martyhiatt@starpower.net writes: > Many of the original rent rolls (as compiled by the agents of Lord Fairfax) This and the rest is a great help, thanks. > The commissioners of revenue were not interested in family connections, but > they wanted to be sure they went to the correct man to collect the taxes due > on a specific piece of property. Therefore, if there was more than one man > [with same name...] I think we have to have ways of proving these hypotheses about what these entries mean. If these commissioners or agents said somewhere that that is what they mean, that is good. Or if the original entries provide this information, that is good. Assuming it & working backwards, probably not so good. Thanks, ==mwh