and women did not gain the vote nationwide until 1920, if memory serves. Hope this helps some. Tom

Charlotte: Someone can give you a better answer, but at least I can tell you that "poll" means "head", and so it is a tax on each individual. I think it started at 16, but again, I'm not all that sure or knowledgeable. Howard V. Jones charolette sage wrote: > Question for anyone that wants to answer this. It probably is a stupid > question, but please can someone answer. > > When a message or document references polls/poll tax, what are they > paying taxes on? At what age where they required to pay poll tax? > Thank you. > Charolette Edmonson Sage > > ==== EDMONDSON Mailing List ==== > ARCHIVES: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=EDMONDSON > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/EDMONDSON-L/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Question for anyone that wants to answer this. It probably is a stupid question, but please can someone answer. When a message or document references polls/poll tax, what are they paying taxes on? At what age where they required to pay poll tax? Thank you. Charolette Edmonson Sage

Dear Edith Try looking up the Edmonstons in New York. They are in the local histories there in New York. It was frequent for the Edmonstons to drop the T and become Edmonsons. If I happen to run into this reference again I will try to remember that you are interested in it. What is your line back to John G Edmonson? Best Regards Orvan Edmonson Editor of the Edmondson Family Association Bulletin

Hi List, Is anyone on the list researching Thomas Edmondson b: 1650 in Essex Co., VA. and his first wife Anne Gregory? I know they had a son James b: abt. 1671. Were there any other children? Who were the parents of Thomas? Thanks for any help, Peggy

Hi Edith, I doubt that I can be of any help. But I am looking for my Edmondson ancestors in northern New York State before 1820. I believe, but my substantiation is very weak, that the Robert Edmonston who was enumerated in the 1790 census in Argyle Town, Washington County was my ancestor. In the 1800 census he (as Robert Emerston) was enumerated in the same place. In that (1800) census a Thomas Edmmerston was enumerated in the Town of Hebron, Washington County. In the 1810 census Robert Edminston was enumerated in Ticonderoga, Essex County and a William Edmoston was enumerated in Washington County. Assuming that the above Robert was my ancestor, I believe he and several other related persons surnamed EDMONSON and NEWTON migrated from Ticonderoga to York County, Ontario, Canada about 1817. One of these was a John Edmonson who died in Bradford, Simcoe Co., Ontario in 1857, age 69 years (born 1788). He left a will (under the name of John Edmunson) and a gravestone (as John Edmonson) and his wife left a gravestone (Mary Umphrey, wife of John Edminson.) She died 1854, age 55 years. I believe another of the persons who emigrated was Mary (Polly) Edmondson who married Abijah Newton about 1806 in Ticonderoga. Canadian census records indicate she was born about 1785 and give her birthplace as "the U.S." Another person was Jane Edmondson who married George Dean in Canada a little after 1919. Records give her birth year as about 1792 and her birth place as "the U.S." Your mention of the town of Argyle make me think we are probably researching related persons surnamed EDM---. I'd like to hear more from you. Larry Dean Vancouver, WA, USA

Hi Dan, I have a Pollard EDM m. to Mary Dickenson, dau of John & Rebecca Thomas Dickenson of early Northampton Co, NC. John (9 Nov. 1662-bef Aug 1749 were the dates given) had a will, which mentioned Mary EDM. I have nothing else on this couple. I'm pretty sure that this Pollard wasn't from Talbot Co, MD. Your Ths, I have as the son of James & Penelope Mooring EDM. Do you have a will or Bible records, etc. for Ths. & Clarey? Land records? Wish I could be of more help. Nancy Edmondson Wood Subject: [EDM] Thomas Edmondson > To Orvan Edmondson, Nancy Edmondson Wood, Margaret Olson, or anyone else > that can answer my stumbling block question!!!! > > I have Thomas Edmondson b. abt 1766 wife Clarey (Clarissa), Father; > Thomas Edmondson b. 1738 (wife unknown). Children William b. abt 1762, > John b. abt. 1764, Thomas b. abt 1766 (mine), Penelope b. abt 1768, > Pollard b. ca. 1786, Randolph b. ca 1790. > I believed that Thomas b. 1738 was the son of Pollard and Mary Dickinson > of Talbot Co. MD., until I found the info on them and their children. It > seems they had no children named Thomas. Pollard had 3 brothers, John b. > abt 1718, James b. unk, and Samuel b. unk With the names passed on to > later generations, it would appear that Thomas (1738) would be the son > of John, unless James or Samuel named their children after their > brother. I am having difficulty finding anything to show this link, > other than speculation. Or, am I chasing the wrong Edmondson? > Could anyone out there help me if they have the info that I need? > Thanks, Daniel Edmondson > > > ==== EDMONDSON Mailing List ==== > To email to the list, send your message to: EDMONDSON-L@rootsweb.com. > To subscribe or unsubscribe, email to: EDMONDSON-L-request@rootsweb.com > or to EDMONDSON-D-request@rootsweb.com, if you get digests. > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >

Hi Everyone: I wonder if anyone out there has any information on the Edmonsons of Upper New York State. My great grandfather - John G. Edmonson was born in Argyle, Ny. in 1818, and died in Hadley, NY in 1891. His mother was Mary Graham Edmonson. His father (name unknown) was reportedly foreign born. John was married to Hannarette Harrington of Easton, Washington County, NY They had two sons - Horace W. and David. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Edith

Calvin, Hi I have an Elizabeth Edmundson with the parent being James and Penelope Staton from Wayne Co. but not the husband or children, the parents had 12 other children. Hope it helps some. Bill Edmundson -----Original Message----- From: Calvin Austin Edmundson <reconed@prodigy.net> To: EDMONDSON-L@rootsweb.com <EDMONDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, March 18, 2000 10:49 PM Subject: [EDM] Elizabeth Edmondson of NC >Hi Everyone, >Does anyone have info for an Elizabeth Edmondson that appears on the 1820 Federal Census of Wayne County, North Carolina. She is listed as the Head of the House and between the ages of 26 and 45. She has two male children listed under 10 years of age as well. Does anyone know who her husband may have been? Is Edmondson her maiden or married name? Thanks-Calvin Austin Edmundson > > > >==== EDMONDSON Mailing List ==== >Edmondson Family Association: Do you subscribe? They've been around for >many years and publish a quarterly newsletter. Write me for the address. > *** Margaret Edmondson Olson, list manager *** olson@shout.net *** > >============================== >The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >

nancy_wood wrote: > > St. Paul's Parish, Hanover Co. Taxpayers: Jos. N. Edmundson 2 polls > 1799-1803. He was granted an ordinary license in 1803. John Edmundson 1789 > no poll tax; 1790 a petitioner; 1791 no poll tax; 1796 apparent > non-resident. > > Starke Family of Hanovaer Co: Eliz. Starke m. Jos. N. Edmondson of Hanover. > John Starke m. Ann Wyatt on 25 May 1735. Is anyone looking for this Jos.? > Nancy Edmondson Wood > > ==== EDMONDSON Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing from MAIL mode: mailto:EDMONDSON-L-request@rootsweb.com > (or to unsub from the digest): mailto:EDMONDSON-D-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: unsubscribe Message: unsubscribe > Don't put tag lines or other words in the message. It confuses things. > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ This question is for anyone that can answer or wants to answer or has the time to answer. It may be a stupid question, but I would appreciate an answer. When a message or document references polls/poll tax, what are they paying taxes on? At what age were they required to pay poll tax? Thank you. charolette edmonson sage

----- Original Message ----- From: <RUTHSDOLLS@aol.com> To: <EDMONDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:12 PM Subject: [EDM] edmondson > henrys children were vesta ann,ballard christopher,della viola,minnie > magnolia,bertha,nellie mae my grandmother,francis cullen,nora catherine i > knew her,huldah,charlotte,lu verna. > > > ==== EDMONDSON Mailing List ==== > SURNAMES RESOURCES: EDMONDSON > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/e/d/EDMONDSON/ > *** Margaret Edmondson Olson, listmanager *** olson@shout.net *** > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

The following was written by someone who isn't currently on the subscriber list. If you have a reply, please email lgordon@airmail.net and in addition send a copy to EDMONDSON-L. Margaret Edmondson Olson list manager >I have a John Stark Edmondson b. 1802 in Va. m. 1. ? Wescot, 2. Sarah J. >Winningham 3. Nancy C. Haney. >Could there be a connection between these Edmondsons and my John Stark >Edmondson? >LaNelda Gordon > >nancy_wood wrote: > > > St. Paul's Parish, Hanover Co. Taxpayers: Jos. N. Edmundson 2 polls > > 1799-1803. He was granted an ordinary license in 1803. John Edmundson > 1789 > > no poll tax; 1790 a petitioner; 1791 no poll tax; 1796 apparent > > non-resident. > > > > Starke Family of Hanovaer Co: Eliz. Starke m. Jos. N. Edmondson of > Hanover. > > John Starke m. Ann Wyatt on 25 May 1735. Is anyone looking for this Jos.? > > Nancy Edmondson Wood

St. Paul's Parish, Hanover Co. Taxpayers: Jos. N. Edmundson 2 polls 1799-1803. He was granted an ordinary license in 1803. John Edmundson 1789 no poll tax; 1790 a petitioner; 1791 no poll tax; 1796 apparent non-resident. Starke Family of Hanovaer Co: Eliz. Starke m. Jos. N. Edmondson of Hanover. John Starke m. Ann Wyatt on 25 May 1735. Is anyone looking for this Jos.? Nancy Edmondson Wood

Dea, maybe he's from this line? ABSTRACTS OF NC WILLS 1766-1800 ed. by Olds, Gene. Pub. Co. Craven Co, NC entries: 1788 Jos Edmonson, wf Margaret, sons: John, Edw., Simeon, Bryan 1794 Bryan Edmonson: Edw & Lemuel 1797: Edw. Edmonson: Elizabeth I think this Jos was probably the son of Jos. & gch of Ths/Essex. Nancy Edmondson Wood

Searching for any connections to Lemon (Lemond or Lemuel) Edmondson. He is found in Wayne Co in 1850 and 1860 census. 1850 Lemon age 28, wife Lydia age 27, children Henry age 5, and Sylvester age 1. by 1860 additional children David R.(Right or Wright) age 7, Mary E. age 6, Stephen age 2. In 1850 census he is living in district listed as North side of Neuse.Also in this district is Hubard Edmundson age 38, Delpha age 38, Burwell age 16, Elizabeth age 14, Sanders age 12, Bryant age 9, Riley age 5, and Calvin (Carlson) age 1. Could Lemon and Hubard be brothers? I have found a John and Cullen in 1800 Wayne Co Census. and Theop. S. and Elizabeth in 1820 census. Thanks for any help. Dea Harvey Edmondson