This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mallowslk19 Surnames: Henkle Blunt Bennett Lambert Wilkinson Eberman Willson Johnson Teter Teeter Walmsley Morris Harper Phares Bumgarner Bumgardner Carr Neagley Nagley Mitchell Elsworth Ellsworth Chesrun Cheuvront Root Shall Gandy Stettler Minness Summerfield Harman Nelson Walker Mouse Miller Welton Classification: deed Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.pendleton/1790/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The columns on the sheets are headed: Owner's names No. of white Tytheables [Tithables ] No. of Slaves above 16 - there were none in this district No. of Slaves below 16 - there were none in this district Below the owner's names are the number of horses and cattle for which they were taxed. Since there were no slaves recorded in Capt. Henkle's Company, I've only entered the names, the number of tithables, the number of horses, and the number of cattle Capt. Henkle's Company was comprised of North Fork Valley residents south of the Mouth of Seneca. For the rest of the North Fork Valley below (north of ) the Mouth of Seneca in 1783, consult Job Welton's District in Hampshire Co ( that would include the families of Mouse, Miller, other Ebermans, etc). Although the owner listed is most often also the tithable, that is not always the case. For example, a disabled and elderly father might be exempted from tithability by court order but be the owner of the taxed livestock (and often the titled land owner) while an unnamed adult son or son-in-law might the tithable counted in the household. Also, tithablility does not prove land ownership but again that is more often the case than not in this time frame in this area. However, keep in mind that absentee land owners would not show on the tithable list unless they maintained livestock or slaves on the land. The number of horses and cattle can sometimes give an indication of the size of a family although very large numbers more often indicate wealth. Names are spelled as on the list. If the name is not easily recognizable, I've added a more common spelling in brackets. Capt. Isaac Henkle - His List of Tytheables and Property taken in his own Comapny [ 1783 under Rockingham County ] Name of owner White tithables - horses - cattle No zeroes are recorded but I used them for placeholders. Reading Blunt 1 - 2 -12 *He, one of four in the district, was taxed for a [covering?] horse. Later, special taxes were imposed on stud horses. Joseph Bennett 1 - 3 - 8 John Lambert 1 -15 - 5 George Wilkinson 1 - 1 - 3 Jacob Eberman 1 - 4 - 4 Joseph Willson 1 - 5 - 5 Andrew Johnson 1 -11-12 William Eberman 1 - 3 - 9 George Teeter 1 - 9 -22 Yost Henkle 1 - 9 -35 *Also charged for a special horse separately from the others - writing appears to be"covering" in all four cases. Yost is aka Justus. William Walmsley 1 - 2 - 13 John Morris 1 - 12 - 4 *Also charged separately for a special horse. Philip Harper 1 - 7 -10 Arthur Johnson 1 - 3 - 9 Philip Teeter 1 - 4 - 5 Johnson Pharies 1 - 3 - 8 Aka Phares Geo. Bumgarner 1 - 2 - 0 Thos. Walmsley 1 - 2 - 6 Jacob Carr 1 - 6 -17 Jacob Harper 1 -11-17 *Also charged separately for a special horse. Abraham Henkle 1 - 7 -15 George Neagley 1 - 3 - 2 John Mitchel 1 - 0 - 0 Moses Elsworth 1 - 8 -12 Joseph Chesrun 1 - 3 - 3 [aka Cheuvront ] Jacob Root 1 - 5 -11 A second entry was made for Jacob but scratched out and indicated as an error. John Shall 1 - 4 - 5 Uriah Gandy 1 - 4 - 5 George Teeter Jr 1 - 4 - 7 Peter Shall 1 - 1 - 6 John Stettler 1 - 1 - 0 Robert Minnis 1 - 9 -25 [aka Minness] Paul Teeter 1 -10-19 Godfrey Bumgarner 1 - 6 - 6 Joseph Summerfield 1 - 5 - 5 David Harman 1 - 5 - 19 John Johnson 1 - 2 - 0 Isaac Henkle 1 - 7 - 9 James Walmsley ? - 2 - 0 There may be a 1 for tithable but it is very faded or may be an erasure John Neilson 1 - 0 - 0 [Probably aka Nelson] George Walker 1 - 0 - 0 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.