Dear Lori, I was waiting for someone more knowledgeable to post a reply. Since nobody has I am reposting an email I sent to the list awhile back. I know that the list is archived, and some of the larger lists I used to belong to were dominated by ppl who were always referring new comers to the archives since the same questions had come up before. This is a small and tolerant list... so here goes. This is Polyanna Creekmore's explanation of the rates for her transcription of the 1799 tax list. "In the provisions of the act of 1797 white polls consisted of 'all free males and male servants between the ages of twenty one and fifty years..." slaves "all slaves MALE and FEMALE between the ages of 12 and 50 years." You have also probably noticed from various tax lists that there was also a tax on stud horses and town lots as well as land and free polls (or white polls) and black polls. Gail > Hello! > I found who I think is our ancestor Matthew McPhetridge/McFetridge > listed on the 1799 Tax Surnames List for Grainger Co. TN. He is listed > under Capt. Hamilton's Comp. as Matthew McFeetrage 1FP, 200 A. Can > someone please tell me what 1FP means. Also does this mean he was a > member of Capt. Hamilton's Comp. and were in Grainger Co. this is. > Thank you! > Lori >