Thank you for the offer, could you check the index for Thomas Upton and Thomas Cobb(s). Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 8:42 AM Subject: [VAALBEMA-L] 1815 VA Landowners -- Lookup Offer > Fellow Virginia Researchers: > > At a bookstore I ran across a wonderful three volume set of books,also > available in libraries published > in 1997 that I highly recommend to all of you who are stuck in the early > 1800s in VA counties that have many abstracts in 1600s or 1700s and then > nothing. Also it is the only source I have found that covers land records > systematically across many counties later than the 1790s. > > It is entitled: > > 1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners (and Gazetteer), abstracted by Roger > G. Ward, Iberian Publishing Company, Athens, Georgia. > > Beginning 1782 the state of Virginia, according to the introduction, > required the tax commissioner in each district to record a list of the names > of persons owning land or town lots, the quantity of land owned and its > value and the amount of tax owed. By 1813, a brief geographic description > (town, road, stream, etc) was added, and in 1814 the distance and direction > from the courthouse was recorded. > > For the counties covered, it also notes whether the individual is a resident > of another county. > > I have complete copies of the lists (which are alphabetized!) for Powhatan, > Amelia and Prince George County. For Chesterfield I have the A's through > Cunliff. For the City of Petersburg I have only A through Byrne. > > I would be happy to do lookups for any of you on these counties. If you > have a very common last name, please give me first name(s) that you expect > may be your family. > > Janet (Baugh) Hunter... > > Still searching for Archibald Bolling Baugh, who I have confirmed did own > land on the James River in Powhatan in 1815...So..what was he doing in > Prince George in 1820 and Amelia in 1830 (grin). > > > ==== VAALBEMA Mailing List ==== > Albemarle County Genealogy in coordination with US GenWeb & VA GenWeb Projects: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaablema/albema.htm > > ============================== > Share your family tree with loved ones through a FREE private website at > MyFamily.com! > Get started today at http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWText1