1755 Lower Durham, Charles Co, MD Parish Tax List File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John B. Lomax, JBLomax@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ________________________________________________________________________________ "A List of Taxables Taken by Hezh. Speake Constable of Charles County Durham Lower part" [The above is the title of the handwritten list. The one-page record was Xeroxed from film #SR 4543-7 at the Maryland State Archives. The 159 records are transcribed below with an added number showing the record sequence. Note that 34 records have two names and 2 have three, written one after another; the name order has also been added. The number of Taxables and the Notes appear after the men's names, referring to the men/families collectively in that record. Characters and/or words that were essentially unreadable are shown within square brackets and with a question mark. Many of the records had dark smudges over them and the handwriting was quite difficult to read; be warned that the accuracy of this transcription is thus doubtful for many records.] Surname Given Slaves Taxables Notes Record Name Name Number Order [xx?] C[?]th[xx?] 2 4 130 1 [xx?] [xx?] 2 [unreadable at fold] 63 1 [xx?] [xx?] 1 1 [unreadable at fold] 36 1 [xx?] [xx?] 1 [unreadable at fold] 37 1 [xx?] [xx?] 1 [unreadable at fold] 144 1 [xx?] [xx?] [unreadable at fold] 143 1 [xx?] [xx?] 1 2 [unreadable at fold] 64 1 [xx?] [xx?] [unreadable at fold] 120 1 [xx?] Francis 1 [unreadable at fold] 93 1 [xx?] [xx?] 1 [unreadable at fold] 94 1 [xxxxxx?] Baim[?] 2 [unreadable at fold] 12 1 Adams Ricd. 1 140 1 Adams Joseph 1 141 1 Adams George 142 2 Adams [Sedwick?] 2 142 1 Alen John 1 [xxx?] [xxx?] 29 1 Alen James 1 118 1 Alen William 1 22 1 Barke Will [no "r" on surname] 122 2 Barker Joseph 1 10 1 Barker John 2 4 122 1 Barker Elmer 3 4 97 1 Barns Ricd. 4 5 113 1 Bartlett James 1 58 1 Bebe Thos. 1 59 1 Bell Walter 1 35 1 Benson Jeane 3 4 3 1 Beys[?] John 1 2 61 1 Biggs Barton 145 2 Blackwwod John 1 88 1 Blanchit Joseph 1 78 1 Boy[c?] [xx?]well 1 105 1 Brown Doc. Gus. 8 9 96 1 Buck[xx?]y George 1 75 1 C[xx?] William 1 134 1 Carpenter William 1 154 1 Carpenter Benj. 1 19 1 Chivort Thos. 31 2 Cl[xx?]ly Adam 1 137 1 Claibone [nd2?]Climmond 1 45 1 Clark John 1 46 1 Cole John 1 2 8 1 Colli[x?] Neal 147 1 Connas Patrick 1 74 1 Cornish John 2 3 15 1 Crayford David 1 4 1 D[xx?] Mathew 1 151 1 D[xxx?] Charles 1 157 1 Davis Ann 1 2 20 1 Davis John 1 68 1 Davis Thos. 2 121 1 Davis Sr. William 1 69 1 Davis Sr. Benj. 121 2 Dent Benj. 1 2 138 1 [Dinn?] [xx?] 2 2 85 1 Doningten Francis 2 4 50 1 Donington John 2 25 1 Donington John [end of column 1] 25 2 Doyne Robt. 3 5 84 1 Doyne Jessey 84 2 Dugliss Jessey 1 101 1 Dunnington John 1 148 1 Elgin John 1 3 34 1 Elgin James 1 2 33 1 Elgin William 2 3 32 1 Ellot Ricd. 1 "Edwd. Gray Sr. for him" 91 1 Esson Rubin 1 2 28 1 Evnes F[x?]i[?]s 1 43 1 Evnes Joseph 1 42 1 Evnes Sn. John 1 2 41 1 F[xxx?]n William 1 70 1 Fiske Gerd. 6 8 98 1 Fiske Ann 3 3 99 1 Fords William 1 76 1 Franclin Hez. 1 48 1 Franclin William 1 128 1 Franclin Joseph 1 49 1 Franclin Ricd. 3 5 47 1 Franclin Zep.[?] 47 2 Frimh James 1 17 1 [Garning?] Benj. 1 2 65 1 G[?]ff[?]es John 110 2 Gill[x?]e John 1 38 1 Gldes Jarden [end of column 2] 50 2 Gray William Hargis 2 44 1 Gray John 1 2 127 1 Gray Moses 2 81 1 Gray Saml. 2 3 39 1 Gray Ann 1 1 155 1 Gray Thos. 1 72 1 Gray James 1 2 [end of column 5] 129 1 Gray Rud. 1 71 1 Gray Edward 1 2 90 1 Gray Henry 1 67 1 Gray John 1 135 1 Gray Beudel 1 92 1 Gray Ser. Edward 81 2 Gray Sr. James 158 2 Gray Sr. John 4 1 126 1 Harliss Ricd. 1 77 1 Hawkins John 1 136 1 Hesty Clemment 1 [end of column 4] 106 1 Holland John 100 2 Hoter John 114 2 Hudgson Elizabeth 2 3 103 1 Hudgson William 103 2 Hudgson Ricd. 2 102 1 [huthen?] William 2 158 1 I[xxxx?]land James 82 2 Ibirey Edward 1 2 117 1 Jones William 2 3 108 1 Key William 1 156 1 [Mxxx?]ter James 107 2 M[xxx?]d Travis 1 62 1 Maddox John 1 23 1 Madson Benj. 1 3 54 1 Madson J[?]. Benj. 54 2 Marr Marten 1 116 1 Marson El[x?]. 114 3 Marten James 1 6 1 Mashall Gerard 1 73 1 Mason Ann 4 5 110 1 Massen John 1 2 5 1 Mathews John 1 109 1 McLane Mark 1 16 1 McLo[x?] Alexr. 1 149 1 Milst[xx?] John 130 2 Milst[xx?] Mathew 1 133 1 Milst[xx?] Edward 1 132 1 Milst[xx?] Edward 2 3 131 1 Mordock James 1 [end of column 3] 80 1 Nolley Arron 1 4 145 1 Paine John 1 123 1 Parks John 1 152 1 Patterson John 1 24 1 Patterson Jersy 1 27 1 Picken Arther 1 26 1 Posey H[xx?]rey 44 2 Posey Will 145 3 Posey John 1 60 1 Posey Umphrey 1 150 1 Posey John 1 2 53 1 Posey Thos. 2 52 1 Posey Francis 52 2 Posey J. John 139 2 Posey Jr. John 97 2 Posey Sr. John 2 139 1 [prue??] William 5 6 [surname unreadable] 30 1 Pr[??]in James 2 18 1 Pru[?] Sr. Ricd. 102 2 Puk[x?]ll Thos. 3 5 13 1 Rattliff John 1 9 1 Rim Ignatius 96 2 Roberson Francis 18 2 Rye Will 124 2 Rye John 2 124 1 [soen?] T[im?] 6 159 1 Sanders Thos. 1 66 1 Sanders Mathew 51 2 Sanders John 1 3 51 1 Se[?] Lim 1 7 1 Shet[xx?] William 1 153 1 Sissen Se. Rubin 29 2 Smith John 34 2 Smoot And. 1 104 1 Speake Thos. 4 6 146 1 Speake John 1 2 1 Speake John 146 2 Speake Ricd. 3 4 1 1 Stone John 4 5 115 1 Stone Saml. 1 4 114 1 Stone Saml. 2 3 111 1 Stone Barton 1 83 1 Stone Sarah 1 2 100 1 Stone Thos. 12 13 95 1 Stone Ricd. 6 8 107 1 Stone David 5 9 112 1 Surtherd James 3 2 Sutherland William 1 2 86 1 T[xme?] Joseph 6 8 82 1 T[xxel?] Rodam 1 87 1 Taler William [xxd.?] 2 4 11 1 Taller Robt. 11 2 Telford William 1 40 1 Thoern Elizabeth 5 6 31 1 Thornton Thos. 1 89 1 Welch William 4 [+2 lines unreadable] 119 1 Williams J[xix?] 98 2 Williams Nathaniel 1 2 125 1 Woodward [?]hu. 1 2 55 1 Woodward William 1 2 56 1 Woodward Henry 1 57 1 Woodward Henry 2 21 1 Woodward jr. Ricd. 21 2 Worder William 2 14 1 Worder John 14 2 Wordsn Ricd. 1 79 1