Bill, Your question about Jasper Kennick and when the list of taxables might have been compiled is intriguing. I cannot answer your question with certainty, but, since the majority of the population of PGC was engaged in farming, it seems that the best time to assess taxes would have been after a harvest. Debts were often paid in pounds of tobacco rather than with money. Have you found the accounting for Jasper, Sr's estate or checked land records for evidence of how his estate may have been settled? It seems to me that if the tax list was prepared after Jasper, Sr died, any tax assessment would be to his estate rather than to him personally. It seems more likely that the Jasper in the tax records would be Jasper, Jr. Remember, I am just speculating. -- Carol Askey Maryland USGenWeb Coordinator Allegany & Prince George's County MDGenWeb Coordinator