This record is an enumeration or census of the free male inhabitants of the county. Davidson County was first divided into militia companies or military districts for the purpose of legal representation and taxation and continued until 1835 when there was a change to numerical districts. This is not a listing of those serving as active militia, it is a census of all free male residents. _http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nashvillearchives//enumeration1812.htm l_ (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~nashvillearchives//enumeration1812.html)