Hi Julie, Thanks very much for the info involving the Rockingham Publik Claims that shows Michael Sellers supplying 200 lbs of beef during the Rev. War. Much appreciated. That really helps in trying to get a better picture of Michael overall in terms of his age. I've also found him listed with "1 tithable" on Felix Gilbert's 1775 Tithable List for Augusta County. I just don't know if that tithable was a child or not. If the tithable was a child and assuming the child was no older than 16 in 1775, it would seem to suggest that Michael was born at least in the late 1730s or early 1740s. I'm hoping for additional information from the Tax Lists for Rockingham County prior to 1787 but have not found any sources as yet for that info. Any help would still be greatly appreciated. Michael --- On Tue, 6/3/08, Julie <juls92627@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Julie <juls92627@yahoo.com> > Subject: [VAROCKIN] Early Tax Lists > To: varockin@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 12:57 PM > I just sent you the Rockingham Publik Claims - it has a > Michael Sellars - who gave/donated 200 lbs of beef to the > Revolutionary army. > > Julie > > ed-rinaca@comcast.net wrote: > Michael, > > "Michal Sellers" appears in the 1787 Rockingham > Co Tax List in the "A" List, > Militia Company #9. Adam, Henry, John, Peter and Peter, Sr > Sellers are in > Militia Co #12. I don't have any of the earlier lists > except an incomplete > list for 1784 in which no Sellers appear. > > Ed Rinaca > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Sellers" > To: > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 1:26 PM > Subject: [VAROCKIN] Early Tax Lists > > > > I'm wondering if some kind soul(s) with access to > the early Tax Lists for > > Rockingham County can do a look-up for MICHAEL > SELLERS. I can't remember > > how far back the Tax Lists go. I have Tax List info > for Michael Sellers > > for 1789, 1791, 1792, and 1793 as follows: > > > > - June 19, 1789: District 10 > > MICHAEL SELLERS - 1 white male over 16 in household; 4 > horses > > > > - May 21, 1791: Richard Ragan's Company > > MICHAEL SELLERS - 4 horses > > Jacob Sellers - No Marks > > James Sellers - No Marks > > > > - March 14, 1792: Richard Ragan's Company > > MICHAEL SELLERS - 4 horses > > Jacob Sellers - No Marks > > James Sellers - No Marks > > > > - August 6, 1793: Josiah Harrison's Company > (District 8) > > James Sellers - 1 horse > > MICHAEL SELLERS - 3 horses > > Jacob Sellers - No Marks > > > > I'm trying to see how early Michael began > appearing on the Tax Lists and > > whether such info locates him around or close to any > other Sellers in the > > hopes of determining family relationships. > > Michael may have received a Land Grant near > Smith's Creek as early as 1781 > > before receiving a Land Grant for "60 acres on > the east side of the Dry > > Fork of Smith's Creek" on October 10, 1785. > The original Fellowship > > United Methodist Church was built and the cemetery > laid on a portion of > > what was once Michael's land. This stemmed from > Michael hosting Methodist > > circuit riders to hold services on his land. > > > > I'm curious if he appears on earlier Tax Lists, > whether other Sellers are > > nearby, and/or whether the lists show Michael's > responsibility for the tax > > or whether it shows someone else responsible for > Michael's portion. > > > > Thanks in advance for reading through my rambling. > > > > Michael Sellers > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > VAROCKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAROCKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAROCKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

The Library of VA has a small bit of information on titheables: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/tax/rn17_tithables.htm Lee Anne