PERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA TAX LIST FOR NASH DISTRICT This tax list for the Nash District does not have the exact date. The North Carolina Archives says that it is from the 1790 s, and based on several factors I think it is from 1792. In 1792 North Carolina taxed the following items, land, town lots, white polls, black polls, stud horses, and pleasure wheels (carriages) Allen, David 1000 acres 5 slaves Allen, Charles 804 acres 2 slaves Allen, Memucan 275 acres Archdeacon, James 200 acres For Col. JONES v.g. Allen, Drewry 970 acres 10 slaves Austin, Stephen Brooks, John 608 acres Brooks, Artha, Sr 679 ½ acres Brooks, David 111 acres Brooks, Artha, Junr [torn] Brooks, Wooddey [torn] Burton, Daniel [torn looks like the bottom bit of an 1] Buchanon, Andrew 387 8/9 acres Baird, John 10326 acres 24 slaves By Robert Stewart Baird & Weisiger 1 slave By Robert Stewart Barnett, Andrew 346 acres 1 slave Brooks, Robert 72 acres Barnett, David 308 acres Burton, John H. 377 acres 1 slave Burton, Thomas H. 150 acres 2 slaves Burton, Charles H. 356 acres Buchannon, James 1 slave Bozwell, James 1 slave Bailey, Yancy 1286 acres 2 free polls 5 slaves Clayton, John, Senr 150 acres Coleman, Benjamin 75 acres 2 free polls Coleman, Richard 300 acres 2 free polls 5 slaves Clayton, Daniel, Jr 570 acres 2 slaves
Coleman, Claton 640 acres Cooper, John 375 acres Chambers, Abner Deshazo, Richard 200 acres 3 free polls 6 slaves Deshazo, Edmund 105 acres 1 slave Dickson, Sandford DONALDSON, Robert 157 ½ acres 2 slaves Davey, Wm 100 acres 2 slaves DENNY, Zachary 200 acres DENNY, Clayborne 100 acres DENNY Benjamin 100 acres 1 slave Dickson, Jacob 230 acres Dickson, Josias 1046 acres 3 slaves George Wallice by JD Day, John 455 acres Dickson, Benjamin Davie, Elizabeth 1484 acres 10 slaves Davie, James 364 acres 3 slaves Davie, Edward Bumpas 2 slaves 1 stud (at a barrel of corn) Davie, Robert 400 acres 4 slaves Barnett, John 356 acres (Hughs son) seems out of place Ellis, Nimrod 555 acres [torn] Glenn, Joseph Guttery, Garrett 250 acres Gill, Robt. 250 acres 4 slaves Green, Major 157 acres Gun, Daniel (for himself And his mother M.G.) 480 acres 5 slaves Gun, Thomas Gwin, John 683 acres 7 slaves Gray, Alexander 2? (Gray s name and numbers seems to be marked out) Glass, Josiah 200 acres The land is noted to be in Chatham Huston, James 280 acres Hicks, Daniel 400 acres for R.A. 3 slaves Humphries, Robert 160 acres And for Th Humphries 160 acres? free poll 2 slaves Harris, Robert 678 acres 2 slaves Huston, William 675 acres 1 slave
Holloway, John, Junr 320 acres Holloway, John, Senr 880 acres 1 slave Holloway, William 320 acres Harrilson, Paul, Senior 1165 acres 3 slaves Harris, David Harris, John Harralson, Major JONES, James 1210 acres 5 slaves For Mathew Carter 250 acres For Ambrose JONES 400 acres For Robert JONES 170 acres JONES, Stephen 300 acres 2 slaves JONES, Jonathan JONES, Martin James, Sherwood 300 acres Johnson, Littleton Laton, John, Senr. 196 acres Lawson, John, Senr 799 ½ acres 2 free polls 7 slaves Lawson, Francis 2 slaves Lawson, John, Junr. 1 slave Layton, James 300 acres Lord, Lord 355 acres 8 slaves Mitchel, Charles 370 acres 8 slaves Morris, Zachariah Moore, Seth 2 free polls 6 slaves 1 at? Mitchel, James 60 acres Milam, Lewis McFairland, William 796 acres 3 free polls 7 slaves Man, William 152 acres McNiel, Henry 971 acres 7 slaves Man, John 742 acres Niel, John 308 acres 1 slave Owen, William Owen, Edward Parrot, Lewis 200 acres 1 slave Parrish, John 200 acres Pitman, Joseph 200 acres Petty Pool, Wm 166 acres Pryor, John H. 5 slaves
Ragon, Nathan 163 ¾ acres Ragon, Owen 175 acres Ragan, Jesse 400 acres Ramsey, Daniel, Jr. Ray, James Rooks, Buckner 125 acres Rogers, Bird 126 acres 2 free polls 5 slaves Saunders, Richard 100 acres 1 slave Springfield, Moses 100 acres Self, Abram 300 acres Sur_vant, Owen 1 slave Street, Moses 572 acres 2 slaves For Gideon Shephard 198 acres (by Moses Street) Shephard, William 168 ½ acres 2 free polls 3 slaves Stone, Hezekiah 150 acres Stone, Isaac for J.P. 447 acres 3 slaves Turner, John 250 acres 1 slave Tatum, Joseph 139 acres Turner, Bozwell Vass, Philip 900 acres 5 slaves 1 stud horse 20/Virginia money Vanhook, Isaac 122 ½ acres 1 town lot 2 slaves For the orphans of Thos Vanhook. Lot in the town of Leasburgh by I Vanook Walker, Moses 300 acres 2 slaves Wilson, John 144 acres Winstead, Mandly 2 slaves Winstead, Charles 1 slave WILKERSON, John 150 acres Walker, Jesse 1 slave Woods, Isaac Wheeler, Samuel 100 acres 2 slaves Winstead, Cotance 200 acres Winstead, John 1 slave Winstead, Samuel 700 acres 3 slaves Wade, Robert 170 acres 4 slaves Walker, Buckley 2 slaves Wilson, James 200 acres 2 slaves Yarbrough, Samuel 288 acres 5 slaves Yarbrough, John 900 acres 1 slave 1 stud horse
A True List of the inhabitants of Nash District taken by me James Wilson (NCSA Person County Tax Lists, Box C.R.078.701.4, folder 3) http://www.stevendenney.com A barrel of Corn