Wilmer, do you still have copys of Frederick County, Virginia: Settlement and Some First Families of Back Creek Valley, 1730-1830 & Shanholtzer History and Allied Families Roots in Hampshire County, W.VA and Frederick county, VA for sale?? If so how much & can you resend me your snail mail address So I can purchase them. Thank you, Lori -----Original Message----- From: SnowBeri@aol.com Sent: Feb 13, 2004 11:24 PM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Wolford, Early Hampshire personal tax list, upper and lower districts In a message dated 2/13/2004 9:23:14 PM Mountain Standard Time, FamResearcher@aol.com writes: I do not have an exact map but I know from looking at the mircofilmed original lists, that at times they noted place names. Generally the place names in the Upper District included locations that are now in Mineral County. The lower district generally included places that are in Hampshire County today. The families I am interested in are at New Creek in the Upper District.>> Thanks, Phyllis, The book I was looking at just listed head of household, the personal taxables, and what dates they paid their taxes. Evidently it wasn't a census type, where the collector when door to door. It varied greatly. This is what I copied from the book: Hampshire county personal tax list: John Woolferd, 29 Sep 1791, 1 white male, 2 horses; John Woolford, 6 Jul 1792, 1 white male, 2 horses; John Wolford, 22 May 1794, no details; John Wolford, 19 Jun 1795, 2 white males, 4 horses; John Wolford, 28 Apr 1796, 2 white males, 3 horses; John Wolford, 25 Apr 1797, 1 white male, 3 horses; John Wolford, 2 Apr 1798, 1 white male, 4 horses; and John Woolford 10 July 1798, 1 white male, 2 horses (this was first time 2 John Wolford's are listed in Hampshire County; entry year of Maryland John Wolford?); Mathew Woolford, 10 Jul 1798, 1 white male (who is this?); John Wolford, 10 Mar 1799, 1 white male, 5 horses; and other John Wolford, no date, 1 white male, 2 horses. At this point, Hampshire county personal tax is divided into Upper/Western tax district and Lower/Eastern tax district. Upper/Western tax: 1800-1 male, 6 horses; 1801-1 male, 4 horses, 1 slave/servant; also lists Mathias Wolford, 1 male; 1802-1 male, 6 horses (taxed at 12 cents each); 1803-1 male, 6 horses, 1 slave/servent; 1804-1 male, 6 horses; 1805-2 males, 5 horses; 1806-2 males, 5 horses; 1807-none; 1808-no tax taken; 1809 onward had no John Wolfords listed in Upper district. Since John bought land in 1805 in Randolph county, there was something left behind in 1806 to be taxed. Where John was physically located in these years is currently unknown. It's also unclear the taxable meaning on slave: slave, indentured servant, hired hand? The Lower/Eastern district lists John Wolford also, mostly having 2 horses in years 1800-01; 3 horses in 1802-03; 4 horses in 1804; missing in 1805; 5 horses in 1806-07; 2 males, 6 horses in 1810; 1811, 2 males, 6 horses; and Henry Wolford having 1 horse. The later years continue to list John Wolford in Lower district, evidently the Maryland John. Affiliated families: Asbury, Ayres, Barker, Barnum, Bates, Bauder, Bowling, Briggs, Burton, Clark/Clarke, Dyer, Ecker, Finch, Flannery, Fox, Gardner, Geary, Goodale, Grim, Hall, Hardendorf, Harman, Harper, Hayes, Hurless, Keith, Marcy, Pier, Raney, Sawyer, Schenk, Shepard, Slocum, Strong, Summerfield, Tinkham, Vansant, Whitlam, Wilks, Wolford, Wood, Woolever Regards, Diane Wolford http://www.treelines.com Lori Largent