Land/Tax

The Kentucky Land Grants 
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1458)

Filson Club Publication #33 

Lewis Craig:
p. 29 - 503   1780-1798 & 1822
Counties:  Kentucky [co. Virginia?], Woodford, Fleming, Mason, Fayette, Lincoln 
Water courses: Ohio River, Kentucky River, Jessamine Cr, Elkhorn Cr., Gilberts Cr., Big Sandy Cr.


p. 37
name              acres     book     page      date           county             water course
John Chiles      1000         2          271   7-23-1784     Fayette Co        Licking River
Walter Chiles     500         7          293    3-18-1784         "                    Licking
Wm Chiles         500         7          495        "                    "                    None
Jno Chiles        6000       13          295   12-19-1785        "                   Slate & Flat Cr

p. 162
Walter Chiles      250         4        106     8-9-1793         Clark                Licking
   "                         "            "         107           "                  "                       "
   "                     1000         "         111     8-7-1793            "                       "
Wm. Chiles         850         4        115     8-29-1793          "                     Slate Cr
Jno Chiles         5000         5        356     1-22-1790      Bourbon            Stoner's Fk
Walter Chiles     1400       11        84    12-27-1796       Mason              Licking R
Wm. Chiles        1000       19       220     1-28-1785       Fayette            Grassy Lick Cr.
Wm. Chiles        1000       19       294    12-18-1816      Montgomery     Small Mountain Cr.

p. 288
Jno Childs               200      2     259       7-26-1796       Logan              Spring Cr.
Jno. Chiles, heirs  12 1/2   20      53              -               Jessamine       Jessamine
            "                    "         "        54              "                    "                          '

 

Tax Assessment List 1787-1807 Hatfield Township, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania 
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1433)


1787-1802:  no Hines


1803:  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-MBXZ?i=137&cat=235121

Hines Samuel
    4 horses              -- 90
    6 cattle                -- 72                162
    farmer                 --                               30
    & for Jno Jenkins Esr
    100 acres & D    -- 650               650


1804:  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-MBSN?i=148&cat=235121

Hines Samuel                            [entered but crossed off]
& for
    horses
    cattle
    farmer
    Jno Jenkins Jr        100 acres    650


1805-1807:  no Hines
 

Land Books 1818-1835 Nicholas Co., Virginia
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1419)


1818-1833: 
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4Y-J3KP?i=1&cat=60520&lang=en

Abstract:

Hines property owners:
Matthew       1820-1833

Clifton property owners
Enoch           1825-1833
Ezra              1830-1833
John, Sr.       1820-1833
John, Jr.        1820-1833

Chapman property owners
Jacob          1821-1830,1832-33
Jacob, Jr.    1827-1833
William        1826-1833
Andrew       1832-1833

Skidmore property owners
Levi              1820-1829
John             1820-1826
Joseph G.    1820-1831
Andrew        1822-1824, 1826-1833
Jesse           1823-1824, 1826, 1828, 1830-1833
Abraham      1825-1832
John heirs    1828-1833
Benjamin      1828-1833
Mahala         1830-1833 (heir of Jno)
Samuel        1828-1831,1833
Samuel heirs    1831
Sarah          1831-1833
John            1831-1833



1834-1835 (after which part of Nicholas Co. became Braxton Co.):
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4Y-J3D7?i=182&cat=60520&lang=en

Abstract:

Hines property owners:
Matthew        1834-1835

Clifton property owners
John              1834-1835
Enoch           1835
John, Jr.        1835
John, Sr.       1835

Chapman property owners
Andrew L.    1834
Jacob Sr.     1834-1835
Jacob Jr.     1834-1835
William        1834-1835

Skidmore property owners
John heirs    1834-1835
Levi heirs     1834-1835
Joseph G.    1835
Benjamin     1834-1835
Mahala        1834-1835
Jesse           1834-1835
Andrew        1834-1835
John            1834-1835
Samuel        1834-1835
Sarah          1834-1835
Arthur          1834
 

Land Book 1836-1850 Braxton Co., Virginia
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1418)


https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3Q1-G6MS?i=408&cat=431150&lang=en

Abstract:

Hines property owners (on Elkhorn River):
Matthew 1836-1845
Isaac      1846-1850
Hiram     1849-1850

Clifton property owners (on Holly and Elkhorn Rivers)
Enoch           1836-1850
Ezra              1837-1850
John, Sr.       1836-1842
heirs of John 1843
John, Jr.        1836-1850
Jesse            1841-1850

Chapman property owners (mostly on Elkhorn River)
Jacob                       1836
William                     1837-50  Elkhorn
William, Jr.                1845-50
Andrew J.                 1849
Andrew James heirs 1850
Jacob                        1849-50
John                          1848-50
James                       1848
 

Deed Records Jefferson Co., Mississippi
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1360)


Book C p. 116 
Isaac A B Ross deeds slave to daughter Martha Brown Ross 12/28/1827
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL5-W9M1?cat=252470&i=63

Book C p. 117 
Isaac A B Ross deeds slave to son Samuel T. Ross  same 12/28/1827
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL5-W9M1?cat=252470&i=63

Book C p. 118 
Isaac A B Ross deeds slave to son Oscar G. 12/28/1827
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL5-W9M1?cat=252470&i=64

Book C p. 119 
Isaac A B Ross deeds slave to daughter Sarah Elizabeth 12/28/1827
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL5-W9M1?cat=252470&i=64

Book C p. 120 
Isaac A B Ross deeds slave to son Isaac A B Ross Jr. 3/17/1834
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL5-W2Q?cat=252470&i=65

Book C p. 121 
Isaac A B Ross deeds slave to son Winfield Scott 12/28/1827
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL5-W2Q?cat=252470&i=65


Book C p. 123
Ely F. Ross deeds slave to son Samuel A. & daughter Jane O. Ross - if wife has more kids by him, they are to share ownership 5/5/1834
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL5-W6Z?cat=252470&i=66
 

Tax Book 1787-1798, Sumner County, Tennessee
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1353)


no Britton's 1787, 88, 89


familysearch.org film 004769060 

image 144 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-B2Q5?cat=240686&i=143

"Record of the Tax laid for the paying of the Mile the employd in calling the road and ascosting fe miles from the town of Glench mountain to the Cumberland Settlements Aug. 25th 1789"
p. none 
Briton Gloster James
Polls  -
Land 2560
Amount of Tax   1  5  7



image 127 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-B2Q4?cat=240686&i=126

Year 1792
p. 31 
Thomas Briton    
Polls 4   
Land 200  
Amount of Tax    --   5   5 1/2



image 139 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-B2QK?cat=240686&i=138

Year ?
p. 43 
Thomas Briton    
Polls 4  
Land 440  
Amount of Tax   -   4   8


 

Giles Co., Tennessee Deed Book Z 1857 - 1859
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1350)


https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5Q-NS32-H?cat=203068&i=534

Giles Co., Tennessee
Deed Book Z 1857 - 1859

p. 346 

Joseph Young 
To } Deed            }  Registered June 16th 1858
Wm Young Sen.

Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Young of Giles County & State of Tennessee having But two children Young Sr. & Nancy Kennedy wife of William Kennedy & I have lately given to the said Nancy Kennedy two negro Slaves named Washington & Amanda, Washington aged about 28 years & valued at $122500Amanda aged about 12 years & valued at $100000 & which together with the property I have heretofore given her is in full of all I ever intend to give her out of my property of any kind & which she & her husband William Kennedy are willing to take & have taken in full of all her share in my state & she is hereafter never to claim anything more from my estate either at my death or at any othe[sic] time and for the love & affection I have for my Son William Young I do hereby these presents alien, transfer & give to him the following property, to wit:  a tract of land lying & being in Giles County Tennessee in District No. 10 on the waters of Bradshaw's creek & adjoining the lands of Hardin Griggs on the north Jackson Gamble & James Irwin on the South & west & Benjamin Garrett & John Holly on the East, being the same on which I now live & containing about 100 acres more or less & also three negro Slaves, one named Cephus, aged about 15 years, one named Alfred aged about 17 years, & the other named Nancy aged about 50 years & also all my other property of every kind & description, such as I now have & own or which I may have & own at my death Including money & all other property.  To have & to hold to him the said William Young & his heirs forever.  But it is agreed that I am to have the possession & used of said property for and during my natural life, & I am to be supported out of the same & at my death the whole of the same, together with all increase, rents, profits & income of the same not used in the support & maintance[sic] of my self are to go & belong to my said son William Young & his heirs forever.  And if I should hereafter acquire any other property, the same at my death is also to belong to & go to said William Young & his heirs.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal.  This 12th day of September 1857.

                                                                                                                Joseph Young {seal}
Test } Willis Worley
        } Hardin Griggs

State of Tennessee }    Personally appeared before me, Amos R. Richardson, Clerk of the County Court of Giles County Willis Worley & Hardin Griggs the 
Giles County           }    subscribing Witnesses to the within Deed, and after being duly sworn, depose & say they are personally acquainted with Joseph Young Sen. and that he acknowledged the same to be his act and deed in their presence on the day it bears date & for the purposes therein contained.
    Witness my hand at office the 29th day of September 1857.
No 17 June Recd 2 Oclock P.M. June 14th 1858.                    Amos R. Richardson, Clerk         



 

Giles Co., Tennessee Deed records
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1342)


Abstracts of deeds of Giles Co., Tennessee

[Most everything besides deed records was destroyed by fires]

Book B p. 120 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-KSMY-3?i=252&cat=203068
7/21/1812
Thomas Britton sells land to John Kennedy and wife Sarah. Sarah is daughter of Thomas Britton.

Book E p. 501  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5W-BSKX-4?i=553&cat=203068
5/10/1824
John Kennedy & wife Sarah, John Eliff & wife Nancy, John Britton (the only heirs of Thomas Britton, dec'd) deed land to Elizabeth Richey who didn't get a fair share of the estate of Thomas Britton. 

Book F p. 502 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKX-K3SV-N?i=206&cat=203068
4/27/1826
Joseph Young gives 65 acres to his "son-in-law" William Kennedy

Book L p, 203 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-VCQV?i=461&cat=203068
4/27/1835
James Kennedy was due something as a devisee of John Kennedy at the demise of John's wife Sally.  James and Thomas Kennedy made some kind of deal.

Book L p. 376 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-V8HD?i=550&cat=203068
10/15/1835
Thomas J. Kennedy sells a $300 IOU to William Kennedy.  The IOU is from the estate of Thomas' father John Kennedy.

Book M p. 325 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-6Q23-V?i=189&cat=203068
p. 326 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-6Q2M-M?i=190&cat=203068
3/9/1837
James Kennedy transfers all claim to the estate of his father John Kennedy to William Kennedy including what he bought from his brother Thomas J. Kennedy

Book M p. 326 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39N-6Q2M-M?i=190&cat=203068
3/9/1837
Overton Kennedy transfers all claim to the estate of his father John Kennedy (late of Giles Co.) to William Kennedy

 

Texas special voter's registration 1867-1869, Shelby County
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1300)


FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3S2-JSKG-Q?cc=3163398&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A44SL-FG3Z, > film 8504520 images 805,6

Shelby County
No.:  999
Date of Registry:  
Name:  W. B. Ross
Place of Residence:  Brooklyn
Precinct:  10
Time of Residence - In State:  22 years
Time of Residence - In County:  22 years
Time of Residence - In Precinct:  22 years
Native:  Texas
Naturalized - How:  
Naturalized - When:  
Naturalized - Where:  
Signature of Elector:  W. B. Ross  [same hand as all other "signatures']
General Remarks:  

Texas special voter's registration 1867-1869 - Grayson County
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1299)


FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3S2-FGP9?i=747&cc=3163398, > film 8504517 images 748,9

Grayson County
No.:  299
Date of Registry:  7/22/1867
Name:  William Thompson
Place of Residence:  Grayson County
Precinct:  6
Time of Residence - In State:  9 years
Time of Residence - In County:  9 years
Time of Residence - In Precinct:  9 years
Native:  Kentucky
Naturalized - How:  
Naturalized - When:  
Naturalized - Where:  
Signature of Elector:   Wm Thompson  [same hand as all other "signatures']
General Remarks: