1798 Direct Tax, List 1, Part a
Berkeley Parish
Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Name of Owner

Name of Occupant

Dwelling

Windows

Out Houses Appurtenant

Acres

Situation & Remarks

Valuation of

No.

Dimensions

No.

Material

No.

No.

L. Size

No.

Description

Covering

Dimensions

Asst Assessor

D1

D2

Story

Lights

L1

L2

Dim1

Dim2

1

Arnold, George

Arnold, George

1

38

16

1

Wood

4

28

8

10

4

kitchen of logs

Boards

12

12

2

On the Green Branch

180

Meat House

Boards

12

8

Corn House

Boards

12

8

Dairy

8

8

2

Blaydes, M. Ann

Blaydes, M. Ann

1

24

24

1

Wood

6

30

7

9

3

Kitchen framed

shingles

16

14

2

On East North East

300

Log Meat House

Boards

14

12

Dwelling house much out of repair

Log Corn House

Boards

10

10

3

Billingsley, Zachy

Billingsley, Z

1

32

20

1

Wood

2

8

8

10

2

Kitchen of logs

Shingles

16

16

2

Near the Bluff, much out of repair

150

Meat House

Singles

10

10

4

Beasley, Ephraim Sen

Beasley, Ephraim Sen

1

20

16

1

Wood

2

14

8

10

3

Kitchen, hewed logs

plank

16

16

2

Between the Po & Ta

200

shed

24

8

Corn House,hewed log

boards

12

12

Meat house, hewed logs

boards

12

12

5

Beasley, Ephraim Jr

Beasley, Ephraim Jr

1

24

24

1

Wood

2

12

8

10

3

Kitchen of logs

plank

16

16

2

Between the Po & Ta

180

Meat house of logs

boards

12

12

Dwelling House out of repair

Corn house of logs

boards

16

12

6

Clarke, Edmund

Clarke, Edmund

1

36

26

2

Wood

28

380

8

10

2

Meat house

shingles

12

10

2

On the main road that leads

1600

Stable of logs

slabs

28

20

from Stephen Johnsons to Chesterfield

a good situation for a tavern,

and now used as such

7

Coleman, Spencer

Coleman, Spencer

1

24

12

1

Wood

5

28

8

10

2

Kitchen of logs

slabs

20

12

2

Near East North East

200

shed

24

12

Meat House

slabs

16

16

8

Cason, William Sen

Cason, William Sen

1

24

16

1

Wood

4

22

6

8

4

Kitchen of logs

boards

20

14

2

On East North East

160

shed

28

8

Meat House

boards

12

8

Dwelling House out of repair

Corn House

boards

12

10

Lumber house

shingles

20

12

9

Cason, Thomas

Cason, Thomas

1

30

16

1

Wood

1

8

8

10

2

Kitchen of hewed logs

shingles

16

14

2

Near New Market

150

Corn house of logs

shingles

11

8

No Plaistering in Dwelling House

10

Carter, William

Nixon, Charles

1

28

28

1

Wood

5

75

8

10

2

Kitchen hew'd logs

boards

16

14

2

On East North East

500

Corn house of logs

boards

16

12

Dwelling out of repair

11

Carter, Charles

Carter, Charles

1

32

16

1

Wood

8

62

8

10

3

Kitchen

shingles

16

12

2

Near River Ta

300

Dairy

shingles

8

8

Corn house, log

shingles

10

8

12

Coleman, Thomas

Coleman, Thomas

1

24

16

1

Wood

4

12

8

18

4

Kitchen

boards

20

16

1

Near Cathey's old store

450

addition

20

16

45

8

8

Dairy

boards

10

10

Dwelling house out of repair

Meat house, hew'd logs

shingles

10

10

Corn house

shingles

12

10

13

Coleman, Thomas

Teile, Henry

1

32

20

1

Wood

3

36

8

10

1

store house

shingles

28

16

1

Near Cathey's old store

600

good situation for tavern

House in very bad repair

14

Crawford, James Sen

Crawford, James Sen

1

40

16

1

Wood

2

8

8

10

2

Near New Market

105

In very bad repair

15

Coleman, Frances

Chiles, Lucy

1

20

18

1

Wood

1

6

8

10

2

Kitchen, log

boards

16

14

2

Near the Robertson

150

Corn house, log

boards

16

12

out of repair

16

Coleman, Spelsby

Coleman, Spelsby

1

32

32

1

Wood

11

72

8

10

4

Kitchen

boards

24

16

1

Near River Ta

600

Meat house, log

boards

12

10

Dairy

shingles

8

8

Corn house, log

boards

16

12

17

Coleman, Spelsby

Coleman, Frances

1

32

24

1

Wood

2

16

8

10

2

Meat house, log

shingles

12

10

1

Near Caroline

250

Kitchen

shingles

20

16

Dwelling House out of repair

18

Coleman, Robert S

Coleman, Robert S

1

28

24

1

Wood

4

48

8

10

4

Kitchen, log

boards

16

12

2

Near River Ta

250

Meat house, log

boards

12

12

Dwelling House injured by lightning

Corn house, log

boards

16

12

Weaving house, log

boards

16

12

19

Coleman, William

Coleman, William

1

36

18

1

Wood

5

66

8

10

4

Kitchen

boards

28

16

2

Near River Ta

350

Meat house, log

boards

12

12

Out houses old and decayed

Dairy

boards

8

8

Corn house, log

boards

20

12

20

Crutchfield, Robert

Crutchfield, Robert

1

46

16

1

Wood

14

136

8

10

6

Kitchen

shingles

16

16

2

Near River Ta

850

shed

12

12

Weaving house

shingles

16

16

Meat house

shingles

12

12

Dairy

shingles

12

12

Granary

shingles

16

16

w/ 2 sheds each

16

10

Corn house, log

boards

15

11

21

Carter, William Sen

Carter, William Sen

1

36

20

1

Wood

6

40

8

10

2

Kitchen, log

slabs

15

15

2

Near River Po

600

shed

18

10

Dairy, log

shingles

14

10

portico

36

8

22

Clarke, Jonathan Genl

Clarke, Jonathan Genl

1

34

24

1

Wood

15

164

8

10

4

Kitchen, log

nd

16

16

2

Near New Market

850

shed

34

8

Lumber house, framed

nd

16

16

Meat house, framed

nd

12

12

Dairy, framed

nd

14

8

23

Camohan, John

Camohan, John

1

24

24

1

Wood

1

8

8

10

3

Kitchen, log

boards

16

12

2

Near New Market

120

Meat house, log

boards

10

8

No lathing or plastering in Dwelling

Corn house, log

boards

16

12

Shingles decayed

24

Davenport, Martin M

Davenport, Martin M

1

28

16

1

Wood

3

12

8

10

3

Kitchen, log

boards

20

16

2

Near Davenport's Ford

200

Meat house, fram'd

boards

12

12

House out of repair

Dairy, fram'd

boards

12

8

25

Duerson, Joseph Sen

Duerson, Joseph Sen

1

20

16

1

Wood

4

28

8

10

4

Kitchen, fram'd

boards

24

16

2

Near New Port

450

shed

20

8

Meat house, fram'd

boards

12

12

shed

28

12

Corn house, log

boards

18

11

Lumber house, fram'd

shingles

12

12