Colonial Tax Lists

1704 Quit Rent Rolls

Land Tax - Names with acreage

Note that the preface to these records in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography notes that it appears that some of the persons paying taxes were renters or leasers of the land.  That certainly appears to be the case with John Granger (married to Mary Puckett Womack Granger), who was apparently leasing land belonging to Richard Womack Jr, in addition to Granger's own land.  John Granger had a patent for 72 acres in Henrico adjoining Richard Womack on 20 Oct 1704 (Patent Book 9:628).  This 72 acres was apparently included in the 472 acres Granger was charged with in April 1705  All or most of the remaining 400 acres likely belonged to Richard Womack Jr.

Henrico County, April 1705

The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Jul., 1920), pp. 207-218 (12 pages)

Henrico 1736 tax list (Dale Parish by Sheriff John Nash)

From Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Volume III, by Beverley Fleet (available on ancestry.com)

Note:  Dale Parish was formed in 1735 by taking the part of Bristol Parish north of the Appomattox River and the part of Henrico Parish south of the James River.  So, it covered almost the entire area that later became Chesterfield Co, VA in 1749, except a small section of northwest Chesterfield Co that was King William Parish.  Later, in 1772, the north part of Dale Parish was split off to form Manchester Parish.  We know that John Nash was the tax collector for Dale Parish, because it says so under his own entry in the 1736 tax list.

[Other part of Dale Parish, that was not formerly part of Bristol Parish (i.e., formerly part of Henrico Parish)]

Thos Puckett - 1 levy

John Pucket - 1 levy - Note by John Nash "To Q-rents 108 acres Ld - I believe the Q-rents should be charged to Jno Puckett Shoemaker"

Part formerly Bristol Parrish

Duglass Puckett, 1 Levy

Jno Puckett, Shoemaker, 2 levys, 108 acres, summoned 2 witnesses to prove Abra Puckett's will, paid Daniel Puckett's levy.

Danl Pucket, 1 levy paid by Jno Puckett, shoemaker

Womack Puckett, 2 levys, 208 acres

John Puckett, Turner.  2 Levys, 120 acres

Wm Pucket Jr, 1 levy.  Paid q-rents 100 acres for father Wm.

Jos Pucket - 1 levy [Joseph Puckett]

Note:  Chesterfield Co, VA formed 25 May 1749 from the part of Henrico Co south of the James River.

Chesterfield Co, VA - List of tithables taken June 1752 by Bolling (starts 007856400:19)

Chesterfield Co, VA - List 10 June 1752 taken by ? (starts 007856400:24)

Chesterfield  Co, VA - List 1756 taken by William Thompson (starts 007856400:35)

Chesterfield  Co, VA - List 1756 taken by Edward Osborne (starts 007856400:37)

Chesterfield  Co, VA - List June 1756 taken by John Bolling (starts 007856400:43)

Chesterfield  Co, VA - List 1757 taken by Claiborne Anderson (starts 007856400:47)

Chesterfield  Co, VA - List 1757 taken by? (starts 007856400:57)

Chesterfield  Co, VA - List June 1757 taken by Richard Eppes (starts 007856400:77)

Chesterfield  Co, VA - List 1761 taken by James Deans (starts 007856400:114)

Chesterfield  Co, VA - List 1776, Dale Parish, taken by Thomas Worsham (starts 007856400:139)

Chesterfield Co, VA - List 1762 (Southside Virginian, Vol 5, 1987, p.91-122)