1798 Direct Tax, List 1b
Berkeley Parish
Spotsylvania County, Virginia

A Particular list of each Dwelling House which with the out houses appertenant thereto, and the lot on which the same are erected, not exceeding two acres in any case, were owned possessed or occupied on the 1st Day of October 1798, in the _____ of _____ being within the Spotsylvania Assessment District in the State of Virginia, and exceeding the value of one hundred Dollars
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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
26 Duerson, William Sen Duerson, William Sen 1 28 16 1 Wood 10 78 6 7 4 Kitchen, log boards 16 16 2 On the Ta, Near to Mattaponi Church 450
shed 16 12 12 8 10 Weaving house boards 16 16 Dwelling house out of repair
2 sheds 8 8 Corn house boards 12 12
Dairy, fram'd shingles 12 12
27 Durrett, Capt Robert Durrett, Capt Robert 1 28 28 1 Wood 1 18 6 8 4 Kitchen, log boards 20 16 2 Near Caroline 120
Corn house, log boards 12 12 Dwelling house Decayed
Meat house fram'd boards 12 8
Dairy, fram'd boards 12 8
28 Duerson, Thomas Sen Duerson, Thomas Sen 1 32 16 1 Wood 2 30 7 9 5 Kitchen, log boards 16 12 2 Near River Ta 300
shed 32 10 Meat house, fram'd boards 12 12 Dwelling very much out of repair
Dairy, fram'd boards 12 8
Barn, fram'd boards 28 16
Corn house, log boards 12 12
29 Dick, Archibald Hart, Robert 1 28 24 1 Wood 10 124 8 10 3 Kitchen, fram'd nd 28 16 2 Near East North East 1750
of Caroline shed 38 10 4 windows, 29 lights, 8x10 One dwelling old & out of repair
1 44 32 2 Wood 35 402 8 10 Meat house, log nd 12 12 Other unfinished, but made as dwelling
Workhouse, fram'd nd 20 16
2 windows, 13 lights, 8x10
2 windows, 16 lights, 8x9
30 Fettus, Colo William John Blaydes 1 40 26 1 Wood 6 47 7 9 3 Kitchen, fram'd nd 18 18 2 Near Pamunky 300
Estate of Meat house, fram'd nd 10 10 Dwelling house old and decayed
Corn house, fram'd nd 14 8
31 Foster, Edmund nd 1 34 16 1 Wood 4 40 8 10 2 Corn house, log boards 12 10 2 Near Snells Bridge 350
Dairy, fram'd shingles 10 10
32 Graves, Joseph Graves, Joseph 1 32 16 1 Wood 3 20 8 10 3 Kitchen, log slabs 14 12 2 Near Pamunky 120
Meat house boards 10 8 Dwelling out of repair
Corn house, log slabs 24 12
33 Goodloe, Henry Jr. Goodloe, Henry Jr. 1 32 18 1 Wood 4 68 8 10 4 Kitchen, log slabs 16 12 2 Near the Robertson 170
Meat house, log boards 12 12 Very much out of repair
Dary, log boards 12 8
Corn house, log boards 16 7
34 Goodloe, Henry Sen. Goodloe, Henry Sen. 1 44 16 1 Wood 2 36 8 10 2 Meat house, log boards 12 12 2 On Stoney Lick, near Caroline 250
Corn house, log boards 16 8 House old & decayed
35 Goodloe, George Goodloe, George 1 20 18 1 Wood 6 88 6 8 4 Kitchen, log boards 20 14 2 On Warren Swamp 200
2 sheds 18 10 Corn house, log boards 16 8 out of repair
Meat house, fram'd shingles 12 8
Cyder house, log shingles 20 12
36 Graves, William Graves, William 1 26 24 1 Wood 11 116 8 10 3 Corn house nd 12 8 2 Near Pamunky 200
Meat house nd 8 8 out of repair
Kitchen nd 16 12
37 Graves, John Graves, John 1 32 16 1 Wood 3 16 8 10 4 Corn house nd 12 10 2 Near Pamunky 170
Meat house nd 8 8
Kitchen nd 16 16
Stable nd 28 12
38 Goodloe, John Goodloe, John 1 36 16 1 Wood 3 48 8 10 7 Kitchen, fram'd shingles 36 16 2 Near Caroline, on New Market Rd 500
Meat house, log shingles 10 10 out houses in very bad repair
Dairy shingles 12 8
Corn house, log shingles 20 12
Lumber house, log boards 14 12
Cyder house, log boards 20 16
Dwelling house, old nd 18 12
1 story, 2 windows, 8 lights, 6x8
39 Gibson, Samuel Gibson, Samuel 1 32 16 1 Wood 2 12 8 10 3 Kitchen, log nd 16 16 2 Ta River, near Mattaponi Church 130
Meat house, log nd 8 8 out of repair
Tobo House, log boards 20 16
40 Holladay, Capt James Holladay, Capt James 1 36 16 1 Wood 5 36 8 10 3 Kitchen, log boards 16 12 2 Near East North East 250
shed 12 12 Meat house, log boards 11 11 In bad repair
Tobo. house, log boards 48 16
41 Holladay, Mary Holladay, Mary 1 36 16 1 Wood 6 40 8 10 1 Dairy, fram'd shingles 12 12 2 On East North East 150
very much decayed
42 Hart, John Hart, John 1 26 24 1 Wood nd nd nd nd 2 Kitchen, fram'd plank 16 16 1 Between Po & Ta 200
Corn house, log boards 16 12 out of repair
43 Hart, John Estes, Elijah 1 30 14 1 Wood 8 116 6 8 0 1 Near Roger's Mill 300
add 20 20 old and decayed
44 Herndon, Edward Sen. Herndon, Edward Sen. 1 34 26 1 Wood 11 157 8 10 6 Kitchen, fram'd shingles, lg 20 16 2 On Bushes Rd 850
1 16 12 1 Wood 2 10 8 10 Meat house, shingles? 12 12 House generally out of repair
Dairy shingles? 10 8
Weaving house, log shingles, lg 16 16
Barn, old boards 32 20
Corn house, log boards 20 12
45 Herndon, Joseph Sen. Herndon, Joseph Sen. 1 40 20 1 Wood 7 38 8 10 8 Kitchen, fram'd boards 16 16 2 Near the Ta 600
26 7 9 Meat house boards 12 12
Dairy boards 10 10
Barn, fram'd boards 28 10
Weaving house, fram'd shingles 16 12
2 Corn houses, log boards 12 12
Stable, log slabs 24 20
46 Holladay, Majr Lewis Holladay, Majr Lewis 1 20 16 1 Wood 10 82 8 10 3 Kitchen, fram'd shingles 20 14 2 On East North East 500
shed 22 16 Shed nd 20 10 Houses out of repair
shed 16 10 Meat, fram'd nd 10 10
Dairy, fram'd nd 10 10
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Last Update: 7/31/96

Name: Gary Stanton, Dept of Historic Preservation

Email: gstanton@umw.edu