Free Negroes, Rockingham County, VA 1813

The 1813 Property Tax List for Rockingham County, Virginia, included a list of the free Negroes in the county. Two enumerators gathered information in the county for this census. Based on my knowledge of family names and locations in the county, Reuben Harrison was responsible for the northern part of the county (including my home area of Brocks Gap), and Abraham Smith was responsible for the southern part of the county.

The two men collected different information with Harrison listing the occupation of the men, and Smith listing the residence of the men. Harrison also listed names of the free women. Either Smith omitted the names of the free women, or there were no free women in his territory.

At this early date of 1813, there were few post offices in the county, and so no addresses are given. Abraham Smith's area included some county industries such as Millers Forge.

This list was transcribed from a microfilm copy at the Library of Virginia. Every effort was made to be accurate in interpreting the handwriting, but like any transcribed document, the original should be checked whenever possible. Microfilm records are available for interlibrary loan through the Library of Virginia.

-Pat Turner Ritchie

List of Reuben Harrison: [includes Brocks Gap area]

Name

Occupation

White

Black

Slaves

Horses

Tax
     

Tithe

Tithe

Tithe

  

Daniel Lowry

Laborer

  

1

1

1

166

Sampson

"

  

1

1

1

225

Benjamin Hopkins

"

  

1

    

150

Samuel by H--- [?]

"

  

1

  

1

166

Fillace his wife

    

1

    

150

Conn by Harrison

Farmer

      

2

32

Shadrack

"

  

1

  

1

166

Lucy his wife

    

1

    

150

Ezekiel Thompson

B smith

  

1

    

150

John Adam

Farmer

  

1

  

2

182

Patty his wife

    

1

    

150

Daniel of Hopkins

Laborer

  

1

  

1

166

Polley by Harrison

Cook

  

1

    

150

Barney by Young

Laborer

  

1

    

150

Patsy at Royens

    

1

    

150

James Bozel

"

  

1

  

1

166

Easter Marshall [?]

    

1

    

150

Joshua Peters

Sadler

2

1

  

1

166

Salley his wife

    

1

    

150

James Buck

Stone mason

  

1

    

150

Nancy by Hopkins

    

1

    

150

Caesar by Harrison

    

1

  

1

166

Colley Martin

Farmer

  

1

  

4

214

Catherine his wife

    

1

    

150

George Collenn

Farmer

  

1

  

3

198

Nathaniel

Laborer

  

1

    

150

Samuel Viny

"

  

1

    

150

Andrew Anderson

Farmer

  

1

  

2

182

Peggy his wife

    

1

    

150

Osten

Farming

  

1

  

3

198

Jamison & Elizabeth Withorter

      

2

  

300

James Givens

Laborer

  

1

  

1

166

his wife

    

1

    

150

David Young

    

1

  

1

166

Cato

"

  

1

    

150

4 slaves, 69 horses, 35 Free Negroes

Abraham Smith's List of Free Negroes, 1813

A List of Occupations & Residence

Free Negroes & Slaves

Tithe

Slaves

Horses

Total Tax

Daniel Garber

Daniel Williamson

3

  

1

4.66

at Herdman

Barry Young

1

    

1.50

Benjamin Harrison

Simon Smith

1

  

1

1.66

do

Adam Smith

2

  

1

3.16

do

Larry --fidle [?]

1

    

1.50

Paines Beard

John Swingling

2

    

3.00

Abram Deal

Charles Whitsen

1

    

1.50

Millers Forge

Alexander Tiry

1

    

1.50

do do

Anderson Tiry

1

    

1.50

do do

Moses Freeman

1

    

1.50

do do

John Brock

1

    

1.50

John Carthrae

John Carthrae

2

  

1

3.10

" "

Redman Saml.

1

    

1.50

" "

Andrew Viny

1

    

1.50

at Moyers

Henry Henry

1

  

2

1.82

Magills James

Tarow Ladeberry

2

  

2

3.32

do do

Wm. Willaby

2

  

3

3.48

David Herring

William Hackley

2

  

2

3.32

26 Free negroes, 13 horses

A list of Merchant License

Reuben Harrison has certified two of the

Stores in my Bounds and returned

them with this list of his stores

Joseph Mosey Thomas C. Fletcher $23.00