Land/Tax

1857 Tax List, Leake Co., Mississippi

(C. Avis Catalog entry #1018)

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"Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPBQ-TQ7?cc=1919687&wc=9B4… : 21 May 2014), Leake > County tax rolls 1857, Box 3299 > image 11 of 34; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.

p. 11

Owner of Property - Greer, Micajah

Mdge[?] Sold 3/20 - no entry

Pleasure Carriage - no entry

Value 1/2 - no entry

Watches - no entry

Value 1/2 - no entry

Clocks - 1
Value 1/2 - 5

Cattle - no entry

Pianos - no entry

Value 3/20 - no entry

Ferries - no entry

Value 1/8 - no entry

Slaves - no entry

W. Polls - 1

State Tax - 0 25

["W. Polls" is assumed to stand for "White Polls", i. e., how many white persons are being taxed.  In this case, the man in apparently single]

Abstracts of various deeds 1857-1876, Leake Co., Mississippi
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1016)



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Book M p. 195

Micajah H. Greer and Jane Greer his wife sell 40 acres to Jemima Crawford for $100.
1/29/1857
signed M. H. Greer
her mark Jane Greer

 

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Book Q p. 356

Mortgage Deed
M. H. Green borrows $260 by Elizabeth U. Bain Administratrix of estate of R. Bain, dec'd secured by crop of corn and cotton for 1869.

3/11/1869

signed M. H. Greer

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Book W p. 150 

Deed in Trust
M. H. Greer contracts with M. D. Shelby to pay off Greer's promissory note for $378.92 from 1/1/1874 held by Mills Edwards if Greer defaults on it.   M. D. Shelby gets $5 and personal estate items: 12 or 14 year old mule named Mike, crop of corn and cotton for the year, one two-horse wagon, but Greer gets the use of those items in the meantime.

Filed 6/1/1874

signed M. H. Greer


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Book X p. 317

Trust Deed

3/15/1875
M. H. Greer borrows $120 from Thos. Haskins & Peter Haskins secured by real and personal property and crops of 1875.
signed by M. H. Greer


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Book Z p. 242

M. H. Greer borrows $96 from Peter Haskins with his property and the year's crop as collateral.


filed 2/8/1876 

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Book Z p. 405-406 

5/3/1876
Jno. H. & Morgan H. Greer, Jr. borrow $200, supplies and merchandise from A. P. Shepherd secured by 2 horses and the entire crop of Cotton, Corn, etc. raised in 1876.  to secure what we may buy in the name of Morgan H. Greer, Sr., Morgan H. Greer, Jr. and John H. Greer in the way of supplies.

signed John H. Greer
his mark M. H. Greer


filed 5/4/1876 

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Book Z p. 515

M. H. Greer sells land to Jane Greer for $300 along with one gray mare & colt, two cows & yearling calves, one wagon, 17 head of year old hogs and 11 pigs
.
filed 11/10/1876
signed W. H. Greer


Deed Records 1872-1936, Lampasas Co., TX

(C. Avis Catalog entry #988)

4-15-1885 Vol. M, p. 275-276

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James Rudd was highest bidder of a seized property & received deed for it (lot 4, block 3, East Lampasas, TX)

5/13/1887 Vol. P, p. 336

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James Rudd of Bell Co., TX received a deed to 160 acres of land on Sucy Creek in Lampasas Co., TX as payment for the sale of "Favorite Saloon" to B. Syman

Union Co., Ark Deed Books

(C. Avis Catalog entry #987)

Grantee deed index says Book  G p. 329 1877 has W. H. Cook, but page is missing

Mortgage Book BB p. 14

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W. H. Cook borrows 100 dollars @ 10% putting up collateral of 1 horse, 3 milk cows and 2 yearlings, and all the cotton and corn he grows on 10 acres each.  

Date:  2/14/1880, due:  12/15/1880

Deeds of Trust Book II p. 216

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W. H. Cook borrows 100 dollars @ 10% putting up collateral of 1 10-year-old horse, 2 cows and calves, and all the cotton and corn he grows on 16 acres & 15 acres respectively.  Date:  2/18/1885, due:  11/1/1885

1858 Tax Assessment, Montague Co., TX
(C. Avis Catalog entry #986)

"Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-419T-KB?cc=1827575&wc=M63X… : 22 May 2014), Montague county > 1858 > image 2 of 4; State Archives, Austin.

p. B
[Marginal Note:]  A Copy of the Transcript of

ASSESSMENT  Montague
MADE for year 1858, by Jas O. Hill, Assessor and Collector of Cooke County, of Property rendered by Citizens Row of Montague County

By whom rendered:  Avis David
Tax Payer #:  blank
Acres:  60
Value:  320
Original Grantee:  David Avis
Class of claim:  Pre
On what stream:  Denton
Negroes:  blank
Horses:  5  Value: 275
Cattle:  blank
Misc. property:  blank
Total value: 595 dollars
Poll Tax:  50 cents
State Tax:  1 dollar 24 cents
County Tax:  1 dollar 24 cents 

1857 Tax Assessment, Cooke Co., TX
(C. Avis Catalog entry #985)
 

"Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-4PSC-B3?cc=1827575&wc=M63C… : 22 May 2014), Cooke county > 1857 > image 2 of 20; State Archives, Austin.

p. A

[Marginal note:]  Delivered 6/4/57

ASSESSMENT
MADE for year 1857, by James O. Hill, Assessor and Collector of Grayson County, of Property rendered by Citizens thereof, and situated therein.

By whom rendered:  Avis David
Tax Payer #:  1
Acres:  320
Value:  210
Original Grantee:  David Avis
Class of claim:  2nd
On what stream:  Denton Cr.
Negroes:  blank
Horses:  6  Value: 300
Cattle:  16  Value:  90
Misc. property:  Household F.  Value:  155
Total value: 525 dollars
Poll Tax:  1 cents
State Tax:  1 dollar 76 cents
County Tax:  88 cents 

 

"Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-4PSC-KJ?cc=1827575&wc=M63C… : 22 May 2014), Cooke county > 1857 > image 18 of 20; State Archives, Austin.

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ASSESSMENT
MADE for year 1857, by James O. Hill, Assessor and Collector of Grayson County, of Property rendered by Citizens thereof, and situated therein.

By whom rendered:  Avis David
Tax Payer #:  273
Acres:  320
Value:  640
Original Grantee:  Henry Slack
From What Tract Taken:  644
Class of claim:  C
On what stream:  Rang 62 in Grayson Co.
Negroes:  blank
Horses:  blank
Cattle:  blank
Misc. property:  blank
Total value: 640 dollars
Poll Tax:  blank
State Tax:  90 cents
County Tax:  45 cents 


 

1856 Tax Assessment, Grayson Co., TX
(C. Avis Catalog entry #984)

"Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-4FV4-D?cc=1827575&wc=M63D-… : 21 July 2016), Grayson county > 1856 > image 2 of 42; State Archives, Austin.

[Marginal note:]  Recd by Compt July 11, 1856

ASSESSMENT
MADE for year 1856, by Jno R. Saunders, Assessor and Collector of Grayson County, of Property rendered by Citizens thereof, and situated therein.
p. A1

By whom rendered:  David Avis
Tax Payer #:  8
Acres:  13
Value:  150
On what stream:  P. Oak
Negroes:  blank
Horses:  4  Value: 250
Cattle:  11  Value:  65
Misc. property:  100
Total value: 565 dollars
Poll Tax:  50 cents
State Tax:  1 dollar 64 cents
County Tax:  67 1/2 cents 


[from the other entries on the page "P. Oak" apparently means "Post Oak"]

1855 Tax Assessment, Grayson Co., TX
(C. Avis Catalog entry #983)

"Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-4FKM-F?cc=1827575&wc=M63D-… : 21 July 2016), Grayson county > 1855 > image 5 of 36; State Archives, Austin.

ASSESSMENT   

MADE for year 1855, by G. R. Reeves, Assessor and Collector of Grayson County, of Property rendered by Citizens thereof, and situated therein.
p. A4 

By whom rendered:  Agent D Avis
Tax Payer #:  58
Acres:  13
Value:  130
Original Grantee:  Samuel Blagg
From what Tract taken:  400
Negroes, horses, cattle, misc. property:  all blank
Total value: 130 dollars
Poll Tax:  blank
State Tax:  17 1/2 cents
County Tax:  15 cents

1820 Tax Record Book, Nelson Co., KY
(C. Avis Catalog entry #981)


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p. 2
Avis, Basel
Company:  Roberts
County is blank
Land & rates is blank
Water Course is blank
In where name entered is blank
Surveyed is blank
Patented is blank
White male over 21:  1
Blacks over 16:  0
Total blacks:  0
Horses, [?] Mules & [?]:  2
Value of land per acre is blank
Total value except [?] Jacks and Billd table[?]:  100

[Basil was not recorded in the 1818 or 1819 books]

Deed Record Book I&J, Gibson Co., IN
(C. Avis Catalog entry #969) 
 

    This Indenture made this Sixteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine between Presley Garrett and Elizabeth his wife of Gibson County Indiana of the one part and James Garrett of the County and Territory aforesaid of the other part.  Witnesseth that the Presley Garrett and Elizabeth his wife for and in Consideration of the sum of four hundred Dollars due them in the hand paid, by the said James Garrett the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and acquit, and discharge the said James Garrett his heirs, executors, administrators have granted, bargained sold conveyed and confirmed by these presents do grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said James Garret his heirs and assigns the South West quarter of the South East quarter of Section number five in Township number three South of the base line in range number twelve west of the Second principal meridian of the lands of the United States offered for sale at Vincennes estimated to contains forty acres be the same more of less Together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging and the reversions, remainders and profits thereof and all the estate title and interest of the said Presley Garrett and Elizabeth his wife in and to the same To have and to hold the premises aforesaid with all the appurtenances to the only proper use benefits and behoof of the said James Garrett his Heirs and assigns forever and the said Presley Garrett and Elizabeth his wife do covenant and agree to and with the said James Garrett his heirs and assigns forever that they the said Presley Garrett and Elizabeth his wife are lawfully [...] in fee of the premises aforesaid that they are free from all incumbrances and that they have good right to sell and convey the same in manner and form aforesaid and further that they and their heirs, executors, administrators, shall and will warrant forever defend the said promises to the said James Garrett and his heirs and against the lawful claims of all and every persons whatsoever.  In witness whereof the said Presley Garrett and Elizabeth his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals the year and day above written.  

Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of Shubal Garrett, John Auldridge.

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Presley   Garrett
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Elizabeth   Garrett
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