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- a) Excerpted from, "The Swindle Family", by B. Dale Swindle, p. 23;
"A Norfolk County, Virginia will dated, October 4, 1775, mentions Mary Swindell, sister of William McPherson (Jr.) (Norfolk County Records)."
b) Abstracted 12 Feb 2006...
Re: Mary,William McPherson - VA,NC -1690
Posted by: Betty Ravenholt (ID *****2770) Date: May 04, 2004 at 11:38:30
In Reply to: Mary,William McPherson - VA,NC -1690 by Dan Lindsted of 2174
A Mary Swindell was named in the will (recorded November Court 1777, Norfolk Co, VA) of a William McPherson as his sister. Other siblings named in this will were brothers
Andrew,
Daniel, and
John.
I believe, but do not yet have more than circumstantial evidence, that the above-named individuals were the grandchildren (or perhaps great-grandchildren) of the Daniel Mackafarson who left a will recorded in Norfolk Co, VA, in March 1696/97 in which he named as his heirs his sons Daniel and Andrew.
13 Oct 2010 More grist for the mill...
Posted By: Kay Jordan
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Subject: Re: Middleton Family in Botetourt County, VA in the 1780's
Post Date: February 18, 2006 at 18:25:39
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The following information is related to Tithables in Joseph Looney's Company in Botetourt County, VA in 1783. The list includes: Thomas Middleton, Thomas Middleton, Jr., Jacob Middleton, John Middleton, and Walter Middleton.
Stoner, Robert Douthat. A Seed-Bed of the Republic: A Study of the Pioneers of the Upper (Southern) Valley of Virginia. Roanoke, VA: Roanoke Historical Society, 1962.
Notes on tithables and taxes in Botetourt County, VA.
p. 229
“Tithables” in Virginia were white males over sixteen years of years of age, male and female slaves over sixteen years, bond servants over sixteen. The tax, which was a poll tax, was called a “tithe,” which did not mean one-tenth. This poll tax was laid by the General Assembly for carrying on war, for salaries to certain officials, buildings like state houses, and for general public use, and was collected by the sheriff. Poll tax could be levied by county courts for building courthouses, bridges, roads and other local purposes.”
pp. 232-233
“By 1783, the report of tithables had been enlarged to include not only the number of tithables but the number of cattle, horses and slaves owned by each, and a list submitted by Joseph Looney containing that information, shows the names submitted him to be:
Joseph Luney Thomas Aken
Absolem Luney, Jr. Uriah Rector
Thomas Middleton Alexander Martin
John Hawkens James McMurtrey
Michael Ohear Thomas Kirk
Thomas Williams William Campbell
Walter Gray John Webb
Absolem Luney James Wires
William McClenachem *Alexander McPhierson*
Thomas Middleton, Jr. Walter Middleton
Giles Hawkens Barry Medlock
William Thompson *Berton McPhierson*
John Brickey Robert Hutcheson
Daniel Gibons Thomas Haket
John Luney Bertholomew Ramsey
John Reynolds Richard West
Thomas Hawkins John Lemaster
Walter McDonald Martin Harless
John Smallwood Tobias Tilmon
Jerret Brickey John Withers
William Gutrey James Galway
Samuel Adams *Richard McPherson*
Sturdy Jones Hawkens Kirby
Charles Yelton Jacob Middleton
*Daniel McPherson* James Herbison
Dawson Wade John Middleton
John Medlock William Cummack
James Reynolds Moses Preson
Joseph Adkens Richard Ramsey
Thomas Martin Austen Webb
William Crawford Jonathan Martin
Henry Sharp
Sir, I have sent you a true List of the taxable property in my Company Exactly as they gave it to me and I believe they have give in all of them Except some few in the Clover Bottom. I am sir yours.
May the 6th 1783 Jos Luney
and on the reverse I find the following:
‘to the Revd. Mr. Adam Smythe
to the Care of Mr. Jessey Clark
Ad Smyth’s list copd.’”
enf of report
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