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