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A HISTORY OF
Friday, March 17th, 1775.
Isaac Zane,23 pr W. Crow Cr.
By 20—0—12 Iron 20 2 2
Tuesday, May 30th, 1775.
Mr. John Madison24 Senr. pr self 1 14
To 18i yds. Velveret
Saturday, July 1st, 1775,
Danl. Love Dr. 3
To 2 Sickles 2
Thursday, July 6th, '75
Jacob Purky Cr. 262 6
By 1 day Reaping
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By 1 day do. yr. negro
[No date: Probably 1777:]
one Davis a preacher has a Hyde of Leather— John wilson owes 3
— —Dollars an old Quaker on Stephen jays place Saml. watts owes some-
thing.
—Feby. 16th 1778 Boler Lee has rented ye plantation I had of Thos.
Dooley on ye South mountain [Blue Ridge], he is to have it for one year
& to make up ye Fences & pay 400 lbs. of good merchantable Tobo. or 12
Barrils of Corn, if he Dos not keep it more than one year he is to let ye
person that sukceeds him put in a fall Crop.
List of Tithables for 1775.
Felix Gilbert was probably authorized by the Augusta
County court to take the list of tithables in his distirct. At
any rate, the following list, dated 1775, is found written in
his book. Most of the names herein given are still familiar
in Rockingham:
John Coutes 1 Heny. Hunger 1
Robt. Heth 2 Jno. Tack 1
Jno. Deneston 2 Henry Tack 1
33. Gen. Isaac Zane had iron works on Cedar Creek, the present
boundary between the counties of Shenandoah and Frederick. He was
perhaps a brother of Elizabeth Zane.
24. John Madison was the first clerk of Augusta County, and was the
father of Bishop Madison. He lived at Port Republic.
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Friday, March 17th, 1775.
Isaac Zane,23 pr W. Crow Cr.
By 20—0—12 Iron 20 2 2
Tuesday, May 30th, 1775.
Mr. John Madison24 Senr. pr self 1 14
To 18i yds. Velveret
Saturday, July 1st, 1775,
Danl. Love Dr. 3
To 2 Sickles 2
Thursday, July 6th, '75
Jacob Purky Cr. 262 6
By 1 day Reaping
-----
By 1 day do. yr. negro
[No date: Probably 1777:]
one Davis a preacher has a Hyde of Leather— John wilson owes 3
— —Dollars an old Quaker on Stephen jays place Saml. watts owes some-
thing.
—Feby. 16th 1778 Boler Lee has rented ye plantation I had of Thos.
Dooley on ye South mountain [Blue Ridge], he is to have it for one year
& to make up ye Fences & pay 400 lbs. of good merchantable Tobo. or 12
Barrils of Corn, if he Dos not keep it more than one year he is to let ye
person that sukceeds him put in a fall Crop.
List of Tithables for 1775.
Felix Gilbert was probably authorized by the Augusta
County court to take the list of tithables in his distirct. At
any rate, the following list, dated 1775, is found written in
his book. Most of the names herein given are still familiar
in Rockingham:
John Coutes 1 Heny. Hunger 1
Robt. Heth 2 Jno. Tack 1
Jno. Deneston 2 Henry Tack 1
33. Gen. Isaac Zane had iron works on Cedar Creek, the present
boundary between the counties of Shenandoah and Frederick. He was
perhaps a brother of Elizabeth Zane.
24. John Madison was the first clerk of Augusta County, and was the
father of Bishop Madison. He lived at Port Republic.
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