Thank You Don
Douglas Burnett
On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 8:06 PM, Wilson, Donald L <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Lists dated 1783 and 1785 exist for Amherst County and are transcribed in
> _Heads of Families at the First Census ... Virginia_ (Washington: GPO,
> 1908; reprinted many times). The book is available digitally at
> https://archive.org/details/headsoffamiliesa00nort
>
> A complete list of the counties included there: (see p. 10)
> Albemarle 1785, Amelia 1782 1785, Amherst 1783 1785, Charlotte 1782,
> Chesterfield 1783, Cumberland 1782 1784, Essex 1783, Fairfax 1782 1785,
> Fluvanna 1782, Frederick 1782, Gloucester 1783 1784, Greensville 1783,
> Halifax 1782 1785, Hampshire 1782 1784, Hanover 1782, Harrison 1785, Isle
> of Wight 1782, Lancaster 1783 1785, Mecklenburg 1782, Middlesex 1783,
> Monongalia 1782, Nansemond 1783 1784 and 1785 [sic, latter two are for
> different parts of the county], New Kent 1782 1785, Norfolk 1785,
> Northumberland 1782 1784, Orange 1782 1785, Pittsylvania 1782 1785,
> Powhatan 1783, Prince Edward 1783 1785, Princess Anne 1783 1785, Richmond
> 1783, Rockingham 1784, Shenandoah 1783 1785, Stafford 1785, Surry 1782
> 1784, Sussex 1782, Warwick 1782 1784, Williamsburg 1782. The original
> lists in 1908 were at the Virginia State Library.
>
> The list from Greenbrier County 1783-86 is not a census but a personal
> property tax list. Don't know why it was included.
>
> Fauquier 1785 and Botetourt 1785 have been discussed earlier.
>
> I would hope that other counties' lists will be discovered within local
> and state archives.
>
> Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian
> The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center
> for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC)
> Prince William Public Library System
> Bull Run Regional Library
> 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109-2892
> 703-792-4540
> www.pwcgov.org/library/RELIC
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Douglas Burnett
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 10:16 AM
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> Subject: Re: Statutory Authority for 1783 and 1785 List of Inhabitants
>
> Where would find out of the 83 & 85 census for Amherst County survived?
>
> Douglas Burnett
>
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > > Can anyone direct me to the relevant statutes authorizing/requiring
> > > the
> > two lists above? The 1783 list includes head of household, number of
> > white inhabitants, and number of black inhabitants. The 1785 list is
> > for whites only, and includes head of household, number of whites,
> > number of dwelling houses, and number of "other houses" (buildings). I
> > have the lists for Lancaster County. The 1785 list is headed with
> > notation "per Act of Assembly." I'm curious as to why these lists were
> > made, and what exactly was considered a dwelling house and "other
> > houses." Some people on the list have no dwelling house, nor any other
> buildings.
> > >
> > > Craig Kilby
> >
> >
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> Douglas Burnett
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